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US 10,850,656 B2Granted
Apparatus including inductive charger and retractable cup holder
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsLuis Omar Garcia Salgado, Leopoldo Urbina Marquez, Carlos Caballero De Ita, Jose Alfredo Peregrina Loera, Eduardo Daniel Mejia Caballero
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a base, an inductive charger, concealed under the base for charging an electronic device wirelessly, and a retractable cup holder. The retractable cup holder is displaceable between a home position recessed and nested within the base and a deployed position overlying the base for stably supporting the side of a tall drink cup, drink bottle, can or other item.
Claims15
An apparatus, comprising:
- a base;
- an inductive charger concealed under said base;
- a retractable cup holder displaceable between a home position and a deployed position, said retractable cup holder including a first retaining ring and a first support stanchion;
- a drive rack on said retractable cup holder;
- and
- an actuator to displace said retractable cup holder, wherein said actuator comprises a drive motor and a drive gear, said drive rack in engagement with said drive gear.
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