US 12,240,369 B2
Cup holder assemblies and vehicles including same
Fran P. Camaj, Troy, MI (US); Roy C. Thorsell, Troy, MI (US); and Paresh A. Rana, Troy, MI (US)
Assigned to Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd, Kiyosu (JP)
Filed by Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Kiyosu (JP)
Filed on May 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/318,859.
Prior Publication US 2024/0383393 A1, Nov. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. B60N 3/10 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 3/108 (2013.01) 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cup holder assembly comprising:
a cup holder body having a side wall defining a receptacle, the side wall having an upper slot and a lower slot; and
a compressible bumper including a contact portion, an upper tab extending from the contact portion and through the upper slot formed in the cup holder body, and a lower tab opposite the upper tab extending from the contact portion and through the lower slot formed in the cup holder body to retain the contact portion of the compressible bumper within the receptacle of the cup holder body,
wherein the upper tab and the lower tab are arcuate and mirror images of one another about a horizontal plane,
wherein the upper slot and the lower slot are arcuate and mirror images of one another about the horizontal plane.