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US 10,889,213 B2Granted
Clip and method for attaching and tensioning seat dress covers
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorsArthur Dumler, Andreas R. Glöckner
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Abstract
A seat dress cover attachment clip, dress cover attachment system, and method for attaching and tensioning a seat dress cover. The attachment clip includes a clamp portion adapted to clamp to a rigid seat part and a portion attachable to a seat dress cover. The clamp includes a flexible part for accommodating different rigid part thickness and the portion attachable to the seat dress cover, in use, tensions the seat dress cover wrapped around the clip. Elongate clips can be utilized to attached to dress cover to a rigid seat part, such as a backrest or other seat element.
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A dress cover attachment clip, comprising:
- a clamp adapted to receive a rigid seat part therein, the clamp comprising:
- i. a first part;
- ii. a second part continuous with and perpendicular to the first part;
- iii. a third part continuous with and perpendicular to the second part the third part parallel with and spaced apart from the first part;
- and
- iv. a flexible part hinged at one end to an end of the third part opposite the second part, the flexible part positioned on an inside of the clamp and having a free end extending in a direction toward the second part, the flexible part biased in a direction of the first part, wherein in use the rigid seat part is adapted to be held between the first part and the flexible part when the rigid seat part is engaged in the clamp;
- a fourth part attachable to a seat dress cover;
- and
- a hinge, separate from a hinged connection of the flexible part to the third part, connecting the fourth part to the third part, the hinge comprising a thinned region that is thinner than each of the third part and the fourth part, the hinge configured to allow the fourth part to be folded over toward the third part outside of the clamp and maintain bias of the fourth part away from the third part, wherein the clamp, the fourth part, and the hinge are formed as one-piece.
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A seat dress cover attachment system, comprising:
- a rigid seat part;
- a seat dress cover;
- and
- a dress cover attachment clip, comprising:
- i. a clamp adapted to clamp to the rigid seat part, the clamp comprising a first part adapted to engage a face of the rigid seat part, a second part perpendicular to the first part and adapted to engage an edge of the rigid seat part, a third part parallel to the first part and adapted to engage an opposing face of the rigid seat part, and a flexible part hinged at one end to an end of the third part opposite the second part, the flexible part positioned inside the clamp and extending inward in a direction of the second part and spring-biased in a direction of the first part, wherein the rigid seat part is held between the first part and the flexible part when the rigid seat part is engaged in the clamp;
- ii. a fourth part attached to the seat dress cover;
- and
- iii. a hinge, separate from a hinged connection of the flexible part to the third part, connecting the fourth part to the third part, the hinge comprising a thinned region that is thinner than each of the third part and the fourth part, the hinge configured to allow the fourth part to be folded over toward the third part outside of the clamp and maintain bias of the fourth part away from the third part, wherein the clamp, the fourth part, and the hinge are formed as one-piece.
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A method for attaching and tensioning a seat dress cover, comprising:
- providing a dress cover attachment clip comprising:
- i. a clamp adapted to clamp to a rigid seat part, the clamp comprising a first part adapted to engage a face of the rigid seat part, a second part perpendicular to the first part and adapted to engage an edge of the rigid seat part, a third part parallel to the first part and adapted to engage an opposing face of the rigid seat part, and a flexible part hinged at one end to an end of the third part opposite the second part, the flexible part positioned inside the clamp and extending inward in a direction of the second part and spring-biased in a direction of the first part, wherein the rigid seat part is held between the first part and the flexible part when the rigid seat part is engaged in the clamp;
- ii. a fourth part attachable to a seat dress cover;
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- iii. a hinge, separate from a hinged connection of the flexible part to the third part, connecting the fourth part to the third part, the hinge comprising a thinned region that is thinner than each of the third part and the fourth part, the hinge configured to allow the fourth part to be folded over toward the third part outside of the clamp and maintain bias of the fourth part away from the third part, wherein the clamp, the fourth part, and the hinge are formed as one-piece;
- attaching the fourth part to the seat dress cover;
- folding the fourth part over to a side of the third part opposite the first part;
- folding the seat dress cover over an outer surface of the second part and an outer surface of the first part;
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- securing the rigid seat part within the clamp.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.