Console with adjustable holder

Abstract

An adjustable holder for receiving and securing a beverage container or other object includes a base, a mobile support unit, and an actuating assembly. The base has a support and the mobile support unit has a mobile support. The mobile support of the mobile support unit is mobile relative to the support of the base so as to provide an adjustable object-receiving area. The actuating assembly operates between a normally locked and an unlocked position. In the locked position, the actuating assembly prevents the mobile support from moving relative to the support of the base. In the unlocked position, the actuating assembly does not prevent the mobile support from moving relative to the support of the base. The actuating assembly is provided with a resilient element for applying an urging pressure so as to retain the actuating assembly in the locked position.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . An adjustable holder comprising: 
 a base having an upright support;    a mobile support unit slideable along said base, the mobile support unit having a mobile support; and    an actuating assembly having a resilient element, said actuating assembly operable to be moved between a normally locked position and an unlocked position, said resilient element for applying an urging pressure so as to retain said actuating assembly in said locked position wherein said actuating assembly prevents sliding of the mobile support unit along said base,    wherein, in said unlocked position, said mobile support unit is allowed to slide along said base.    
     
     
         2 . An adjustable holder in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the base has a slot formed therein.  
     
     
         3 . An adjustable holder in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein a portion of said slot is a toothed slot.  
     
     
         4 . An adjustable holder in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein the mobile support unit is slidably fixed in said slot.  
     
     
         5 . An adjustable holder in accordance with  claim 4 , wherein the mobile support unit includes a mobile platform and a rail having a flange extending laterally therefrom, wherein the rail extends through the slot between the mobile platform and the flange.  
     
     
         6 . An adjustable holder in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the actuating assembly has a locking terminal.  
     
     
         7 . An adjustable holder in accordance with  claim 6 , wherein the base has a slot formed therein.  
     
     
         8 . An adjustable holder in accordance with  claim 7 , wherein in said locked position the locking terminal mates with said slot, thereby preventing the mobile support unit from sliding on said base.  
     
     
         9 . A holder in accordance with  claim 8 , wherein the mobile support unit includes an aperture, wherein the actuating assembly includes a locking arm extending through said aperture between the locking terminal and the resilient element.  
     
     
         10 . An adjustable holder in accordance with  claim 9 , wherein the resilient element is retained about said locking arm between said aperture and a ceiling of the actuating assembly.  
     
     
         11 . An adjustable holder in accordance with  claim 10 , wherein the resilient element is a spring.  
     
     
         12 . An adjustable holder in accordance with  claim 8 , wherein a portion of said slot is a toothed slot.  
     
     
         13 . An adjustable holder in accordance with  claim 12 , wherein the locking terminal has teeth suitable for mating with the toothed portion of said slot.  
     
     
         14 . An adjustable holder comprising: 
 a base having a slot and an upright support;    a mobile support unit slideable along said slot, the mobile support unit having a mobile support; and    an actuating assembly slidably mounted on said mobile support unit having a locking terminal and a resilient element, said locking terminal arranged to move between a normally locked position and an unlocked position, said locking terminal for operably engaging said base along said slot when in said locked position so as to prevent sliding of the mobile support unit along said base, and said resilient element for applying an urging pressure so as to retain said locking terminal in said locked position,    wherein, in said unlocked position, said locking terminal is moved out of engagement with the base so as to allow said mobile support unit to slide relative to said upright support.    
     
     
         15 . An adjustable holder in accordance with  claim 14 , wherein said locking terminal moves in said slot and engages said slot in the locked position.  
     
     
         16 . An adjustable holder in accordance with  claim 15 , wherein a portion of said slot is a toothed slot.  
     
     
         17 . An adjustable holder in accordance with  claim 16 , wherein the mobile support unit is slidably fixed in said slot.  
     
     
         18 . An adjustable holder in accordance with  claim 17 , wherein the mobile support unit includes a mobile platform and a rail having a flange extending laterally therefrom, wherein the rail extends through the slot between the mobile platform and the flange.  
     
     
         19 . An adjustable holder in accordance with  claim 15 , wherein the locking terminal has teeth suitable for mating with the toothed portion of said slot.  
     
     
         20 . An adjustable holder in accordance with  claim 14 , wherein the mobile support unit includes an aperture, wherein the actuating assembly includes a locking arm extending through said aperture between the locking terminal and the resilient element.  
     
     
         21 . An adjustable holder in accordance with  claim 20 , wherein the resilient element is retained about said locking arm between said aperture and a ceiling of the actuating assembly.  
     
     
         22 . An adjustable holder in accordance with  claim 20 , wherein the resilient element is a spring.  
     
     
         23 . An adjustable holder comprising: 
 a base having a slot and an upright support;    a mobile support unit slideable along said slot, the mobile support unit having a mobile support;    an actuating assembly slidably mounted on said mobile support unit and arranged to move between a normally locked position and an unlocked position, the actuating assembly having a locking terminal mated with a portion of said slot when the actuating assembly is in said locked position so as to prevent sliding of the mobile support unit along said slot; and    a resilient element for biasing said actuating assembly towards said locked position,    wherein, in said unlocked position, said locking terminal is moved from said slot so as to allow said mobile support unit to slide along said slot.    
     
     
         24 . An adjustable holder in accordance with  claim 23 , wherein a portion of said slot is a toothed slot.  
     
     
         25 . An adjustable holder in accordance with  claim 24 , wherein the mobile support unit is slidably fixed in said slot.  
     
     
         26 . An adjustable holder in accordance with  claim 25 , wherein the mobile support unit includes a mobile platform and a rail having a flange extending laterally therefrom, wherein the rail extends through the slot between the mobile platform and the flange.  
     
     
         27 . An adjustable holder in accordance with  claim 24 , wherein the locking terminal has teeth suitable for mating with the toothed portion of said slot.  
     
     
         28 . An adjustable holder in accordance with  claim 23 , wherein the mobile support unit includes an aperture, wherein the actuating assembly includes a locking arm extending through said aperture between the locking terminal and the resilient element.  
     
     
         29 . An adjustable holder in accordance with  claim 28 , wherein the resilient element is retained about said locking arm between said aperture and a ceiling of the actuating assembly.  
     
     
         30 . An adjustable holder in accordance with  claim 28 , wherein the resilient element is a spring.