Receptacle Type Patents (Class 248/311.2)
  • Patent number: 11951067
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dual-receptacle carrier that is generally configured for attachment to a rollator or walker and that is configured to retain either a beverage or a mobile device, such as a cellular telephone. The device comprises a body, a base, and first and second opposing retention arm portions that are configured as a receptacle for a beverage. The first and second opposing retention arm portions and base include recesses that define a receptacle for an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Medline Industries, LP
    Inventors: Todd Brockway, Emily Berman, Caren Wax, Tambra Martin, William Elliott Brooks, Robert W. Sheldon, Gregory J. Foster
  • Patent number: 11940089
    Abstract: A wall mount for a tool box includes a base, the base being at least substantially planar and defining a volume dimensioned to receive a tool box, at least one support extending outwardly from a lower portion of the base, the at least one support constructed to at least substantially bear a weight of a tool box received by the wall mount, and at least one receiver extending outwardly from an upper portion of the base, the at least one receiver being constructed to engage a correspondingly dimensioned and positioned feature of a tool box to prevent outward rotation of a tool box about the at least one support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Inventor: Frank Joseph Tortorella, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11927302
    Abstract: A fastener comprises a body part, fastening means for fixing the fastener to a first object, a mounting part for mounting a second object to the fastener, and connecting means connecting the body part and the mounting part. The mounting part is rotatable and pivotable relative to the body part so as to assume a predetermined orientation relative to the body part, and the body part is retractable from the mounting part. The fastener is adjustable between at least two operational states, a first operational state, in which the body part and the mounting part are adjacent to each other, or a second operational state, in which the body part is retracted from the mounting part so that the body part and the mounting part are spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Spectra Precision (Kaiserslautern) GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Ritter
  • Patent number: 11904811
    Abstract: A storage assembly for a vehicle includes a console housing including a storage compartment and an access opening to the storage compartment. The storage assembly includes a tambour door assembly having a tambour door panel configured to move between a first position to close the access opening and a second position to open the access opening. The storage assembly also has a tray assembly including the tambour door panel. The tray assembly is configured to move between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the console housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Paul Thomas, Stephen Neal Jacobsen, Michele Marie Matthews
  • Patent number: 11817684
    Abstract: A cable clip including a pair of clamp members, a pair of extension members, each extension member extending from a clamp member, and a spanning member spanning from one extension member to the other extension member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Evan Ronald Martin
  • Patent number: 11737612
    Abstract: The tissue box cover is an apparatus that helps prevent contaminants such as dust, bacteria, germs, droplets, allergens and viruses that may be spread by sneezing, coughing, talking of people and pets from intruding into the tissue box. The apparatus prevents the tissue box from physical damage and waste of the issues if the tissue box breaks, by providing a protective covering. Further, the apparatus includes a plurality of folding edges that enables a folding configuration for the tissue box cover, for ease of packaging, display, storage and transport. Furthermore, the lid of the apparatus is removably attached, such that the lid may be removed when replacing the tissue box or when the box is stored in a folded configuration. Additionally, a plurality of fasteners mounted between the lid and the box cover, provides secure covering as well as easy fastening and unfastening of the lid to the box cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventor: Tariq Ahmed
  • Patent number: 11680745
    Abstract: A thermally controllable cupholder that is advantageously designed for marine and other outdoor implementations. The thermally controllable cupholder includes a beverage receptacle and a thermal control device configured to change a temperature of the beverage receptacle. In one embodiment, the cupholder includes a drain passageway and a drain hole that connects the beverage receptacle to the drain passageway. In one embodiment, the cupholder includes a perforated heat sink to promote the thermal conductivity of the thermal control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignees: LAKESIDE HOLDINGS, LLC, ADVANCED ELECTRIC, INC.
