US5072909A — Adjustable cup holder in the car

Claim 1

Independent Claim 414 words

An adjustable cup holder in the car, comprising: a fixing plate, which is generally a rectangular or square plate body whereon a plurality of openings are provided, a pair of ears each are provided to the two sides on the upper and lower edges on the front side of plate body, a hole is provided to the center of the upper pair of ears, a hinge pin is provided to each of the two outer sides of lower pair of ears, and a notch is provided to each corner on the two lower sides of plate body; a cover plate, which is provided with retainers on the edges on the left, right, front and rear sides of its plate body, and a hole is provided to each of ends of left and right retainers of plate body for pivotal engagement with the lower pair of ears on the plate body of fixing plate for folding the cover plate to cover the fixing plate or the cover plate can be vertical to the fixing plate to form a 90° angle therebetween so that the cover plate is in a horizontal state to be ready for use; a left arm and a right arm, which are generally arcuate bar bodies with a similar shape and structure corresponding to each other; and an arm bar, which is a bar body provided with short hinge pins at its two ends to engage with the left and right arms and then pivotally caught onto the ears on the two sides on the upper edge of the plate body of fixing plate through the said hinge pins so that it can be folded to contact the fixing plate or vertical to the fixing plate to form a 90° angle therebetween to be in a horizontal state and ready for use; which is characterized by the following: a pair of oblique upper and lower spring leaves are provided to the upper and lower sides on the front side of plate body of the fixing plate; a sleeve with a hole corresponding to the shape of bar body of arm bar is provided to the rear (inner) end thereof, and a spring leaf with a positioning stand at its lower side is provided to the inner edge of sleeve; and said arm bar is a solid square bar body with a rack face of a plurality of arcuate racks in its middle and separatory stand at the center on its front side.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 414 words

An adjustable cup holder in the car, comprising: a fixing plate, which is generally a rectangular or square plate body whereon a plurality of openings are provided, a pair of ears each are provided to the two sides on the upper and lower edges on the front side of plate body, a hole is provided to the center of the upper pair of ears, a hinge pin is provided to each of the two outer sides of lower pair of ears, and a notch is provided to each corner on the two lower sides of plate body; a cover plate, which is provided with retainers on the edges on the left, right, front and rear sides of its plate body, and a hole is provided to each of ends of left and right retainers of plate body for pivotal engagement with the lower pair of ears on the plate body of fixing plate for folding the cover plate to cover the fixing plate or the cover plate can be vertical to the fixing plate to form a 90° angle therebetween so that the cover plate is in a horizontal state to be ready for use; a left arm and a right arm, which are generally arcuate bar bodies with a similar shape and structure corresponding to each other; and an arm bar, which is a bar body provided with short hinge pins at its two ends to engage with the left and right arms and then pivotally caught onto the ears on the two sides on the upper edge of the plate body of fixing plate through the said hinge pins so that it can be folded to contact the fixing plate or vertical to the fixing plate to form a 90° angle therebetween to be in a horizontal state and ready for use; which is characterized by the following: a pair of oblique upper and lower spring leaves are provided to the upper and lower sides on the front side of plate body of the fixing plate; a sleeve with a hole corresponding to the shape of bar body of arm bar is provided to the rear (inner) end thereof, and a spring leaf with a positioning stand at its lower side is provided to the inner edge of sleeve; and said arm bar is a solid square bar body with a rack face of a plurality of arcuate racks in its middle and separatory stand at the center on its front side.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 30 words

An adjustable cup holder in the car as claimed in claim 1 wherein the shape of solid bar body of arm bar includes rectangular or a flat O or D.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 58 words

An adjustable cup holder in the car as claimed in claim 1 wherein the end surfaces of hinge pins on the lower pair of ears of fixing plate and the short hinge pins at the two ends of the arm bar are provided with the inclined planes which occupy about one half area of surfaces of said ends.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 102 words

An adjustable cup holder in the car as claimed in claim 1 wherein a slot is provided to the central upper side on the back of plate body of fixing plate, a pair of reverse L-shaped retainers is provided to the two sides of said slot, and a flat U-shaped notch to communicate with the said slot may be provided to a position on the central upper edge on the front side of plate body of the fixing plate so as to insert a reverse J-shaped metal strip therein in favor of directly hanging the cup holder on the window of car.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1994-12-16	1995-06-17	1995-12-17	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1998-12-16	1999-06-17	1999-12-17	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2002-12-16	2003-06-17	2003-12-17	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Adjustable cup holder in the car

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