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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
May. 03, 2002
Timothy R. Hubbert, Novi, MI (US);
Joseph J. Davis, Jr., Ortonville, MI (US);
Michael J. Hier, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Jack S. Palazzolo, Dearborn, MI (US);
Dean Corrion, Grosse Pointe Park, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle cup holder assembly comprising a vehicle component including a cup holder opening therein and an aperture formed adjacent the cup holder opening. A base injection molded from a first material and including an attachment feature which extends into the aperture and is selectively movable between extended and collapsed positions with respect to the aperture. An arm cup injection molded from a second material at least partially around the base and including an arm, wherein the second material is overmolded onto the base but not chemically bonded to the first material so that the arm cup and arm are rotatable with respect to the base for adjustably securing a cup in the cup holder opening.