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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew Zachary Glovatsky, Plymouth, MI (US);
Robert Edward Belke, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Jay DeAvis Baker, Dearborn, MI (US);
Joseph Mario Giachino, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Lakhi Nandlal Goenka, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Myron Lemecha, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 7/00 ;
Abstract
A container holder for receiving and securing a container is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the container holder comprises a base surface, at least one moldline structure unit, and a sensor. The sensor detects the presence of the container in the holder and induces deformation in the moldline structure unit such that the container is secured in the holder.