US 12,441,473 B2
System including stowable cupholder apparatus
Praveen K. Busaji, Hyderabad (IN); Sambasiva Rao Kodati, Vinjaram (IN); and Chandra Sekhar Gudla, Hyderabad (IN)
Assigned to B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed by B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Jun. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/211,830.
Claims priority of application No. 202241051084 (IN), filed on Sep. 7, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0076042 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. B64D 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 11/0638 (2014.12) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a stowable cupholder apparatus, comprising:
a cupholder member defined by:
a top planar member, the top planar member having a cup hole configured to accommodate a cup;
a rear planar member extending from the top planar member; and
a base planar member extending from the rear planar member, wherein a gap exists between the top planar member and the base planar member;
a cup grip ring member attached to the top planar member, the cup grip ring member comprising a ring and cup grip fingers extending inwardly away from the ring, wherein the cup grip ring member is attached to the top planar member within the cup hole of the top planar member; and
a hinge attached to the rear planar member and configured to attach to a structure, wherein the hinge has a range of motion configured to move the cupholder member between a stowed position and a deployed position.