    Inventors: Derek Heath, Doug Heath, Andrew Slaby
  • Patent number: 11672723
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dual-receptacle carrier that is generally configured for attachment to a rollator or walker and that is configured to retain either a beverage or a mobile device, such as a cellular telephone. The device comprises a body, a base, and first and second opposing retention arm portions that are configured as a receptacle for a beverage. The first and second opposing retention arm portions and base include recesses that define a receptacle for an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Medline Industries, LP
    Inventors: Todd Brockway, Emily Berman, Caren Wax, Tambra Martin, William Elliott Brooks, Robert W. Sheldon, Gregory J. Foster
  • Patent number: 11576534
    Abstract: A liquid dispenser includes of a bottle for housing the liquid, a pumping mechanism for discharging liquid from the bottle, and a boss that is connected to and extends from the bottom of the bottle. The boss on the bottle mates with a socket in a base to selectively secure the bottle to the base and a countertop or wall mounted support. The boss and socket are shaped so as to allow for a single orientation of the bottle. The combination of the boss on the bottle and the socket in the base provides a counter-top mounting system to securely anchor the liquid dispensing device. The apparatus also allows the soap reservoir to be easily refilled and utilizes readily available pump components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Cintas Corporate Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard R. Bing, Megan Kathryn Helms, David Steven Mesko, Michael E. Berger, Adem Önalan, Marco C. Perry
  • Patent number: 11486547
    Abstract: A rack includes a first upper hook that opens upward and a first lower hook that opens downward, wherein the first upper and lower hooks are vertically aligned. Two or more permanent magnets are physically secured to the rack, wherein the permanent magnets are positioned to simultaneously magnetically engage a side surface of a cylindrical gas tank and magnetically secure the rack to the side surface of the cylindrical gas tank. A hose may be wound about the first and second hooks in a side-to-side configuration. In one option, the rack may include a second upper and lower hooks that extend in opposing lateral directions to receive separate hoses. In another option, the rack may be formed with tubular metal and the permanent magnets may be disposed inside vertical sections of the tubular metal. That rack may also secure a gas flow meter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Inventor: Nicholas Edmund Charles
  • Patent number: 11447053
    Abstract: A retractable cup holder is provided, including: a main base, disposed with a plurality of guide grooves inside located at different heights, and with a placement surface as a top; a gear set, located inside the main base; at least three surrounding arms, each including a sliding element and a surrounding element connected to each other, the sliding element being located movably in the corresponding guide groove; the plurality of the surrounding elements being erected around the main base, each peripheral gear being positioned corresponding to the sliding element, and the actuating gear meshing with the actuating rack; when one of the surrounding arms moving, the rest of the surrounding arms moving synchronously through the meshed gear set; a stopper; partially restricted in the main base but movable for a short distance; after the stopper engaging a sliding element, the surrounding arm becoming unable to move.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Inventor: Eagle Fan
  • Patent number: 11414025
    Abstract: An object retaining system adapted to operatively associate with an intrinsic, host seat track of a vehicle for retaining devices, containers, or the like within the cabin of the vehicle. The object retaining system may utilize a track arm to slidably engage the intrinsic host seat track, and a locking mechanism may be employed to secure such engagement. Selective adjustment of the elevation and location of the retaining object is also contemplated herein with adjustable height portions and pivotable connections disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Inventor: Leslie Ronald Hamilton
  • Patent number: 11358506
    Abstract: A beverage container holding device includes a first rotating member supported by a holder main body such that the first rotating member can swing horizontally. The first rotating member includes a first shaft member supported by the holder main body and extending in an up-and-down direction, and a first main body supported by the first shaft member such that the first main body can be present in a receiving portion and retract from the receiving portion. The first main body includes a front contact surface portion having a contact portion, which the beverage container received in the receiving portion can contact. The front contact surface portion makes, at least at the contact portion, an obtuse angle with an imaginary line extending from a center of the first shaft member to the contact portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: MORIROKU TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Koarai, Yuki Kujira
  • Patent number: 11357119
    Abstract: A method and apparatus include attaching a lighted cup holder to a seating arrangement. The lighted cup holder includes a cup holder body and a light-producing light source, with the cup holder body being attached to the seating arrangement and having a cup receptacle therein, the light-producing source being disposed within the cup receptacle for illuminating the receptacle. A light-sensitive element operatively connected to the light source selectively controls production of light by the light source in such a manner that illumination of the cup holder is provided only under conditions where visibility is reduced to the point that it becomes difficult to locate the cup holder. The light-sensitive element is mounted on a master lighted cup holder and controls illumination of the master lighted cup holder and one or more slave lighted cup holders operatively connected to the master lighted cup holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: RAFFEL SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventor: Ken Seidl
