Vehicle track cover system
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsAlan Sturt, Iris Drew
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Abstract
A track cover system for use with a vehicle having a track includes first and second cover elements adapted to be attached to the vehicle such that the cover elements are disposed on opposite sides of the track. Furthermore, the cover elements are engageable with each other. The track cover system also includes a slider that is slidably engageable with the cover elements for engaging the cover elements together to thereby cover at least a portion of the track. The track cover system of the invention therefore inhibits dust, dirt, moisture and/or other debris from collecting in the track.
Claims18
A track cover system for use with a vehicle having a track, the system comprising:
- first and second cover elements adapted to be attached to the vehicle such that the cover elements are disposed on opposite sides of the track, the cover elements being engageable with each other;
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- a slider slidably engageable with the cover elements for engaging the cover elements together to thereby cover at least a portion of the track.
A track cover system for use with a vehicle having a track, the system comprising:
- first and second flexible strips adapted to be attached to the vehicle such that the strips are disposed on opposite sides of the track, one strip having a bead and the other strip having a socket for receiving the bead;
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- a slider slidably engageable with the strips, wherein movement of the slider in one direction causes the bead to engage the socket so that the strips cover a portion of the track, and movement of the slider in the opposite direction causes the bead to disengage the socket to thereby expose the portion of the track.
A seating system for use with a vehicle, the system comprising:
- first and second tracks adapted to be attached to the vehicle, each of the tracks including a track body having a track slot, and first and second cover elements attached on opposite sides of the track body, the cover elements of each track being engageable with each other;
- a seat having first and second legs that are moveable a long the first and second tracks, respectively, and
- first and second sliders disposed proximate the first and second legs, respectively, and slidably engageable with the cover elements of the first and second tracks, respectively, wherein movement of the sliders in a first direction causes the cover elements of each track to engage each other and thereby cover a portion of each track slot, and movement of the sliders in a second direction opposite the first direction causes the cover elements of each track to disengage and thereby uncover the portion of each track slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.