Invention Application
- Patent Title: ITEM HOLDER HAVING A SELF-ADJUSTING AIR BLADDER SYSTEM
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Application No.: US15428299Application Date: 2017-02-09
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Publication No.: US20180222372A1Publication Date: 2018-08-09
- Inventor: Michael M. Filipovich , Michael Kolich , Johnathan Andrew Line , Michael Medoro
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Main IPC: B60N3/10
- IPC: B60N3/10

Abstract:
An item holder includes a receiving well with a sidewall and an upper opening. One or more air bladders are disposed within the receiving well and are operable between inflated and deflated conditions within the receiving well. The air bladders substantially fill the upper opening when the air bladders are in the inflated condition to provide a filled receiving well appearance. A sensor is configured to sense an item being received in or removed from the receiving well. The air bladders deflate from the inflated condition to the deflated condition as an item is received in the receiving well. The air bladders may include a filler material that is predisposed to an expanded condition which correlates to the air bladders being in the inflated condition to substantially fill the upper opening of the receiving well.
Public/Granted literature
- US10259370B2 Item holder having a self-adjusting air bladder system Public/Granted day:2019-04-16
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