Patent ID: 9585486
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: A47C,A61H,B60N,B60Q,B64D,F21V,F21W,F21Y,H05K

Claim:
1. A cup holder apparatus comprising: a) a cup holder body having a cup receptacle therein, wherein the cup holder body includes a substantially tubular sidewall, closed or substantially closed at a lower end thereof by a bottom wall, and open at a top end thereof such that the substantially tubular sidewall and bottom wall define the cup holding receptacle; and b) a flange extending substantially radially outward from the top end of the cup holder body, wherein the flange comprises one or more control switches operatively connected to one or more devices other than the cup holder apparatus, and/or comprises one or more connections operatively connectable to one or more devices other than the cup holder apparatus, wherein at least one of the one or more connections is a USB port or audio headset connection.