Patent ID: 8585264

Claim:
An illuminatable vehicle cup holder assembly, comprising: at least one cup receptacle having an annular outer wall configured to receive a cup and having a bottom surface configured to support the cup; a light source; said annular wall and said bottom surface of said at least one cup receptacle being constructed of a light transmitting material that is uniformly illuminatable by said light source; further including a flange that extends outwardly from said annular wall and a mounting portion that depends from said flange with said flange and said mounting portion being formed as one piece of said light transmitting material with said annular wall and said bottom surface, said mounting portion being spaced radially outwardly from said annular wall; and wherein said light source is disposed within said mounting portion such that light from said light source is transferred through said mounting portion, uniformly through said flange, and uniformly through said annular wall and said bottom surface of said at least one cup receptacle.