  • Patent number: 11352042
    Abstract: A detachable bracing bar for a collapsible stroller that has a rigid bracing bar, a first end cap coupled to a first end of the bracing bar and a second end cap coupled to a second end of the bracing bar, a first strap coupled to the first end cap, and a second strap removably coupled to the second end cap where the first strap and the second strap are adapted to removably couple to a first handlebar and a second handle bar of a collapsible stroller in a position that enables a user to grasp the rigid bracing bar and push the collapsible stroller with one hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Inventor: Sarah G. Azad-Tatari
  • Patent number: 11254253
    Abstract: A carrying bracket for a cup holder used in vehicles is provided, including: a base unit, a rotating unit, and a plurality of expansion units; the outer wall of the base unit being disposed with a plurality of through holes; the rotating unit being mounted on the base unit and rotatable without detachment, the rotating unit having a spiral guide groove facing the base unit; the expansion units being installed in the base unit through the through holes at corresponding positions, and the expansion unit comprising a moving part and a wall support; the wall support for installing the moving part with adjustable position to change the length of the expansion unit; each moving part having a guide block and the plurality of guide blocks all located in the spiral guide groove. When the rotating unit rotates, each moving part moves linearly and protruding outward through the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventor: Eagle Fan
  • Patent number: 11235170
    Abstract: A phototherapy device including: an irradiation probe for radiating irradiation light toward a living body; a probe fixing unit into which the irradiation probe is inserted and at the same time fixed on a living body; an observation module placed on the probe fixing unit and provided with an observation means for observing an irradiation site irradiated with irradiation light which is radiated to the living body; and a moving means capable of moving the observation module to a space where the irradiation probe is to be placed in the probe fixing unit during observation of the irradiation site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Teijin Pharma Limited
    Inventors: Yuki Kawase, Takamitsu Okayama, Daisuke Niwa, Rei Tamiya, Shosaku Motohara, Satoshi Igarashi
  • Patent number: 11236792
    Abstract: A leaf spring assembly for an automobile storage compartment has a hook, a leaf spring, and a spring guide. The hook is coupled to an operating plate. One end portion of the leaf spring is fixedly coupled to the hook. The spring guide is fixedly coupled to a non-operating housing in the state where the other side portion of the leaf spring is coupled to the spring guide so as to elastically deform while being drawn in and out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: NIFCO KOREA INC.
    Inventors: Young Gu Kang, Sung Ho Park, Yong Dae Kim
  • Patent number: 11186213
    Abstract: A storage compartment is proposed for a vehicle interior, with a circumferential storage compartment wall, which extends at least substantially vertically and delimits a storage space, and with an insert, reversibly insertable into the storage compartment, with an outer wall and an inner wall, wherein the inner wall is designed partially circular in sections and wherein the insert has pressure elements on the inner wall in order to hold/fix at least one beverage container. The storage compartment is characterized in that an outer contour of the outer wall is substantially identical to an inner perimeter of the storage compartment wall, and in that first positioning elements are disposed on an inner side of the storage compartment wall and second positioning elements, corresponding to the first positioning elements, are disposed on an outer side of the outer wall and by interacting with the first positioning elements fix the insert in a predetermined position within the storage compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Stock, Christopher Neumann, Burkhard Gis
  • Patent number: 11180065
    Abstract: A beverage container holding device includes a storage member having a storage space whose top is open and which is configured to receive a beverage container, and a movable floor mounted to the storage member such that the movable floor can move up and down and is configured to support to bottom of the beverage container. The storage member includes support members that advance into the storage space to support the beverage container, and support biasing members for causing the support members to advance into the storage space. The movable floor has support retracting members for causing the support members to move backward such that the support members retract from the storage space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: MORIROKU TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Murakami
  • Patent number: 11173964
    Abstract: In a vehicle body front structure including a dashboard panel (10), a damper housing (18) attached to a front side of the dashboard panel, and a component mounting part reinforcing plate (24) attached to the dashboard panel, a dashboard panel reinforcing plate (40, 48, 50) extends between the attachment part of the dashboard panel for the vehicle body structure member and the attachment part of the dashboard panel for the component mounting part reinforcing plate, and is attached to the dashboard panel. The dashboard panel reinforcing plate is adjacent to or overlaps with the attachment part of the dashboard panel for the vehicle body structure member of the dashboard panel without being attached to the vehicle body structure member, and has a part (40B) attached to or adjacent to the component mounting part reinforcing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken Satoh, Keisuke Gonda, Akira Haga, Takashi Nitta
  • Patent number: 11160355
    Abstract: A holster assembly for use in retaining liquid containers includes a holster clip and a holster cup holder. The holster clip and the holster cup holder are configured to be selectively attached and detached from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Inventor: Eleazar Angel Martinez
