Device for mounting objects, particularly in the passenger compartment of a vehicle
US5733060A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 15, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/7152
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for mounting objects such as a cupholder, a case for glasses, an ashtray, or other items, on a support with an inner surface and an aesthetically pleasing outer surface formed in the passenger compartment of a vehicle. The mounting device includes an opening provided in the support, a projection secured to the object to be mounted and designed to be releasably inserted through the opening and at least partially into the space behind the support, a holder so as to retain at least part of the projection against the inner surface of the support in order to stabilize the object.
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