US 11,260,800 B2 · Vehicle interior component

Abstract

A component for a vehicle interior is disclosed. The component may comprise a bin coupled to a base and a seat comprising a tab to retain a shaft in an aperture for rotation of the bin. The tab may contact the shaft along a plane adjacent to the shaft. The tab may retain/apply a force to the shaft at a tangent of the shaft. The tab may contact a protrusion in response to engagement of the shaft and tab. The tab may comprise a set of opposing sides; one side may contact the shaft; the other side may contact the protrusion. The tab may extend from the base in an extended direction; the tab may contact the shaft along a plane aligned with the extended direction; the tab may apply force to the shaft transverse to the extended direction. The tab may rotate when engaged with the shaft.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A component for a vehicle interior comprising:

(a) a base;
(b) a shaft;
(c) a seat for the shaft;
and
(d) a bin configured to be installed in the base and for rotation relative to the base between a closed position and an open position;
wherein the bin is configured to be installed in the base by coupling of the shaft to the seat;
wherein the seat comprises an aperture for the shaft and a tab configured to retain the shaft in the aperture for rotation of the bin relative to the base by rotation of the shaft relative to the aperture;
wherein the tab is configured to contact the shaft along a plane adjacent to the shaft;
wherein the tab is configured to retain the shaft at a tangent of the shaft.

6 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

17/097,718Filed 13 Nov 2020 · continuation

Priority

9 Jun 2017

Published

US 2021/0061180 A14 Mar 2021

Granted

1 Mar 2022

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

B60R 7/082
Disposition of racks, clips , holders, containers or the like for supporting specific articles: for supporting spectacles
B60R 7/04
Stowing or holding appliances inside vehicle primarily intended for personal property smaller than suit-cases, e.g. travelling articles, or maps:…
B60R 2011/0028
Inside the vehicle: ceiling, e.g. roof rails
B60R 2011/0082
Adjustable or movable supports: collapsible, e.g. for storing after use

Family

Application62/517,491Us provisional application · filed 9 Jun 2017

PCT/US2018/036468Parent of this continuation · filed 7 Jun 2018

Application16/134,431Parent of this continuation · filed 18 Sep 2018

US 2021/0061180 A1Pre-grant publication · published 4 Mar 2021

US 10,836,323 B2Parent of this continuation

US 2019/0023188 A1Published application

US 11,260,800 B2This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.

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Abstract

Claims20