Clip and method for attaching and tensioning seat dress covers
AssigneeB/E Aerospace Fischer GmbH
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 damp 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.
Claims18
A dress cover attachment cup, 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 near one end of the third part 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 connecting the fourth part to the third part.
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 to the third part 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;
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- a hinge connecting the fourth part to the third part.
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 to the third part 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;
- and
- iii. a hinge connecting the fourth part to the third part;
- 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;
- folded the seat dress cover over an outer surface of the second part and an outer surface of the first part;
- and
- securing the rigid seat part within the clamp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.