Patent 8353604 was granted and assigned to Honda on January, 2013 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An illuminated cup holder assembly for a vehicle includes at least one side wall and a base wall together defining a cup holder recess. The base wall has a light transmissive portion. An illumination source is secured to an underside of the base wall for illuminating the cup holder recess through the light transmissive portion of the base wall.