Cup holder assemblies

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9440573-B1
Application number	US-201514628666-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Feb 23, 2015
Priority date	Feb 23, 2015
Publication date	Sep 13, 2016
Grant date	Sep 13, 2016

Abstract

A cup holder assembly includes a pair of planar bodies each defining a rim, and a pair of fabric pouches that are each attached to one of the rims. The planar bodies are pivotably attached to each other and are configured such that, in a folded position, the rims are stacked and the fabric pouches are nested within each other, and in a deployed position, the rims and fabric pouches are side-by-side.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cup holder for a beverage comprising:
a tray;
a bezel pivotably attached to the tray and defining a hole; and
a reversible pouch attached to the bezel around a periphery of the hole and including front and back surfaces, the bezel being pivotable between a stacked position in which the front surface is arranged to contact the beverage, and a deployed position in which the back surface is arranged to contact the beverage.

2. The cup holder of claim 1 , wherein the tray defines an additional hole, further comprising an additional pouch attached to the tray around a periphery of the additional hole.

3. The cup holder of claim 2 wherein the tray, bezel, and pouches are arranged such that, in the stacked position, the reversible pouch is nested within the additional pouch.

4. The cup holder of claim 2 wherein the pouches are contained within the tray when the bezel is in the stacked position.

5. The cup holder of claim 4 wherein the additional pouch further includes a plate attached to a bottom thereof and configured to cooperate with the tray to contain the pouches within the tray when the pouches are stowed.

6. The cup holder of claim 5 wherein the plate is made of a ferrous material and wherein the tray further includes at least one magnet to engage the plate when the pouches are stowed.

7. The cup holder of claim 1 wherein the tray defines a recess for receiving the bezel such that, in the stacked position, the bezel and tray are substantially flush.

8. The cup holder of claim 1 wherein the reversible pouch is made of fabric.

9. An interior component for a vehicle comprising:
a panel;
a tray deployable from the panel and defining a first hole;
a bezel pivotably attached to the tray and defining a second hole;
a first cup holder including a first pouch attached around a periphery of the first hole; and
a second cup holder including a second pouch attached around a periphery of the second hole, wherein the bezel is pivotable between a deployed position in which the tray and bezel are side-by-side, and a folded position in which the bezel and tray are stacked such that the pouches are contained within the tray.

10. The interior component of claim 9 wherein the pouches are nested within each other when the bezel is in the folded position.

11. The interior component of claim 9 wherein the second pouch has a first surface configured to contact a beverage when the bezel is in the folded position, and a second surface configured to contact the beverage when the bezel is in the deployed position.

12. The interior component of claim 9 wherein the tray includes a recessed area and the bezel is receivable within the recessed area when in the folded position such that the bezel is flush with the tray.

13. The interior component of claim 9 wherein the first and second holes are concentric when the bezel is in the folded position.

14. The interior component of claim 9 wherein the first cup holder further includes a plate attached to a bottom of the first pouch.

15. The interior component of claim 9 wherein the pouches are fabric.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Dunham Scott Holmes
• Parlow Kathleen M
• Miklas John Louis

Classifications

• B60N3/102 Primary

  storable or foldable in a non-use position · CPC title

• A47K1/09

  Holders for drinking glasses, tooth brushes, hair brushes, or the like · CPC title

• A47B13/16

  Holders for glasses, ashtrays, lamps, candles or the like forming part of tables · CPC title

• B60N3/107

  with different elements of fixed geometry · CPC title

• B60N3/10 Primary

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