  • Patent number: 11135125
    Abstract: A cup holder assembly for a portable and handheld walking apparatus and having a fastener assembly with an annular clasp having an upper edge, defining an annular recess operably configured to selectively increase and decrease in diameter over a portion of a tubular framing structure of a portable and handheld walking apparatus, and having at least one hinge member assembly directly and hingedly coupled to the annular clasp and operably configured to rotate and have a locked position along a rotation path with respect to the upper edge of the annular clasp. A cantilevered support rod is coupled to the at least one hinge member assembly and a cylindrical container member with a container fastener directly coupled thereto and a portion of the cantilevered support rod disposed and compressively retained thereon, the bottom wall and the sidewall defining a cylindrical container cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Inventors: Sherry D. Johnson, Shang M. Grange
  • Patent number: 11046228
    Abstract: A cup holder for a vehicle that stably supports a cup stored in a hole of the cup holder regardless of the size of the cup and prevents the beverage from spilling out of the cup with the cup stored in the hole released from the hole or falling on a side. Such cup holder comprises a storage tray, a cup support installed rotatably in one or the other direction in a storage space formed in the storage tray, a flap link making a back-and-forth movement while compressing a link spring, and an auxiliary cup support having a lower end rotating around a hinge axis rotatably coupled to a flap housing and an upper portion drawn into or out of the storage space depending on the amount of the back-and-forth movement of the flap link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Inventor: Youn Hwan Shin
  • Patent number: 10981654
    Abstract: A beverage holder is provided. The beverage holder embodies an adjustable tray clamp, an articulating arm, a self-leveling functionality and a plurality of lockable joints for enabling an adaptable stable, level, secure, and a selectively movable holder of a passenger's beverage, thereby enhancing their travel seat and overcoming typical tray space limitations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Inventor: Martin Stephen Slack, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10974565
    Abstract: A mounting structure for a compressor assembly of an auxiliary air conditioning system for a vehicle includes a mounting plate that includes a first surface, a second surface, a first plurality of apertures, and a second plurality of apertures. The mounting structure also includes a plurality of mounts disposed at the first surface, the plurality of mounts including a mount attached to the mounting plate via fasteners extending through the first plurality of apertures. The mounting structure also includes a mounting panel of a compressor unit of the auxiliary air conditioning system. The mounting panel includes a main portion having mounting apertures overlapping the plurality of mounts. Fasteners are disposed at the mounting apertures to attach the mounting panel to the mounting plate via the plurality of mounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Phillips & Temro Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John David Sweazey, Jeffrey James Martell, Eric Graham Ruggles, Donald Joseph Manderfeld
  • Patent number: 10940784
    Abstract: A cup holder assembly is disclosed herein. The cup holder assembly includes a receptacle defining a cavity and having an engagement feature. A resilient finger is operably coupled to the receptacle and is operable between a disengaged position and an engaged position, wherein the resilient finger is engaged with the engagement feature. A resilient arm is coupled to the resilient finger and is operable to flex from a first position to a second position resilient finger inboard of the first position to allow the resilient finger to move between the disengaged and engaged positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Raj S. Roychoudhury, Alan Seery
  • Patent number: 10932577
    Abstract: The ABS plastic made cup-holder is to be retrofitted to the Adirondack chair made of similar material i.e. ABS plastic. The cup-holder provides a cup holding area with two cutouts on either side of the walls of the cup-holder and two bases to accommodate the variety of the drinks. The cup-holder has a slot to contain a normal size cellular phone. The cup-holder arm grips hold the arm of the Adirondack chair with such a strength that can support drinks of 5 lb weight. The cup holding area has one and the cellular phone slot has two drain holes at their respective floors to empty any liquid in the cup holding area or cellular slot. These features make the present invention unique, inexpensive and have greater utility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Inventor: Jeffrey William Dobson
  • Patent number: 10906697
    Abstract: A container system securable to a base such as a roof gutter, a railing, a ladder top, a ladder rung, an edge, a platform and the like. The container system includes a container such as a utility bucket, a pail, and the like; a horizontal member in the form of a collar securely attached to or integratedly molded into the container. The collar is provided with a plurality of fasteners to removably attach the container to the base. In one embodiment, the fasteners are selected from braces, clamps, locking devices, clips, hooks, protrusions, and combinations thereof. In one embodiment, a U-bolt is provided to securely attach a bracket to the container, and for attaching to a base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Inventor: Franklin Steve Mittag
  • Patent number: 10899263
    Abstract: A cupholder assembly for storing waste in a vehicle. The cupholder assembly includes a cup compartment having a cup supporting surface configured to support a cup stored in the cup compartment. The cup supporting surface includes an opening area which provides access to a storage compartment for waste. The storage compartment is slidably stowable beneath the cup compartment. The storage compartment can include a waste bag attachment mechanism for convenient storage and removal of waste. The cupholder assembly may be integrated with a vehicle center console.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: FAURECIA INTERIOR SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Brett Schnur, Maxime Salandre, Nicholas Natale
