B60N3/103

MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY

The invention relates to a motor vehicle seat assembly (10), having motor vehicle seat (12) and having at least one accessory (48) that can be fastened releasably to the motor vehicle seat, wherein the motor vehicle seat has a receiving bushing with insertion opening (30) for the releasable fastening of the accessory, and wherein the accessory has plug-in part (42) that can be inserted into the insertion opening of the receiving bushing, wherein the motor vehicle seat has at least one additional receiving bushing that is arranged offset with respect to the receiving bushing and has additional insertion opening (32), and wherein the insertion opening and the additional insertion opening are assigned insertion directions for plug-in part (44) and for the additional plug-in part that are parallel to one another and are directed in the same direction.

DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ASSISTING A VEHICLE DRIVER WITH TRANSPORTING FOOD/DRINKS AND ASSOCIATED ITEMS
20230042946 · 2023-02-09 ·

The system is for securely transporting food and associated items within a passenger compartment of a vehicle. The system includes a seat cover to be installed on a seat within the passenger compartment of the vehicle. A seat platform is carried by the seat bottom portion, and includes a non-slip upper surface segment positioned over a leveling support segment configured to sit atop a seat bottom of the seat. The leveling support segment includes a lower conformable compartment configured to conformably interface with the seat bottom and level the non-slip upper surface segment there above. The non-slip upper surface segment is configured to hold food containers and prevent sliding thereof. A plurality of holders are carried by the seat back portion of the seat cover and configured to hold the associated items. A drink holder may be coupled to a front of the seat platform and configured to securely hold a plurality of drinks.

UNIVERSAL FOOD CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION DEVICE
20230008187 · 2023-01-12 ·

A device for transporting a food container, the device having a frame with a first end and a second end, wherein the first end and the second end are configured to be fastened together by at least one fastener located thereon; an interior side and an exterior side; and a top surface and a bottom surface; and wherein a plurality of tabs extend from the exterior side.

Cup holder insert and methods for increasing depth of cup holders

A cup holder insert for increasing the depth of an existing cup holder includes a generally cylindrical body with an open top, a bottom and a sidewall. The body also includes an upper lip extending outwardly from the sidewall and surrounding the top. An engagement system having a flexible lip, an engagement aperture and an alignment flange functions to secure the cup holder insert into an existing cup holder to increase the existing cup holder depth. A method for inserting the cup holder insert into an existing cup holder is also disclosed.

VEHICLE TRAY
20180009356 · 2018-01-11 ·

A vehicle tray for retaining food and/or drink items which includes a center slot for receiving a seat buckle in order to stably retain the tray during vehicular movement.

VEHICLE INTERIOR ASSEMBLY WITH FOLDABLE DEVICE HOLDER
20230021943 · 2023-01-26 ·

A vehicle interior assembly includes a foldable layer that is convertible between an unfolded condition, in which it provides the working surface of a tabletop, and a folded condition, in which it supports one or more portable electronic devices in a tilted position. When deployed as part of a device holder, the foldable layer uncovers a portion of a base layer that includes edge supports for the mobile device(s). A plurality of polygonal segments interconnected by a corresponding plurality of hinge joints permits the foldable layer to change from a flat sheet to a hollow, self-supporting three-dimensional structure with a clean angular appearance in an origami-like manner that does not require complex linkages or mechanisms for the conversion.

Rotatable condiment holder

A condiment holder for supporting a condiment container, said condiment holder including a body having a top surface and a bottom surface. An aperture is defined by an interior peripheral wall of the body. The aperture extends between the top and bottom surfaces of the body. The peripheral wall includes a plurality of sets of opposed wall sections and each set of opposed wall sections is configured to engage one of a plurality of differently shaped condiment containers. The peripheral wall includes at least three sets of opposed wall sections and the body is thereby able to selectively engage at least three differently shaped condiment containers. A clip extends outwardly from the body and is utilized to engage a fin of a vehicle air vent to secure the condiment holder thereto.

VEHICLE HAVING SLIDING CONSOLE

A vehicle is provided that includes a vehicle body defining a cabin interior and comprising a front row of seats and a rear row of seats, a plurality of seats located within the cabin interior, and a monitoring system for detecting and monitoring a pet or passenger within the cabin interior. The vehicle also includes a movable center console positioned between a pair of the forward row of seats and forward of the rear row of seats and comprising a holder for holding a drink container, and a controller processing signals generated by the monitoring system and determining a location of the detected pet or passenger on the rear row of seats based on the processed signals, the controller further controlling the movable console between a forward first position and a rearward second position closer to the rear row of seats.

SYSTEM INCLUDING A RECEPTACLE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE
20220363180 · 2022-11-17 ·

So as to releasably fasten, in an accident-proof manner, a receptacle, which is, for example, cup-shaped, in a depression of a center console of a motor vehicle, serving as a seat for the receptacle, the invention provides a coupling including two detent elements which face away from one another and are disposed opposite one another, and which are urged apart by a spring element, catch lugs of which, projecting outwardly, extend over an edge of a rectangular fastening opening in a bottom of the receptacle. By rotating the receptacle by 30° to 45°, opposing corners of the fastening opening find their way beneath the catch lugs so that the receptacle can be removed from the seat.

RECONFIGURABLE HANDLEBAR CUP HOLDER
20220363179 · 2022-11-17 ·

A cup holder for attachment to a handlebar or other support having a transverse section of a conical shell for a cup-holding ring. The ring has opposed exterior dual-purpose couplings for engaging arcuate inserts either on the inside of the ring for small cups, or on the outside of the ring for large cups. Arcuate inserts are included, featuring a central coupling section flanked by arcuate arms adapted on the inside curvature to engage the outside of the ring and on the outside curvature adapted to engage the inside surface of the ring. The ring also supports a slide-lock base able to receive an attachment for an external object, such as a handlebar. A handlebar clamp is also provided.