Push-push vehicle clothes hook assembly
AssigneePrince Corporation
InventorsDouglas A. Fischer, Todd C. Adams
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Abstract
A vehicle coat hook assembly in which the coat hook is recessed into the header and is actuated to hanging and recessed positions by a simple push and release by the operator which linearly moves the coat hook to such positions. The actuation of the coat hook is controlled by a push-push mechanism.
Claims16
A recessed clothes hook assembly for hanging clothes hangers in a vehicle said hangers having a J-shaped hook comprising:
- a support structure adapted to be mounted in the roof structure of a vehicle;
- an "L" shaped hanger support member is adapted to receive said J-shaped hook in straddling relationship thereto and is reciprocally mounted in said support structure for linear movement from an inward recessed position to an outwardly extended position and vice versa;
- a biasing spring exerting a bias on said hanger support member outwardly toward said extended position from said recessed position;
- a push-push mechanism mounted in said support structure and operatively connected to said hanger support member;
- said push-push mechanism normally holding said hanger support member in a recessed position;
- said mechanism constructed to release said hanger support member when a first push force is exerted inwardly on said hanger support member thereby permitting said biasing spring to force said hanger support member outwardly to said extended position;
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- said mechanism being constructed to return said hanger support member to a recessed position when a second push force is exerted inwardly on said hanger support to said recessed position and said second push force is then released.
A recessed clothes hook assembly for hanging clothes hangers in a vehicle, said hangers including a J-shaped hook and said assembly having means for supporting said clothes hook assembly in the roof of a vehicle comprising:
- a coat hook adapted to receive said J-shaped hook in straddling relationship thereto;
- a support structure for reciprocally and slideably supporting said coat hook for linear movement from a retracted, recessed position to a hanging position;
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- a push-push mechanism for moving said coat hook from a retracted position to a hanging position in response to applying a first push force on said coat hook in a direction toward the roof and for moving said coat hook from a hanging position to a retracted position in response to applying a second push force on said coat hook in a direction toward said roof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.