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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
James Hadley Muiter, Plymouth, MI (US);
Peter Joseph Bejin, Northville, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
According to one aspect of the present invention, an illuminated cupholder assembly is disclosed. The assembly comprises an upper portion comprising a lower mating portion forming a first diameter and a base portion comprising an upper mating portion forming a second diameter. A light ring is disposed substantially between the lower mating portion and the upper mating portion in an assembled configuration. The cupholder assembly comprises a photoluminescent portion configured to convert a first wavelength to a second wavelength to illuminate at least a portion of the cupholder assembly.