  • Patent number: 10857922
    Abstract: A mechanism for holding at least one article in an enclosure having a sliding cover. The mechanism includes a first track, a second track, and a third track configured on a wall of the enclosure. The third track is configured to hold the articles in a holding position. The mechanism further includes a track changing mechanism and a supporting link. The track changing mechanism connects the first track to the second track and to the third track. The supporting link supports and prevents the lateral movement of the article from the holding position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: FAURECIA INTERIOR SYSTEMS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
    Inventor: Hridaynath Patil
  • Patent number: 10836322
    Abstract: A console box includes a box body with an opening, a pair of lid members, and a seal bar. Each lid member is pivotally coupled to the box body via a hinge for opening and closing a corresponding portion of the opening. The pair of lid members are configured to pivot in a same direction for opening or closing the corresponding portions of the opening. The seal bar is configured to close a gap between the pair of lid members. In addition, the seal bar is configured to pivot relative to the box body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: KOJIMA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takahiro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10820731
    Abstract: A magnetic object holder is a device for releasably attaching an object to a ferromagnetic surface. The device can include an insulated flexible sleeve defining an interior space in which the object is removably receivable. The sleeve grips the object in an interference fit when the object is received in the interior space. One or more magnets secured to a portion of the sleeve enables the sleeve to be releasably attached to the ferromagnetic surface while the object is received in the interior space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: 3849953 Canada Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Adjeleian
  • Patent number: 10806265
    Abstract: A method and apparatus include attaching a lighted cup holder to a seating arrangement. The lighted cup holder includes a cup holder body and a light-producing light source, with the cup holder body being attached to the seating arrangement and having a cup receptacle therein, the light-producing source being disposed within the cup receptacle for illuminating the receptacle. A light-sensitive element operatively connected to the light source selectively controls production of light by the light source in such a manner that illumination of the cup holder is provided only under conditions where visibility is reduced to the point that it becomes difficult to locate the cup holder. The light-sensitive element is mounted on a master lighted cup holder and controls illumination of the master lighted cup holder and one or more slave lighted cup holders operatively connected to the master lighted cup holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: RAFFEL SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventor: Ken Seidl
  • Patent number: 10782065
    Abstract: A domestic appliance device, particularly a domestic refrigerator device, has at least one appliance body with at least one a rear wall, at least one shelf unit, and at least one retainer unit provided for retaining the shelf unit. In order to improve properties with respect to advantageous shelf unit retention, the retainer unit has at least one retainer element whose main extension direction extends, in at least one operating state, at least substantially parallel to the rear wall and at least substantially in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Pfister, Andrea Fink, Juergen Fink
  • Patent number: 10772435
    Abstract: A concession tray and container holder removably securable to a pre-existing container holder and which is connected to the container holder such that the tray and container holder can swivel or otherwise be movable about the connection of the tray to the seat. The connection comprises a customizable insert which can be of different heights such that the same tray can be connected to various different pre-existing container holders such as those of different seating configurations. The connecting insert is a generally cylindrical connecting portion having a first end configured for connection to the tray and a second end for inserting into the pre-existing container holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Inventor: Peter W. A. Bergin
  • Patent number: 10775738
    Abstract: An air blowing cooling mechanism includes a duct, a fan, a first shutter member, a second shutter member, a first drive transmitting portion for transmitting a driving force to the second shutter member, and a second drive transmitting portion for transmitting the driving force from the second shutter member to the first shutter member. The second shutter member is supported by the duct so as to be slidable relative to the duct. The first shutter member is supported by the second shutter member so as to be slidable relative to the second shutter member. The second shutter member includes a slidable portion slidable relative to the first shutter member when said first shutter member slides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Keisuke Mogi
  • Patent number: 10743656
    Abstract: A bedside table to be arranged in an area of a folding side extension of a mattress assembly. The bedside table includes a surface suitable for receiving or storing at least one object and apparatus for releasably attaching the surface of the bedside table to the folding lateral extension of the mattress assembly, such that the surface of the bedside table can be releasably attached to the mattress assembly even when the lateral extension is being folded or it is already folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: LANGEL SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL, S.L.
