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US 10,300,833 B2Granted
Resilient cover clip
AssigneeDowco, Inc.
InventorsJon Alexander, Justin Hough
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Abstract
A resilient clip can be used for covers for equipment. The resilient clip has a portion that can be inserted into a channel on the equipment, a portion that can be attached to a cover, and a portion that can be used to remove the clip from the channel.
Claims28
A cover for a vehicle with a channel, the channel having an opening at least partially defined by constrictions, the cover comprising:
- a cover material sized and shaped to shelter at least a portion of the vehicle;
- and
- a plurality of clips attached to the cover material, each of the plurality of clips further comprising:
- a first arm having a first end and a second end;
- and
- a second arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second arm connected to the first end of the first arm;
- wherein at least one of the plurality of clips is movable between a first position in which the second end of the first arm and the second end of the second arm of the at least one of the plurality of clips are contracted and a second position in which the second end of the first arm and the second end of the second arm are not contracted;
- wherein when at least one of the plurality of clips is in the first position, the at least one of the plurality of clips can be inserted between the constrictions and into the channel;
- and
- wherein when at least one of the plurality of clips is at least partially in the channel and in the second position, the at least one of the plurality of clips is secured within the channel by the constrictions;
- wherein each of the plurality of clips is attached to the cover material by the first arm;
- wherein the cover material exerts a force on the first arm in a first direction when the cover is attached to the vehicle;
- and
- wherein each of the plurality of clips can be removed from the channel by exerting a force on the second arm generally in the first direction.
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A fastener attached to a sheet of material comprising:
- a first arm having a first end and second end;
- and
- a second arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second arm connected to the first end of the first arm to form an engagement section of the fastener;
- wherein the second end of the first arm and the second end of the second arm are movable from a base position to a pinched position so as to reshape the engagement section for insertion into a channel of a vehicle;
- and
- wherein the second end of the first arm is configured to be attached to the sheet of material such that when tension is applied to the second end of the first arm by the sheet of material, the second end of the first arm is pulled away from the second end of the second arm.
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A cover for a vehicle with a channel, the channel having an opening at least partially defined by constrictions, the cover comprising:
- a cover material sized and shaped to shelter at least a portion of the vehicle;
- and
- a plurality of clips attached to the cover material, each of the plurality of clips further comprising:
- a first arm having a first end and a second end;
- and
- a second arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second arm connected to the first end of the first arm;
- wherein at least one of the plurality of clips is movable between a first position in which the second end of the first arm and the second end of the second arm of the at least one of the plurality of clips are contracted and a second position in which the second end of the first arm and the second end of the second arm are not contracted;
- wherein when at least one of the plurality of clips is in the first position, the at least one of the plurality of clips can be inserted between the constrictions and into the channel;
- and
- wherein when at least one of the plurality of clips is at least partially in the channel and in the second position, the at least one of the plurality of clips is secured within the channel by the constrictions;
- wherein each of the plurality of clips is attached to the cover material by the first arm;
- wherein the cover material exerts a force on the first arm in a first direction when the cover is attached to the vehicle;
- and
- wherein each of the plurality of clips are configured to be removed from the channel when a force is exerted on the first arm generally in a direction opposite of the first direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.