Raffel Systems, LLC

Paul F Stangl

Douglas A Dorn

Kenneth G Seidl

Paul Li

Ken Seidl

Edward Nowak

Michael Burwell

Marc Beroukas

Torrin T Santy

Mitchell P Rath

Richard M Weeden

Switch

Charger

Cup holder insert

Controller

A method and apparatus include attaching a lighted cup holder to a seating arrangement. The lighted cup holder includes a cup holder body and a light-producing light source, with the cup holder body being attached to the seating arrangement and having a cup receptacle therein, the light-producing source being disposed within the cup receptacle for illuminating the receptacle. A light-sensitive element operatively connected to the light source selectively controls production of light by the light source in such a manner that illumination of the cup holder is provided only under conditions where visibility is reduced to the point that it becomes difficult to locate the cup holder. The light-sensitive element is mounted on a master lighted cup holder and controls illumination of the master lighted cup holder and one or more slave lighted cup holders operatively connected to the master lighted cup holder.

Lighted cup holder for seating arrangements

The invention provides compositions and methods for holding systems, devices, apparatuses, or portions thereof in a retracted, extended, or intermediate configuration. In particular, the invention provides permanent magnets and/or magnetizable materials configured to hold systems, devices, apparatuses, or portions thereof in retracted, extended, and/or intermediate configurations.

Magnetic hold devices and systems

Grommet

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West Bend, WI, United States of America

Paul F Stangl