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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2005
Applicants:
Alan Sturt, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
James M Hutek, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
James a Mulvihill, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alan Sturt, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
James M Hutek, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
James A Mulvihill, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle storage compartment/cupholder assembly having a molded base into which is mounted a pair of flexible invertible dividers that allow for the secure retention of various sized beverage containers. The flexible invertible dividers may be mounted and tensioned by an internal or external flexible divider spring. The molded base may have a liner mounted therein which may be a liquid barrier, a tensioning device in place of a traditional spring, or both.