    Inventor: Alberto Sánchez Zarza
  • Patent number: 10717396
    Abstract: A vehicle cup holder cell phone mount has a base with a downwardly and inwardly tapering surface of rotation around a vertical axis. A pier stands up from a top of the base and a cell phone mounting bracket is pivotally mounted to the pier. The cell phone mounting bracket has adjustable jaws to fit cell phones of varying widths. The jaws always define an opening for a cell phone power/communications cable. One or more of a plurality of shells may be selectively assembled to the base. Each shell has a tapering surface of rotation around the axis. The shells are of different sizes. The user assembles from zero to (n) shells to the base, Russian-doll fashion, so as to optimally fit a particular vehicle cup holder. The user then wedges the assembly into the vehicle cup holder such that compressive force between the outermost tapering surface and the cup holder side wall securely holds the cell phone mount in place in the vehicle cup holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: MACNEIL IP LLC
    Inventors: David F. MacNeil, David S. Iverson
  • Patent number: 10655781
    Abstract: A mounting structure for a placing racket mainly includes a fixing frame including a circular arc seat and an opposite circular arc seat in connection therewith; at least one flexible cushion body is configured between the both seats, and the circular arc seat is formed with a rotatable assembly including a rotatable seat, engagement groove, at least one first joint and an engagement element, where the rotatable assembly is movably connected to a placing seat having an engagement seat and limiting mechanism adapted to be operated in coordination with the rotatable assembly. Whereby, the circular arc seat and opposite circular arc seat can be engaged with each other to fix on a tube, the different number of flexible cushion bodies may be placed to fit different sizes of tubes to facilitate the stable fixation, and the rotatable assembly is used to rotate the placing seat with the limiting mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Inventor: Pei-Hsiu Huang
  • Patent number: 10631634
    Abstract: A modular container holder comprising a backing panel and a collapsible basket portion, the backing panel has a magnetic mounting means adapted to detachably secure the modular container holder to a vertical mounting surface, the basket portion projects forwardly from the backing panel and is adapted to receive and retain a container. The basket portion has a plurality of movable basket elements which allow the basket portion to be alternatively placed in an assembled state to receive the container, and a collapsed state which reduces the amount of space occupied by the modular container holder. A contiguous modular arrangement of multiple modular containers positioned in column or row configurations allows multiple containers to be stored, while the basket portion is tilted forwardly to prevent the obstruction of basket openings when the modular container holders are vertically stacked in the column configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Inventor: Carrick J. Pierce
  • Patent number: 10589648
    Abstract: An apparatus for opening and closing a sliding armrest console, in which it is easy to access a console storage space by inserting an armrest into an armrest console in a state in which the console is opened, may include an armrest rotating about a main hinge, a console, an upper portion of which is closed by the armrest, a first guide groove formed for guiding a movement direction of an auxiliary hinge positioned at the armrest when the armrest rotates, and a main guide groove formed in a vertical direction of the console such that the main hinge moves along the main guide groove, wherein when the main hinge moves along the main guide groove, the auxiliary hinge moves along a second guide groove, which is vertically connected to the first guide groove, so that the armrest is inserted into the console.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Daejoo Precision Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye Kyung Kim, Sung Sik Choi, Young Ju Lee, Keun Sig Lim, Dae Ig Jung, Keun Hong Bae, Ki Young An
  • Patent number: 10502403
    Abstract: An integrated cardan mechanism for an adjustable luminaire for a lighting system. In an embodiment, a ring component includes a generally circular ring, a first inward connector having a through hole and extending inwardly from the ring component along a first axis, a second inward connector portion having a through hole and extending inwardly from the circular ring component along the first axis opposite the first inward connector, a first outward connector comprising a through hole and a first tab and extending outwardly from the ring component along a second axis, and a second outward connector comprising a second through hole and a second tab and extending outwardly from the circular ring component along the second axis opposite the first outward connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Rita Csirmaz, Tamás Vásárhelyi
