Abstract: A cup holder for employment within the passenger area of a vehicle. The cup holder is built into a vehicle trim structure such as a door trim panel so as to be incorporated as an integral part of the vehicle's interior and minimize bulk, attachment and support requirements. The cup holder comprises two plate members having edges which are connected to each other by a hinge, and opposite edges which are movably connected to a housing carried in the trim panel. One plate covers a access opening to the housing in the trim panel and movement thereof carries the second plate from a stowed position behind and parallel with the first plane to a cup supporting position in which the second plate projects horizontally from the trim panel.

Abstract: A cup holder for employment within the passenger area of a vehicle. The cup holder is built into a vehicle console structure so as to be incorporated as an integral part of the vehicle's interior and minimize bulk, attachment and support requirements. The cup holder may be formed in a sliding panel on the console with the sliding panel controlling access to an additional cup holder.

Abstract: A fastening arrangement providing for easy and quick attachment of a convertible top boot to a vehicle. A slidable bolt is mounted flush in each of the interior trim panels adjacent the forward extensions of the top receiving well. The bolts engage with keepers carried by the outboard portion of the boot and secure the forward outboard portions of the boot to the vehicle body.

Abstract: A boot for overlying the folded top of a convertible automobile which is easily and quickly installable on the vehicle. The boot is provided with a bayonet type prong at each rearward corner of the boot which is inserted into a locking aperture in the vehicle body. Insertion of the bayonet indexes and secures the boot to the vehicle.

Abstract: A test procedure developed in our laboratory for determining the cratering potential of sheet metal lubricants on cathodic E-Coat primer. Lubricants trapped in flanges and other tight fitting areas are expelled onto the uncured E-Coated surfaces during the baking operation, causing craters to form. Surfaces containing craters must be refinished before application of the color coat or they detract from the vehicle's appearance.

Abstract: An engine compartment sound and water shield pad fabricated of a material which provides sound and vibration control and which has an integrally formed waterproof drain tray portion. The pad is particularly suited to be carried on the underside of a vehicle hood panel which is provided with louvers to facilitate the flow of air through an engine compartment enclosed by the hood.

Abstract: A vehicle road wheel construction adaptable to provide a spoke or lace decorative appearance. The construction finds special application with cast metal wheels in which a first group of spokes or ribs are formed in the disc or spider portion of the wheel interlace with a second group of ribs or finger elements. This second group is part of an integral, one piece, cast metal cover which is detachably connected to the wheel.