EP0447263A2
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Retractable container holder
Assignee: Ford-Werke GmbH
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Filing: 1991-03-15
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-03-15
Abstract
Abstract A retractable container holder is stowed in a generally upright flat pocket 12 and has four hinged plates 24, 26, 30, 32 which open into an inverted triangle shape, the top of which has apertures 42, 44 for receiving containers and the side plates 24, 26 of which are also apertured to allow the containers to stand on a flat base. The holder includes appropriate springs 20 so that when a storage latch 58 is released, the holder is raised into its operative position by spring action.
Inventors
- 👤 Martin Burgess
- 👤 John A.G. Percy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 20:49
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N3/00; B60N3/10; B60N3/102
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
62 words
A retractable holder for a container, the holder comprising a flat pocket-like housing, and a collapsible structure formed of hinged plates and springs which can fold to fit inside the housing and which can be erected above the housing to form a support for a container mounted on a pair of rigid legs which are slidable into and out of the housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
37 words
A retractable holder as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the rigid legs are biased in a direction upwardly of the housing, and the collapsible structure is normally held within the housing by means of a releasable latch.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A retractable holder as claimed in Claim 1 or Claim 2, comprising four hinged plates, all with parallel hinge axes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A retractable holder as claimed in Claim 3, wherein two of the plates form an upper surface of the holder, the upper surface having at least one aperture therein to support a container.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A retractable holder as claimed in Claim 4, wherein the other two plates are connected to the rigid legs to support respective opposite edges of the upper surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A retractable holder as claimed in Claim 5, wherein the two other plates also have apertures in them so that they allow the bottom edges of a container to pass through them.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A retractable holder as claimed in Claim 6, wherein the housing is mounted below a flat, horizontal surface and a container in the holder can sit on the surface with its bottom edges passing through the apertures in the two plates.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A retractable holder as claimed in Claim 6, including a fifth plate which folds down to a horizontal position to provide a lower surface on which the base of a container can rest.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A retractable holder for a container, substantially as herein described with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings.
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