Illuminable vehicle beverage holder assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsSteven J. Antilla, Inshirah Hillawi, Megan May Lovejoy
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Abstract
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.
Claims17
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;
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- a light source operably coupled to the engagement member and configured to emit light through the optical surface to illuminate the illuminable portion.
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;
- a circuit board coupled to the engagement member;
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- a light source coupled to the circuit board to emit light through the optical surface to illuminate the illuminable portion.
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 that is partially covered by a mat and has a distal engagement member with an optical surface and an annular portion that is visible within the receptacle;
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- a circuit board coupled to the engagement member and having a light source positioned to emit light through the optical surface to illuminate the illuminable portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.