Cup holder with double balance
First Claim
1. A holding device (1) for receiving a drink container (12), comprising a receptacle (4) having a supporting surface (11) for the drink container (12) and at least one holding means disposed in an opening in an outer circumferential wall of the receptacle (4) wherein the holding means includes at least one curved spring element mounted in said receptacle and at least one curved movable element (3) rotatably mounted on said wall and pressed towards the inside of the receptacle (4) by said spring element (2) wherebythe movable element (3) is rotatable about an axis (10) on the wall of the receptacle (4),the receptacle (4) has a contact surface (9) preventing outward movement of the movable element (3), andthe movable element (3) has a domed flexible surface (6) extending into the receptacle (4).
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Abstract
The invention relates to a holding device (1), preferably for storing drinks containers (12), particularly for use in motor vehicles, with a receptacle (4) having a supporting surface (11) for the drinks container (12) and at least one holding mechanism arranged on the outer circumference of the receptacle (4) whereby the holding mechanism has at least one movable element (3) essentially pressed by the spring element (2) towards the inside of the receptacle (4) characterized in that the movable element (3) rotates on bearings around an axis (10) on the receptacle (4), the receptacle (4) has a contact surface (9) for the movable element (3), and the movable element (3) has a preferably domed flexible surface (6) that extends at least partially into the receptacle (4).
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1. A holding device (1) for receiving a drink container (12), comprising a receptacle (4) having a supporting surface (11) for the drink container (12) and at least one holding means disposed in an opening in an outer circumferential wall of the receptacle (4) wherein the holding means includes at least one curved spring element mounted in said receptacle and at least one curved movable element (3) rotatably mounted on said wall and pressed towards the inside of the receptacle (4) by said spring element (2) whereby
the movable element (3) is rotatable about an axis (10) on the wall of the receptacle (4), the receptacle (4) has a contact surface (9) preventing outward movement of the movable element (3), and the movable element (3) has a domed flexible surface (6) extending into the receptacle (4).
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