Patents by Inventor Amy R. Sutton

Amy R. Sutton has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Closure for a seat trim cover
    Patent number: 5401075
    Abstract: A closure for an opening in a trim cover of an upholstered article. The closure includes a pair of elongated clips with one clip attached to one edge of the trim cover opening and forming a receiving pocket with an open end and the other attaching clip joined to an opposite edge of the trim cover opening and has a barb shape projection for insertion into the receiving pocket of the first clip. The barb shaped projection and the receiving pocket have mating shoulders that engage one another once the barb shaped projection is inserted into the receiving pocket to prevent release of the barb shaped projection and to hold the edges of the trim cover together whereby the opening in the trim cover is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1995
    Assignee: Hoover Universal, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis R. Venuto, Amy R. Sutton