Patent ID: 9428093
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: B60N

Claim Text:
1. A cup holder assembly adapted to retain an object, said cup holder assembly comprising: a retainer formed of a flexible material; and a housing having a first aperture and a second aperture, said first aperture having a first cutout and said second aperture having a second cutout, said retainer having a first upper edge, a first bottom wall, and a first side wall, said first upper edge defining a first open end having a diameter larger than a diameter of said first bottom wall, said first side wall extending between said first bottom wall and said first upper edge to define a frustoconical shape, said first side wall forming a predetermined angle with a vertical axis, said predetermined angle is between 25°-35°, said first side wall deforming outwardly upon insertion of the object to provide frictional resistance to retain an upright orientation of the object, said retainer including a first recessed portion formed in said first side wall, said first recessed portion defined by a pair of first lateral walls and a first traversing wall extending between said first pair of lateral walls, said first pair of lateral walls and said first traversing wall extending obliquely from said first side wall, said retainer further including a second upper edge, a second bottom wall, and a second side wall, said second upper edge defines a second open end having a diameter larger than a diameter of said second bottom wall, said second side wall extends between said second bottom wall and said upper second edge to define a frustoconical shape, said second side wall forms a second predetermined angle with said vertical axis, said predetermined angle is between 25°-35°, said second side wall deforms outwardly upon insertion of the object to provide frictional resistance to retain an upright orientation of the object, said retainer includes a second recessed portion formed in said second side wall, said second recessed portion defined by a second pair of lateral walls and a second traversing wall extending between said second pair of lateral walls, said second pair of lateral walls and said second traversing wall extending obliquely from said second side wall, wherein said first recessed portion and said second recessed portion are positioned within said retainer such that said first recessed portion and said second recessed portion are discontinuous, wherein said retainer is secured to said housing such that said first aperture is in communication with said first open end, said first cutout is in communication with said first recessed portion, said second aperture is in communication with said second open end, and said second cutout is in communication with said second recessed portion.