  • Patent number: 10421409
    Abstract: An apparatus for holding various items such as a drink cup and a smart phone, includes a plunger and a holding device. The plunger includes a proximal end and a distal end. The holding device is carried on the distal end of the plunger. The holding device includes a first jaw and a second jaw opposed to the first jaw. A method of gripping an item in the apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mario Alejandro Medina Huerta, Jorge Arturo Ortiz Flores
  • Patent number: 10414316
    Abstract: A trim panel includes a container holder operably coupled to a storage area. A scuff plate is positioned below the trim panel. The scuff plate has a container receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gustavo Llamas Maldonado, Jose Carlos Hernandez, Jorge Araujo Nieto
  • Patent number: 10400949
    Abstract: A hanger system has a mount and a removable insert. The mount is formed from a single material and has mounting apertures to affix the mount to a wall or other vertical surface. The mount has a pocket to receive a keystone portion of the insert. The insert is formed from a single material and has an aperture extending therethrough that allows a separate device or component to be affixed. The insert mates to the mount when the keystone portion of the insert is received by a keystone pocket in the mount. The mount has tapered surfaces that contact complimentary tapered surfaces on the keystone portion of the insert. The user installs the mount to the surface with fasteners in the mounting apertures. The insert is mated to the mount by placing the keystone portion in the keystone pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Inventor: Stephanie Kozak
  • Patent number: 10384580
    Abstract: A moveable tray assembly for a vehicle includes a tray portion and a collapsible cup portion coupled to the tray portion. The cup portion is extendible downward from the tray portion and sized to fit within a cupholder recess. A floor of the tray portion extends outwardly from a top circumference of the cup portion to support items. The floor has a length and width greater than 3?×4?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Maria Fernanda Medina Luna, Omar Mendoza Vera, John A. Shinska, Luis Pablo Rivera Paredes
  • Patent number: 10363855
    Abstract: A beverage container holder that includes a first member including a floor, sidewall, and first opening, the floor connected and spaced apart from the first opening by the first member sidewall to define a receptacle to receive the beverage container therein; a second member, where a portion of the second member is inserted into the first opening of the first member to permit rotation of the second member about a center axis; a plurality of elastic bands, each elastic band of the plurality of elastic bands being connected to the first member at one end and the second member at the opposite end such that tension is established within each elastic band of the plurality of elastic bands; and the plurality of nylon bands collaborate to operatively form into a configuration which constricts an area centrally located in the receptacle of the first member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Taryn Dyle Kim
  • Patent number: 10342391
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser for dispensing a fluid and a method for dispensing a fluid such as a mouthwash may include a container having an internal reservoir for containing a volume of the fluid and a fluid pump connected to the container. The fluid pump may include a head, a spout, a stem, and a collar. The collar may attach the fluid pump to the container. The fluid dispenser may further include a container holder having a stem support that defines a slot that receives the stem of the fluid pump, a base, and an attachment member extending from the stem support toward the base. Various fluid dispenser designs, implementations, and uses are discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Scott Beckerman
  • Patent number: 10308191
    Abstract: A ventilation-mounted holder for attachment on a ventilation lamella assembly in vehicles for mounting electronic devices or other articles includes a carrier body onto which a holding bracket for engagement over a ventilation lamella is arranged on the backside, and a holding device for a smartphone or a tablet is arranged on the front side. The carrier body is configured as an elongated carrier arm. The holding bracket and at least one further holding bracket are each arranged rotatably and spaced apart from one another on an end region of the carrier arm, and the holding device is arranged on the opposite end region of the carrier arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Inventor: Harald Richter