Bucket seat mounted apparatus for hanging articles

• US 5,863,092 A
• Filed: 06/24/1996
• Issued: 01/26/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: FCA US LLC (Stellantis NV)
• Original Assignee: Chrysler Corporation (Stellantis NV)
• Inventors: Kifer, Harlan E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuomo, Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): White, Rodney B.
• Application Number:
  US08/668,961
• Time in Patent Office: 946 Days
• Field of Search: 297/188.04, 297/188.06, 297/188.01, 297/452.18, 297/452.2, 248/309.1, 211/12, 224/275, D12/416
• US Class Current: 297/188.04
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2002/905 the head-rest or seat used as an anchorage point, for an object not covered by groups in B60N, e.g. for a canvas
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 7/043 mounted on or under a seat

Abstract

A bucket seat comprising an apparatus for hanging articles comprising a hanger base mounted to a plurality of structural columns of said seat via a cross member passing through a sleeve defined by the hanger base and a plurality of openings in the hanger base defining projections for hanging articles.

Claims

1. A bucket seat mounted apparatus for hanging articles comprising:

a one-piece molded hanger base;

means for hanging articles connected to said hanger base;

said hanger base mounted to the back of said seat via a fixed connection to structural columns of said seat.

2. A bucket seat mounted apparatus for hanging articles comprising:

a one-piece moldes hanger base;

means for hanging articles connected to said hanger base;

said hanger base mounted to the back of said seat via a cross member passing through a sleeve defined by said hanger base.

3. A bucket seat mounted apparatus for hanging articles comprising:

a hanger base;

said hanger base mounted to a plurality of structural columns of said bucket seat via a cross member passing through a sleeve defined by said hanger base;

means for hanging articles connected to said hanger base.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said means comprises a plurality of openings defined by said hanger base, said openings defining projections.

5. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said hanger base is a one piece molded piece.

6. A bucket seat comprising an apparatus for hanging articles comprising:

a one-piece molded hanger base;

means for hanging articles connected to said hanger base;

said hanger base mounted to the back of said seat via a fixed connection to structural columns of said seat.

7. A bucket seat comprising an apparatus for hanging articles comprising:

a hanger base;

means for hanging articles connected to said hanger base;

said hanger base mounted to the back of said seat via a cross member passing through a sleeve defined by said hanger base.

8. A bucket seat comprising an apparatus for hanging articles comprising:

a hanger base;

said hanger base mounted to a plurality of structural columns of said seat via a cross member passing through a sleeve defined by said hanger base; and

means for hanging articles connected to said hanger base.

9. The seat of claim 8 wherein said means comprises a plurality of openings defined by said hanger base, said openings defining projections.