Cup holder assembly with removable cup holder insert

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10183604-B2
Application number	US-201615077359-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 22, 2016
Priority date	Mar 22, 2016
Publication date	Jan 22, 2019
Grant date	Jan 22, 2019

Abstract

A cup holder assembly is provided. That cup holder assembly includes a body having a first cup well and a first resilient insert. The first resilient insert is seated within the first cup well for receiving and holding a cup. The first resilient insert may be easily removed from the cup well when cleaning a drink spill.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A cup holder assembly, comprising:
a body including a first cup well; and
a first removable, resilient insert, seated within said first cup well, for receiving and holding a cup, wherein said first removable, resilient insert includes an upper frame element and a plurality of legs depending from said upper frame element wherein at least one leg of said plurality of legs includes a living hinge.

2. The cup holder assembly of claim 1 , wherein said first cup well has a first contour and said first resilient insert has a second contour wherein said second contour nests in said first contour.

3. The cup holder assembly of claim 2 , further including a first mechanism securing said first resilient insert in said first cup well.

4. The cup holder assembly of claim 3 , wherein said first mechanism includes a first locking tab carried on said first resilient insert and a first cooperating receiver in said first cup well that receives and holds said first locking tab.

5. The cup holder assembly of claim 4 , wherein an end of each leg of said plurality of legs abuts a surface of said first cup well.

6. The cup holder assembly of claim 4 , wherein said body further includes a second cup well.

7. The cup holder assembly of claim 6 , further including a second resilient insert, seated within said second cup well.

8. The cup holder assembly of claim 7 , wherein said second cup well has a third contour and said second resilient insert has a fourth contour wherein said fourth contour nests within said third contour.

9. The cup holder assembly of claim 8 , further including a second mechanism securing said second resilient insert in said second cup well.

10. The cup holder assembly of claim 9 , wherein said second mechanism includes a second locking tab carried on said second resilient insert and a second cooperating receiver in said second cup well that receives and holds said second locking tab.

11. The cup holder assembly of claim 10 , wherein said second resilient insert includes a second upper frame element.

12. The cup holder assembly of claim 11 , wherein said second resilient insert includes a second plurality of legs depending from said upper frame element.

13. The cup holder assembly of claim 12 , wherein at least one of leg of said second plurality of legs includes a living hinge.

14. The cup holder assembly of claim 13 , wherein an end of each leg of said second plurality of legs abuts a surface of said second cup well.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Krishnan Venkatesh

Classifications

• B60N3/103

  detachable · CPC title

• B60N3/108 Primary

  with resilient holding elements · CPC title

• B60N3/10

  of receptacles for food or beverages, e.g. refrigerated · CPC title

• A47G23/0208

  for drinking-glasses, plastic cups, or the like · CPC title