Patents by Inventor John R. Elwell

John R. Elwell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5024411
    Abstract: A beverage container holder which is storable and attachable for extending from the front of the center console. The beverage container has a pair of arcuate adjustable pivotal engaging arms with ramp surfaces for guiding a beverage container into the holder. The arms are adjustable for securely engaging the sides of different size beverage containers. The cup holder has a U-shaped flange portion for wrapping around a front lip of the console storage compartment. A "catch" portion is provided for securing of the storage compartment cover latch mechanism to the cup holder, thereby securing the cover and cup holder in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1991
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventor: John R. Elwell
  • Patent number: 4981277
    Abstract: A dual beverage container holder for a vehicle. The vehicle includes a housing formed in the dashboard of the vehicle which has an opening facing the interior of the vehicle. The housing includes a central support member. An insert member includes a receiver member which is slideably journaled to the central support member. The insert member includes a base and an upper wall which are connected by the receiver member. The upper wall includes a pair of arcuate surfaces which face outward from the central receiver member. The lower wall supports at least a portion of the base of a beverage container. A pair of pivotal arms are connected to the insert and are biased for pivoting away from the receiver portion in response to sliding of the insert out of the housing. Each pivotal arm includes a free end having an arcuate surface facing toward the receiver portion for engaging the outside surface of a beverage container between the arcuate surface of the upper wall and the arcuate surface of the pivotal arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1991
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventor: John R. Elwell