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US 10,537,182 B2Granted
Lighted cup holder for seating arrangements
AssigneeRaffel Systems, LLC
InventorKen Seidl
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AssigneeRaffel Systems, LLC
InventorKen Seidl
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A method and apparatus include attaching a lighted cup holder to a seating arrangement. The lighted cup holder includes a cup holder body and a light-producing light source, with the cup holder body being attached to the seating arrangement and having a cup receptacle therein, the light-producing source being disposed within the cup receptacle for illuminating the receptacle. A light-sensitive element operatively connected to the light source selectively controls production of light by the light source in such a manner that illumination of the cup holder is provided only under conditions where visibility is reduced to the point that it becomes difficult to locate the cup holder. The light-sensitive element is mounted on a master lighted cup holder and controls illumination of the master lighted cup holder and one or more slave lighted cup holders operatively connected to the master lighted cup holder.
A seating arrangement comprising a cup holder apparatus, the cup holder apparatus comprising at least one cup holder having a cup holder body adapted for attachment to the seating arrangement and having a cup receptacle therein, wherein the cup holder body includes a tubular sidewall, a wall at the lower end thereof and opening at the top end thereof such that the tubular sidewall and bottom wall define a cup holding receptacle, and a flange extending radially outward from the top end of the cup holder body, wherein the flange comprises two or more control switches, wherein one of the two or more control switches is operatively connected to a light source for control thereof and one of the two or more control switches is operatively connected to a component of the seating arrangement for control thereof.
A seating arrangement comprising a cup holder apparatus, the cup holder apparatus comprising a master cup holder and one or more slave cup holders, wherein the master cup holder and the one or more slave cup holders each comprise a cup holder body adapted for attachment to the seating arrangement and having a cup receptacle therein, wherein the cup holder body includes a tubular sidewall, a wall at the lower end thereof and opening at the top end thereof such that the tubular sidewall and bottom wall define a cup holding receptacle, and a flange extending radially outward from the top end of the cup holder body, wherein the flange of the master cup holder comprises two or more control switches, wherein one of the two or more control switches is operatively connected to and controls a light source for illuminating the master cup holder and one or more light sources for illuminating the one or more slave cup holders, and one of the two or more control switches is operatively connected to a component of the seating arrangement for control thereof.
A cup holder apparatus for a seating arrangement comprising a master cup holder and one or more slave cup holders, wherein the master cup holder and the one or more slave cup holders each comprise a cup holder body adapted for attachment to the seating arrangement and having a cup receptacle therein, wherein the cup holder body includes a tubular sidewall, a wall at the lower end thereof and opening at the top end thereof such that the tubular sidewall and bottom wall define a cup holding receptacle, and a flange extending radially outward from the top end of the cup holder body, wherein the flange of the master cup holder comprises two or more control switches, wherein one of the two or more control switches is operatively connected to and controls a light source for illuminating the master cup holder and one or more light sources for illuminating the one or more slave cup holders, and one of the two or more control switches is operatively connected to a component of the seating arrangement for control thereof.
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