Clip for hanging and fixing trim cover

• US 7,568,761 B2
• Filed: 09/29/2005
• Issued: 08/04/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: TS Tech Company Limited
• Original Assignee: TS Tech Company Limited
• Inventors: Mashimo, Tomoyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): MCPARTLIN, SARAH BURNHAM
• Application Number:
  US11/576,099
• Publication Number:
  US 20070257531A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,405 Days
• Field of Search: 297/218.1, 297/218.2, 297/218.3, 297/218.4, 297/218.5
• US Class Current: 297/218.4
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/5825 by hooks, staples, clips, snap fasteners or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B68G 7/052 with webs secured to the core, e.g. by stitching

Abstract

A clip for hanging and fixing a trim cover, comprising a chuck section 6a having a substantially U-shaped body and a pair of reverse claws 61a, 61b extending inward from both edges of the substantially U-shaped body so as to be opposed to each other for pressing a portion of a beading 3a, provided along a longitudinal edge of a hanging cord 3, in an opening of the substantially U-shaped body and causing the portion of the beading 3a to be engaged with the opening of the substantially U-shaped body, and a hook section 6b for hanging and holding an axial portion of an insert wire, the hook section 6b formed integrally with the chuck section 6a so as to extend in such a direction as to be away from the chuck section 6a.

Claims

1. A clip for hanging and fixing a trim cover for a cushion of a seat, said cushion including a cushioned padding, a trim cover covering said cushioned padding, a hanging cord provided at a terminal of said trim cover, a longitudinal beading provided at said hanging cord, and an insert wire provided in said cushioned padding so as to be partially exposed from said cushioned padding, said clip being adapted to be coupled between said hanging cord and said insert wire, said clip comprising:

a chuck section for holding and retaining a portion of said longitudinal beading;

said chuck section comprising a substantially U-shaped body having two generally parallel sides and a bottom for receiving the portion of said longitudinal beading, and a pair of spaced apart reverse claws extending inward from both edges of said substantially U-shaped body so as to be opposed to each other for pressing said portion of said longitudinal beading in an opening of said substantially U-shaped body and causing said portion of said longitudinal beading to be engaged with said opening of said substantially U-shaped body; and

a hook section for hanging and holding corresponding one of exposed axial portions of said insert wire;

said hook section being formed integrally with said chuck section so as to extend in such a direction as to be away from said chuck section;

said hook section comprising a substantially J-shaped body adapted to be hooked on the corresponding one of said exposed axial portions of said insert wire; and

said substantially J-shaped body extending substantially perpendicularly from a substantially center region of said bottom of said substantially U-shaped body of said chuck section in such a manner that a tip end thereof is shifted laterally from a side of said substantially U-shaped body of said chuck section.

2. A clip according to claim 1, wherein said substantially J-shaped body includes a reverse claw extending inward from said tip end of said substantially J-shaped body for pressing said corresponding one of said exposed axial portions of said insert wire in an opening of said substantially J-shaped body and causing said corresponding one of said exposed axial portions of said insert wire to be engaged with said opening of said substantially J-shaped body.

3. A clip according to claim 2, wherein said reverse claw of said substantially J-shaped body is formed so as to have a downward inclined slope.