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US3216029A
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Flexible hanging-in strip on an upholstery cover, particularly of a vehicle seat
Assignee: Georg Fritzmeier GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1963-09-05
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Granted: 1965-11-09
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Expires: 1983-09-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Fritzmeier Rupert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 18:57
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C31/00; A47C31/02; A47C31/023; A47C7/00; A47C7/02; A47C7/18; A47C7/185
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
A RESILIENT RETAINING STRIP SECURED TO THE SKIRT OF A SEAT COVER AND FOR SECURING THE SEAT COVER TO A CUSHION SUPPORTING MEMBER HAVING A PERIPHERAL PORTION TERMINATING IN A GENERALLY HOOK-SHAPED CONFIGURATION, SAID STRIP BEING PRIMARILY OF LONGITUDINAL CONFIGURATION AND HAVING A CROSS SECTION OF GENERALLY SADDLE-SHAPED CONFIGURATION, ONE LEG OF SAID SADDLE BEING PROVIDED WITH A HOOK-SHAPED PORTION FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID HOOK-SHAPED PERIPHERAL PORTION OF SAID CUSHION SUPPORTING MEMBER TO RETAIN SAID STRIP IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SUPPORTING MEMBER WHEN AN UPWARD FORCE IS EXERTED ON SAID STRIP, AND THE OTHER LEG OF SAID SADDLE BEING PROVIDED WITH A LIP PORTION FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE NECK OF SAID HOOK-SHAPED PERIPHERAL PORTION OF SAID CUSHION SUPPORTING MEMBER, SAID SADDLE LEGS COOPERATIVELY STRADDLING SAID HOOK-SHAPED PERIPHERAL PORTION OF SAID SUPPORTING MEMBER AND MAINTAINING SAID STRIP IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID CUSHION SUPPORTING MEMBER WHEN A DOWNWARD FORCE IS EXERTED ON SAID STRIP BY PREVENTING SAID STRIP FROM SLIDING OFF EITHER SIDE OF SAID HOOKSHAPED PERIPHERAL PORTION OF SAID SUPPORTING MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
A RESILIENT RETAINING STRIP SECURED TO THE SKIRT OF A SEAT COVER AND FOR SECURING THE SEAT COVER TO A CUSHION SUPPORTING MEMBER HAVING A PERIPHERAL PORTION TERMINATING IN A GENERALLY HOOK-SHAPED CONFIGURATION, SAID STRIP BEING PRIMARILY OF LONGITUDINAL CONFIGURATION AND HAVING A CROSS SECTION OF GENERALLY SADDLE-SHAPED CONFIGURATION, ONE LEG OF SAID SADDLE BEING PROVIDED WITH A HOOK-SHAPED PORTION FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID HOOK-SHAPED PERIPHERAL PORTION OF SAID CUSHION SUPPORTING MEMBER TO RETAIN SAID STRIP IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SUPPORTING MEMBER WHEN AN UPWARD FORCE IS EXERTED ON SAID STRIP, AND THE OTHER LEG OF SAID SADDLE BEING PROVIDED WITH A LIP PORTION FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE NECK OF SAID HOOK-SHAPED PERIPHERAL PORTION OF SAID CUSHION SUPPORTING MEMBER, SAID SADDLE LEGS COOPERATIVELY STRADDLING SAID HOOK-SHAPED PERIPHERAL PORTION OF SAID SUPPORTING MEMBER AND MAINTAINING SAID STRIP IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID CUSHION SUPPORTING MEMBER WHEN A DOWNWARD FORCE IS EXERTED ON SAID STRIP BY PREVENTING SAID STRIP FROM SLIDING OFF EITHER SIDE OF SAID HOOKSHAPED PERIPHERAL PORTION OF SAID SUPPORTING MEMBER.
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