Fastener
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorsTimothy J. Stankiewicz, Sandra L. Smith, Gerald M. Moilanen
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Abstract
A fastener, such as for coupling a trim cover to a seat, including an elongated body portion; a first end extending from the elongated body portion to define a connecting structure having a substantially J-shape, a middle portion between the elongated body portion and the first end, and a receiving space there between for receiving a structure; a second end extending distally from the elongated body portion for attachment to the trim cover; and wherein the connecting structure includes an arcuate hook shaped to define a barb pointing outward and a planar surface pointing inward for retaining the fastener on the structure.
Claims6
A fastener, for use in coupling a seat trim cover to a seat, the fastener comprising:
- an elongated body portion;
- a first end extending from the elongated body portion having a substantially J-shape, a middle portion positioned between the elongated body portion and the first end, and a receiving space located between the first end and elongated body portion for receiving a structure;
- a single second end extending distally from the elongated body portion for sewing the trim cover to the second end, wherein the first end includes an arcuate hook having a barb pointing outward and a planar surface pointing inward for retaining the fastener on the structure;
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- wherein the elongated body portion has a bent portion having a predetermined bend angle located between the first and second ends to enable the fastener to be sewn face down without additional tension between a sewing machine surface and a sewing foot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.