Versatile article retainer assembly for a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10046710-B2
Application number	US-201615071997-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 16, 2016
Priority date	Mar 16, 2016
Publication date	Aug 14, 2018
Grant date	Aug 14, 2018

Abstract

An article retainer assembly is provided. That article retainer assembly includes a housing. First and second retainers are carried on the housing. The first retainer includes a first set of opposed, flexible retaining flaps defining a first slit therebetween. The second retainer includes a second set of opposed, flexible retaining flaps defining a second slit therebetween.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. An article retainer assembly, comprising:
a housing defining a storage compartment;
a first retainer carried on said housing, said first retainer including a first set of opposed, flexible retaining flaps defining a first slit therebetween; and
a second retainer carried on said housing, said second retainer including a second set of opposed, flexible retaining flaps defining a second slit therebetween wherein said first set of opposed, flexible retaining flaps and said second set of opposed, flexible retaining flaps extend across said storage compartment.

2. The article retainer assembly of claim 1 , wherein said storage compartment includes an opening in said housing for accessing said storage compartment.

3. The article retainer assembly of claim 2 , wherein said first set of opposed, flexible retaining flaps extend across said opening.

4. The article retainer assembly of claim 2 , further including a receiver in a panel of a motor vehicle.

5. The article retainer assembly of claim 4 , wherein said housing is removably received within said receiver whereby said housing may be removed from said vehicle and carried to a remote location.

6. An article retainer assembly, comprising:
a receiver in a panel of a motor vehicle;
a housing, wherein said housing is removably received within said receiver whereby said housing may be removed from said vehicle and carried to a remote location;
a retainer carried on said housing, said retainer including a set of opposed, flexible retaining flaps defining a slit therebetween for holding an article;
a charge cord retractor mechanism carried on said housing;
an integral charge cord for charging an electrical device; and
a power source carried on said housing and connected to said integral charge cord.

7. The article retainer assembly of claim 6 , wherein said housing includes a first section, a second section and a fastener mechanism securing said first section and said second section together.

8. The article retainer assembly of claim 7 , further including a hinge assembly pivotally connecting said first section to said second section.

9. An article retainer system, comprising:
a panel in a motor vehicle including a receiver;
an article retainer assembly including a housing and a retainer carried on said housing, said retainer including at least one set of opposed, flexible retaining flaps defining a slit therebetween for holding an article wherein said article retainer is removably received in said receiver and may be removed from said motor vehicle and used at a remote location.

10. The article retainer system of claim 9 , wherein said housing includes a first section, a second section and a fastener mechanism securing said first section to said second section.

11. The article retainer system of claim 10 , further including a hinge assembly pivotally connecting said first section to said second section.

12. The article retainer system of claim 11 , wherein said hinge assembly is provided on said housing opposite said fastener mechanism.

13. The article retainer system of claim 12 , wherein said article retainer is provided on said first section.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Stojkovic Dragan B

Classifications

• B60R7/06 Primary

  mounted on or below dashboards · CPC title

• B60R16/03

  for supply of electrical power to vehicle subsystems {or for (circuit arrangements for charging batteries H02J7/00)} · CPC title

• B60R11/02

  for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof · CPC title

• B60R2011/0075

  using a containment or docking space · CPC title

• B60R2011/0005

  Dashboard · CPC title