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Litter disposal unit in an automobile assembly
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1969-11-12
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Granted: 1971-08-10
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Expires: 1989-11-12
Abstract
Abstract A utility device, such as a litter container or the like, is held against the front side of the automobile seat that is selectively adjustable in position forwardly, rearwardly, upwardly or downwardly. The mounting means connecting the container to the seat includes a key means that interfits guideways formed on the container rear wall and on a support plate located adjacent the container rear wall, the key means being slidably movable upon vertical adjustment of the container to accommodate the underseat height. Clamping means interconnects the support plate with a rearwardly facing shoulder formed on the bottom side of the seat adjacent the lower edge of the front seat side, whereby to hold the support plate and hence the container against the front side of the seat. Resilient means interconnects the support plate and the container and tends to urge the container downwardly. In one embodiment, the clamping means includes a pair of brackets interconnected by an adjustable fastener, one bracket being secured to the support plate and the other bracket engaging the shoulder. In another embodiment, the clamping means includes a flat coil spring having one end fixed to the support plate and the opposite coiled end engaging the seat shoulder to urge the support plate and container against the front seat side.
Inventors
- 👤 Earl M Trammell Jr
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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2026-11-05 09:17
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N3/00; B60N3/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
In an automobile seat assembly; a. an automobile seat having a front side and a bottom side, the bottom side being provided with a rearwardly facing shoulder adjacent the lower edge of the front side, b. a convenience container provided with a first guideway on its rear wall, and c. mounting means connected to the container, the mounting means including: 1. a support plate adjacent the container rear wall, the plate being provided with a second guideway aligned with the first guideway, 2. a key means interfitting the guideways to interconnect the container and support plate, the key means being slidably movable upon vertical adjustment of the container to accommodate the underseat height, and 3. clamping means interconnecting the support plate with the seat shoulder to hold the container against the front side of the seat.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
In an automobile seat assembly; a. an automobile seat having a front side and a bottom side, the bottom side being provided with a rearwardly facing shoulder adjacent the lower edge of the front side, b. a convenience container provided with a first guideway on its rear wall, and c. mounting means connected to the container, the mounting means including: 1. a support plate adjacent the container rear wall, the plate being provided with a second guideway aligned with the first guideway, 2. a key means interfitting the guideways to interconnect the container and support plate, the key means being slidably movable upon vertical adjustment of the container to accommodate the underseat height, and 3. clamping means interconnecting the support plate with the seat shoulder to hold the container against the front side of the seat.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
a key means interfitting the guideways to interconnect the container and support plate, the key means being slidably movable upon vertical adjustment of the container to accommodate the underseat height, and
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
a key means interfitting the guideways to interconnect the container and support plate, the key means being slidably movable upon vertical adjustment of the container to accommodate the underseat height, and
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
An automobile seat assembly as defined in claim 1, in which: d. resilient means interconnects the support plate and container and tends to urge the container downwardly.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
8 words
a second bracket engaging the seat shoulder, and
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
8 words
a second bracket engaging the seat shoulder, and
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
an adjustable fastener interconnecting the brackets to clamp the seat between the brackets.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
an adjustable fastener interconnecting the brackets to clamp the seat between the brackets.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
An automobile seat assembly as defined in claim 1, in which: d. the clamping means includes:
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
clamping means interconnecting the support plate with the seat shoulder to hold the container against the front side of the seat.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
clamping means interconnecting the support plate with the seat shoulder to hold the container against the front side of the seat.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
50 words
An automobile seat assembly as defined in claim 1, in which: d. the clamping means includes a flat coil spring having one end fixed to the support plate and the opposite coiled end engaging the seat shoulder to clamp the seat between the support plate and the coiled spring end.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
An automobile seat assembly as defined in claim 4, in which: e. the seat shoulder includes a ledge, and f. the coiled end of the spring hooks over the ledge.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
38 words
An automobile seat assembly as defined in claim 4, in which: e. the coil spring is of a negator type providing a constant and predetermined loading regardless of the distance between the front seat side and seat shoulder.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
40 words
An automobile seat assembly as defined in claim 1, in which: d. a flat coil spring has one end fixed to the support plate and has the opposite coiled end engaging the container and tending to urge the container downwardly.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
33 words
An automobile seat assembly as defined in claim 7, in which: e. the coil spring is of a negator type providing a constant and predetermined loading regardless of the varying underseat seat height.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
68 words
An automobile seat assembly as defined in claim 1, in which: d. the key means has a slidable, yet friction, fit with the container guideway so as to be selectively fixed in a longitudinally adjusted position in the guideway to compensate for a particular underseat height, the key means being slidably movable in the plate guideway to accommodate any changes in underseat height as the seat is moved.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
85 words
An automobile seat assembly as defined in claim 1, in which: d. the seat shoulder includes a ledge, e. the clamping means includes a flat coil spring having one end fixed to the support plate and having the opposite coiled end hooked over the ledge to urge the support plate against the front seat side, and f. a flat coil spring has one end fixed to the support plate and has the opposite coiled end engaging the container and tending to urge the container downwardly.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
102 words
An automobile seat assembly as defined in claim 1, in which: d. the container guideway is an elongate groove having an enlarged portion and a narrow portion, e. the plate guideway is an elongate slot substantially aligned with the narrow groove portion of the container guideway, and f. the key means has opposite heads interconnected by a relatively narrow web, one key head interfitting the enlarged groove portion of the container guideway, the web extending through the narrow groove portion of the container guideway and the plate slot, and the other key head overlapping the plate to interconnect the container and plate.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
80 words
An automobile seat assembly as defined in claim 11, in which: g. the said one key head has a slidable, yet friction, fit with the container in the enlarged groove portion of elongate container groove so as to be selectively fixed in a longitudinally adjusted position in the container groove to compensate for a particular underseat height, the key web being slidably movable in the plate slot to accommodate for any changes in underseat height as the seat is moved.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
85 words
An automobile seat assembly as defined in claim 1, in which: d. resilient means interconnects the support plate and the container and tends to urge the container downwardly, e. the key means has a slidable, yet friction, fit with the container guideway so as to be selectively fixed in a longitudinally adjusted position in the guideway to compensate for a particular underseat height, the key means being slidably movable in the plate guideway to accommodate for changes in underseat height as the seat is moved.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
144 words
An automobile seat assembly as defined in claim 1, in which: d. a flat coil spring has one end fixed to the support plate and has the opposite coiled end engaging the container and tending to urge the container downwardly, e. the container guideway is an elongate groove having an enlarged portion and a narrow portion, f. the plate guideway is an elongate slot substantially aligned with the narrow groove portion, g. the key means has opposite heads interconnected by a relatively narrow web, one key head having a slidable, yet friction, fit with the container in the enlarged groove portion, the web extending through the narrow groove portion and the plate slot, and the other key head overlapping the plate, the key web being slidably movable in the plate slot to compensate for any changes in underseat height as the seat is moved.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-08-09 | 1975-02-08 | 1975-08-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-08-09 | 1979-02-08 | 1979-08-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-08-09 | 1983-02-08 | 1983-08-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |