# US 2026/0091968 A1 · Vehicle bottle opener assemblies with magnetic bottle cap opening and capture and storage features > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0091968 A1 - Document ID: US20260091968A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/898,874 - Filed: 2024-09-27 - Published: 2026-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2024-09-27 - Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Applicants: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Inventors: Norberto Mondragon Hernandez; Brenda Guadalupe Tenorio Hernandez; Juan Adrian Avelar Martinez; Sabrina Zamora Maynes; Keevyn Fernando Rivera Fragoso - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260091968A1 ## CPC - E05D 11/00: Additional features or accessories of hinges {(edge protecting devices E06B3/88)} - B67B 7/16: for removing flanged caps, e.g. crown caps - E05D 3/00: Hinges with pins {(E05D7/08 takes precedence)} - E05Y 2800/10: Additional functions - E05Y 2900/531: Doors - E05D: HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS (pivotal connections in general F16C11/00) - B67B: APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS (opening or closing devices attached to, or incorporated in, containers or container closures B65D) - E05Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF ## Abstract Vehicle bottle opener assemblies can increase the functionality of a motor vehicle. An exemplary bottle opener assembly may be mounted to a portion of a vehicle body and includes integrated bottle opener and magnetic cap capture and storage portions. The magnetic cap capture and storage portion may be configured to collect bottle caps after they are dislodged by the bottle opener portion. The bottle opener assembly may be conveniently packaged on the vehicle for use during outdoor social gatherings when a vehicle closure member is moved to an open position during stationary, non-moving conditions of the vehicle. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A motor vehicle, comprising: a vehicle body; and a bottle opener assembly mounted to the vehicle body and including a bottle opener portion and a magnetic cap capture and storage portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The motor vehicle as recited in claim 1, wherein the bottle opener assembly is mounted to a door opening panel of the vehicle body. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The motor vehicle as recited in claim 2, wherein the door opening panel interfaces with a closure member of the motor vehicle when the closure member is in a closed position relative to the vehicle body. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The motor vehicle as recited in claim 3, wherein the closure member is a liftgate. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The motor vehicle as recited in claim 1, wherein the magnetic cap capture and storage portion includes a magnet located inside a wall section of the magnetic cap capture and storage portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The motor vehicle as recited in claim 5, wherein the wall section cooperates with additional wall sections to provide a trough of the magnetic cap capture and storage portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The motor vehicle as recited in claim 6, wherein the trough is configured to capture a bottle cap that has been dislodged from a bottle by the bottle opener portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The motor vehicle as recited in claim 1, wherein a body of the bottle opener portion is integrally formed with a wall section of the magnetic cap capture and storage portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The motor vehicle as recited in claim 8, comprising a mounting flange integrally formed with the body or the wall section. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The motor vehicle as recited in claim 1, wherein the bottle opener portion includes a body and a bottle opener held within the body, the bottle opener including a tab and a lower edge that cooperate to apply an opening force for removing a bottle cap from a bottle when the bottle is oriented and moved relative to the bottle opener by a user. ### Claim 11 A motor vehicle, comprising: a bottle opener assembly including: a bottle opener portion; a magnetic cap capture and storage portion; and a mounting portion. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The motor vehicle as recited in claim 11, wherein the bottle opener assembly is mounted to a door opening panel of a vehicle body. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The motor vehicle as recited in claim 12, wherein the door opening panel interfaces with a closure member of the motor vehicle when the closure member is in a closed position relative to the vehicle body. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The motor vehicle as recited in claim 13, wherein the closure member is a liftgate. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The motor vehicle as recited in claim 11, wherein the magnetic cap capture and storage portion includes a magnet located inside a wall section of the magnetic cap capture and storage portion. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The motor vehicle as recited in claim 15, wherein the wall section cooperates with additional wall sections to provide a trough of the magnetic cap capture and storage portion. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The motor vehicle as recited in claim 16, wherein the trough is configured to magnetically capture a bottle cap that has been dislodged from a bottle by the bottle opener portion. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The motor vehicle as recited in claim 11, wherein a body of the bottle opener portion is integrally formed with a wall section of the magnetic cap capture and storage portion. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The motor vehicle as recited in claim 18, wherein a first mounting flange of the mounting portion is integrally formed with the body or the wall section. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The motor vehicle as recited in claim 19, wherein a second mounting flange of the mounting portion is integrally formed with the other of the body or the wall section.