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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Annette Lynn Huebner, White Lake, MI (US);
Josh Greiner, Detroit, MI (US);
Kristin Ann Hellman, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 3/10 (2006.01); B60Q 3/225 (2017.01); B60Q 3/60 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 3/102 (2013.01); B60Q 3/225 (2017.02); B60Q 3/60 (2017.02);
Abstract
A vehicle cup holder assembly is provided herein. A receptacle is assembled to a vehicle console and a light source is coupled to the receptacle. An accessory is coupled to the receptacle and is deployable therefrom to increase the number of available cup holders in which to receive a beverage container. The accessory is configured to luminesce in response to light excitation by the light source.