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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2021
Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
David M. Goemer, Frisco, TX (US);
Evan Vijithakumara, Frisco, TX (US);
Imad Zahid, Carrollton, TX (US);
Lou Pope, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Yuho Kozu, Dallas, TX (US);
Lizbeth Jurado, El Paso, TX (US);
Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A rotatable surface apparatus for a vehicle includes a frame including a contact surface, a cover having at least a first surface portion and a second surface portion, a rotating mechanism rotating the cover to selectively position not more than one of the first surface portion and the second surface portion over the contact surface of the frame simultaneously, and a sanitizing mechanism sanitizing the first surface portion and the second surface portion of the cover when positioned within a predetermined proximity of the sanitizing mechanism.