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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:
Feb. 10, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2005
Applicants:
Frank Q. Liu, Canton, MI (US);
Mark M. Sheldon, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Inventors:
Frank Q. Liu, Canton, MI (US);
Mark M. Sheldon, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Visteon Technologies, Inc., Van Buren Township, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention discloses a cup holder in which a body includes a base and a cylindrical sidewall having an opening through which a protrusion is pivotably mounted for movement between a fully extended position and a fully retracted position. A continuous elastic member biases the protrusion to the fully extended position.