Illuminable vehicle beverage holder assembly

US9068708B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9068708-B2
Application numberUS-201313909341-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 4, 2013
Priority dateJun 4, 2013
Publication dateJun 30, 2015
Grant dateJun 30, 2015

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Abstract

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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.

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What is claimed is: 1. An illuminable vehicle beverage holder assembly, comprising: a receptacle for receiving a beverage container and having at least one side wall coupled to an illuminable base member having a distal engagement member with an optical surface and an annular portion that is visible within the receptacle; and a light source operably coupled to the engagement member and configured to emit light through the optical surface to illuminate the illuminable portion.…

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  • B60N3/10Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • F21S48/00Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US9068708B2 cover?
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 illumina…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ford Global Tech Llc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60N3/10. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 30 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).