Patent ID: 8438863
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: B60H,B60N,F25B,F25D

Abstract:
1. A beverage container holder assembly comprising: at least one holder member comprising a generally unitary structure defining an interior cavity configured to receive a beverage container; wherein the at least one holder member is formed, at least in part, by a generally continuous side wall, said side wall comprising a wall thickness extending from an exterior of the at least one holder member to the interior cavity; wherein the side wall of the at least one holder member comprises a heat conduction element extending across an entire wall thickness of the side wall of the at least one holder member; a climate control system for selectively cooling or heating a beverage container positioned within the interior cavity of the at least one holder member, said climate control system comprising: wherein the heat conduction element is configured to thermally transfer heat between the cooling or heating device and the interior cavity of the at least one cup holder member; wherein the first side of the cooling or heating device is directly coupled to the generally unitary structure of the side wall of the at least one cup holder member; and wherein heat transfer between the cooling or heating device and the interior cavity is generally configured to occur through substantially an entire circumference of the generally continuous side wall of the at least one cup holder member.