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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Steven J. Antilla, Brighton, MI (US);
Inshirah Hillawi, Canton, MI (US);
Megan May Lovejoy, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 33/00 (2006.01); F21S 8/10 (2006.01); B60N 3/10 (2006.01); B60Q 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 48/00 (2013.01); B60N 3/10 (2013.01); B60Q 3/0243 (2013.01); B60N 3/101 (2013.01); B60N 3/108 (2013.01);
Abstract
An illuminable beverage holder assembly is provided and includes at least one side wall coupled an illuminable base member to form a receptacle for receiving a beverage container. The illuminable base member includes a distal engagement member with an optical surface. A light source is operably coupled to the engagement member and configured to emit light through the optical surface to illuminate the illuminable portion.