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US 2008/0157552 A1Published application
Anchor Cap for Child Safety Seat
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorAlex Shellhammer
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to articles and/or methods for covering and/or concealing components of a vehicle. Some embodiments include a covering means for concealing a component; a slide means for enabling motion of the covering means; a vertical support means for supporting the covering means; a containment means for containing an article to be concealed; and a stopping means for restricting the range of motion of the covering means.
Claims19
An article, comprising:
- a cover member having a top surface and a bottom surface spaced apart from the lop surface and defining a thickness, the thickness being bounded by the top surface, the bottom surface and at least four sides, the cover member being adapted to reversibly slide between an open orientation and a closed orientation;
- at least one track member disposed on one or opposing sides of the cover member, and adapted to receive a support structure in a slideable relation;
- at least one support structure adapted to be received by the at least one track member in a sliding relation, the support structure comprising a pin, and the pin being in a fixed position relative to the cover member;
- at least one vertical support structure disposed in a fixed position relative to the cover member and adapted to mate with a bottom surface of the cover member in a vertically supporting relation, and limiting the range of motion of the cover member in a closing direction;
- and
- at least one mechanical stop limiting the range of motion of the cover member in an opening direction.
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A process for reversibly uncovering a component, comprising the steps of:
- contacting one edge of a cover member;
- applying an upward force to the one edge of the cover member;
- raising the cover member to angle sufficiently similar to a guiding surface so that the cover member is substantially free to slide relative to the guiding surface;
- and
- sliding the cover member over the guiding surface until the cover member contacts a mechanical stop.
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A component concealment article, comprising:
- a covering means for concealing a component;
- a slide means for enabling motion of the covering means;
- a vertical support means for supporting the covering means;
- a containment means for containing an article to be concealed;
- and
- a stopping means for restricting the range of motion of the covering means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.