A holder, in helix form, has an opening in communication with a helix interior. The helix may be capable conforming to the shape of an article to be carried at least partially within the interior. Applying a strain to the helix causes the helix to grip the article. The gripping by the helix may be reduced or eliminated by applying a compressive force to the helix.

A cup holder assembly includes a door configured for translation between an open and a closed configuration, at least one receiver sidewall, and at least one first cup holder surface provided by a bottom surface of the door and configured to upwardly extend at least a portion of the receiver sidewall when the door is disposed in an open configuration. A retention system for a container is provided, including at least one container biasing member and at least one container supporting member. The container biasing member may be door-mounted or receiver sidewall-mounted.

A carrying bracket for a cup holder used in vehicles is provided, including: a base unit, a rotating unit, and a plurality of expansion units; the outer wall of the base unit being disposed with a plurality of through holes; the rotating unit being mounted on the base unit and rotatable without detachment, the rotating unit having a spiral guide groove facing the base unit; the expansion units being installed in the base unit through the through holes at corresponding positions, and the expansion unit comprising a moving part and a wall support; the wall support for installing the moving part with adjustable position to change the length of the expansion unit; each moving part having a guide block and the plurality of guide blocks all located in the spiral guide groove. When the rotating unit rotates, each moving part moves linearly and protruding outward through the through hole.

A cooling system comprises a container that is conductively coupled or convectively coupled to a thermoelectric device to selectively cool and/or heat the container. A climate controlled container system for a vehicle includes a container or cavity and a conduction element configured to cool the cavity. In some embodiments, the cooling system comprises a housing, a housing inlet, a fluid passage and one or more thermoelectric devices and fluid transfer devices positioned within the housing.

A cup holder assembly is provided. That cup holder assembly includes a body having a first cup well and a first resilient insert. The first resilient insert is seated within the first cup well for receiving and holding a cup. The first resilient insert may be easily removed from the cup well when cleaning a drink spill.

The invention relates to a storage compartment for a center console of a motor vehicle, having a partial cylinder shell-shaped compartment divider, which is movable on a circular path, in order to separate a storage region from the storage compartment in order to store a beverage container. For the purpose of supporting a stored beverage container in a tilt-free manner, the invention provides a spring-loaded support element on the compartment divider, the movement of which is synchronized with fixed support elements on a circumference of the storage region.

A storage compartment having two holders for a beverage container, such as beverage cans, for a central console of a motor vehicle. In order to support a beverage container in a tilt-proof manner, the invention provides four retaining jaws, which are acted upon by spring force, two of which are fixed and two are disposed on two rotating disks, which are disposed one above the other, and therefore the retaining jaws can be moved into positions, which are offset by 90°, as shown on the right in the figure. When not in use, the two movable retaining jaws can be moved (left) to the side under a cover of the storage compartment.

An apparatus includes a flexible absorbent panel configured to surround, at least in part, a drink container. The drink container is configured to receive a liquid therein. The flexible absorbent panel is also configured to surround, at least in part, the drink container. The flexible absorbent panel is also configured to absorb, at least in part, the liquid once the flexible absorbent panel is positioned, at least in part, proximate to the drink container, and the liquid is inadvertently spilled from the drink container.

Provided is a tank holder capable of suppressing a necessary dedicated space. A tank holder to hold a tank includes: a belt-shaped band that is arranged along an outer circumference of the tank, the band being provided with a plurality of pressing elements that protrude to press a surface of the tank and elastically deform.

A beverage container holding device includes a first rotating member supported by a holder main body such that the first rotating member can swing horizontally. The first rotating member includes a first shaft member supported by the holder main body and extending in an up-and-down direction, and a first main body supported by the first shaft member such that the first main body can be present in a receiving portion and retract from the receiving portion. The first main body includes a front contact surface portion having a contact portion, which the beverage container received in the receiving portion can contact. The front contact surface portion makes, at least at the contact portion, an obtuse angle with an imaginary line extending from a center of the first shaft member to the contact portion.