Formed From Single Piece Of Sheet Metal Patents (Class 24/698.2)
  • Patent number: 11801781
    Abstract: A seat assembly has a seating cushion defining a first surface to support an occupant and a second surface opposite to the first surface, with the first surface further defining a trench. A fastener has a longitudinal body with a central region positioned between a first end region and a second end region, and a base extending outwardly from the second end region and transversely to the body. The first end region tapers in a direction away from the second end region, and the central region of the body defines a recess intersecting a side wall of the body and angled inwardly and towards the first end region to form a hook. The fastener extends through the seating cushion with the base abutting the second surface, and the first end region of the body extending into the trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Joshua Hallock, Lisa Swikoski, Samuel Blair, David Abdella
  • Patent number: 11712107
    Abstract: A clip for securing an unbuckled belt loaded with accessory items includes a hollow sleeve having an open first end, an open second end, a rear surface, and a front surface. A channel extending from the first end to the second end is dimensioned and configured to firmly receive a garment belt. The second end includes a J-shaped hook member extending outwardly therefrom for gripping a trouser belt loop. Accordingly, a belt loaded with accessory items is passed through the channel and is buckled in a conventional fashion. The hook is then secured to a nearby belt loop such that when the belt is unbuckled, the clip prevents the belt from slipping through the pants loops and falling onto an underlying surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Inventor: David M. Jennett
  • Patent number: 10918169
    Abstract: A locking slide clip includes a C-shaped body and a door. The C-shaped body defines an opening in communication with a slot. The door is pivotably engaged with the C-shaped body opposite the slot and includes a protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Scott David Kolasa, Steven Craig Keller, Michael Wesley Havran, Eric William Millward
  • Publication number: 20150143676
    Abstract: A swage fastening structure includes a first plate member including a plate main body and a T-shaped swaging piece, and a second plate members including a fastening hole through which the swaging piece passes. The swaging piece includes: a shaft portion; and a pair of holding pieces configured such that an end surface of each holding piece close to the plate main body is inclined in a direction of gradually getting away from the plate main body from one end close to the shaft portion to the other end thereof, and is formed such that a dimension between the plate main body and the one end close to the shaft portion is smaller than a plate thickness of the second plate member and a dimension between the plate main body and the other end is larger than the plate thickness of the second plate member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuuzoh KANAYAMA, Hirokazu KURIHARA, Taiki MAEDA, Shinichi TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20130199005
    Abstract: An eye fastener (100, 200) of the present disclosure includes two anchor portions (102, 202) defining a base plane, and an eye (106, 206) extending from the anchor portions (102, 202), each eye (106, 206) defining a plane of opening which is displaced relative to the base plane. A tape (116, 216) including an array of eye fasteners (100, 200) is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: TEXCO HOOK & EYE TAPE LTD.
    Inventor: TEXCO HOOK & EYE TAPE LTD.
  • Patent number: 6408495
    Abstract: A hook for clothes, wherein a male member is unlikely to escape from a female member when the male member engages with the female member and which can be attached on clothes easily by means of an automatic machine. More specifically, a hook for clothes comprising a female member, a male member and an attaching member, wherein the female member has an upheaved swollen portion at an end of its base plate; attaching holes in the upheaved portion; hook-shaped engaging pieces near the upheaved portion; the male member has a concave portion on a side face of its base plate allowing the engaging pieces to fix with play; an engaging protruded portion which engages the engaging piece provided at a rear end of the concave portion; attaching holes in the center of the base plate; the attaching member has attaching posts capable of being inserted into the attaching holes of the female and male members, provided on a face of its flat seat plate such that they are posted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuo Ida