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US 8,407,857 B2Granted
Cushion clip
AssigneeDaiwa Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakahiro Sugiyama
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Abstract
A cushion clip may include a cushioning portion made of a soft material and capable of being elastically deformed when a compression force is applied thereto, an attachment portion made of a hard material, and a connecting portion integrally formed with the attachment portion. The connecting portion is embedded in the cushioning portion such that the cushioning portion can be integrated with the attachment portion. A portion of the cushioning portion surrounding an outer circumferential periphery of an end surface of the connecting portion has a lateral thickness that is varied in a direction in which the compression force is applied to the cushioning portion.
Claims6
A cushion clip, comprising:
- a cushioning portion made of a soft material and capable of being elastically deformed when a compression force is applied thereto,
- an attachment portion made of a hard material, and
- a connecting portion integrally formed with the attachment portion,
- wherein the connecting portion is embedded in the cushioning portion such that the cushioning portion is integrated with the attachment portion,
- wherein the connecting portion is shaped such that an elastic deformation of the cushioning portion in a compressing direction can substantially be received by an end surface of the connecting portion when the compression force is applied to the cushioning portion, and
- wherein the connecting portion defines an outer circumferential surface, the outer circumferential surface including a corner portion extending from the end surface, a first tapered portion extending from the corner portion, and a second portion extending from the first tapered portion, the first tapered portion having a taper angle different from a taper angle of the second portion, such that a portion of the cushioning portion surrounding the first tapered portion of the outer circumferential surface of the connecting portion has a lateral thickness that is varied in a direction in which the compression force is applied to the cushioning portion.
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A cushion clip, comprising:
- a cushioning portion made of a soft material and capable of being elastically deformed when a compression force is applied thereto,
- an attachment portion made of a hard material, and
- a connecting portion integrally formed with the attachment portion,
- wherein the connecting portion is embedded in the cushioning portion such that the cushioning portion is integrated with the attachment portion,
- wherein the connecting portion is shaped such that an elastic deformation of the cushioning portion in a compressing direction can substantially be received by an end surface of the connecting portion when the compression force is applied to the cushioning portion,
- wherein a portion of the cushioning portion surrounding an outer circumferential surface of the end surface of the connecting portion has a lateral thickness that is varied in a direction in which the compression force is applied to the cushioning portion, and
- wherein the connecting portion includes a depressed portion that is formed in a substantially central portion of the end surface thereof so that a central portion of the cushioning portion is vertically thickened.
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A cushion clip, comprising:
- a cushioning portion made of a soft material and capable of being elastically deformed when a compression force is applied thereto,
- an attachment portion made of a hard material, and
- a connecting portion integrally formed with the attachment portion,
- wherein the connecting portion is embedded in the cushioning portion such that the cushioning portion is integrated with the attachment portion,
- wherein the connecting portion is shaped such that an elastic deformation of the cushioning portion in a compressing direction can substantially be received by an end surface of the connecting portion when the compression force is applied to the cushioning portion,
- wherein a portion of the cushioning portion surrounding an outer circumferential surface of the end surface of the connecting portion has a lateral thickness that is varied in a direction in which the compression force is applied to the cushioning portion, and
- wherein the connecting portion includes a plurality of open-ended vertical hollow portions that are positioned along the outer circumferential surface thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.