Vehicle cup holder assembly with photoluminescent accessory for increasing the number of available cup holders
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1. A vehicle cup holder assembly comprising:
- a receptacle assembled to a vehicle console;
a light source coupled to the receptacle; and
an accessory stowable in the receptacle and deployable therefrom to enable receipt of a beverage container in either the receptacle or the accessory, wherein the accessory is configured to be removably engaged to a side of the vehicle console in a deployed position and luminesce in response to light excitation by the light source.
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Abstract
A vehicle cup holder assembly is provided herein. A receptacle is assembled to a vehicle console and a light source is coupled to the receptacle. An accessory is coupled to the receptacle and is deployable therefrom to increase the number of available cup holders in which to receive a beverage container. The accessory is configured to luminesce in response to light excitation by the light source.
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1. A vehicle cup holder assembly comprising:
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a receptacle assembled to a vehicle console; a light source coupled to the receptacle; and an accessory stowable in the receptacle and deployable therefrom to enable receipt of a beverage container in either the receptacle or the accessory, wherein the accessory is configured to be removably engaged to a side of the vehicle console in a deployed position and luminesce in response to light excitation by the light source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A vehicle cup holder assembly comprising:
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a receptacle assembled to a vehicle console; a light source coupled to the receptacle; and an accessory covering the receptacle and comprising a cutout interfacing with the receptacle, wherein the accessory is configured to luminesce in response to light excitation by the light source, and wherein the accessory is deployable to enable receipt of a beverage container in either the receptacle or the cutout, and wherein the light source is located at an upper extremity of the receptacle and comprises a luminescent portion in proximity to the light source when the accessory is in a cover position. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A vehicle cup holder assembly comprising:
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a receptacle assembled to a vehicle console; an accessory coupled to the receptacle and configured to move from a first position to a deployed position to increase the number of available cup holders; and a light source coupled to the receptacle and operable to provide light excitation to the accessory based on detection of the accessory in the first position, wherein the light excitation causes the accessory to luminesce. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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