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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Adriana Lupsan, Northville, MI (US);
Murali Guntur, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Peter Joseph Bejin, Northville, MI (US);
Jean Waters Taylor, Dearborn, MI (US);
David Steven Chronicle, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
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.