Retaining brackets for interior convenience nets and objects

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10272817-B2
Application number	US-201615371310-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 7, 2016
Priority date	Feb 22, 2016
Publication date	Apr 30, 2019
Grant date	Apr 30, 2019

Abstract

A product for retaining objects that may include a base that may have a central body. A leg may extend from the central body. An anchor arm may extend from the leg. An offset portion may extend from the anchor arm. The leg, the anchor arm and the offset portion may define three sides of a receptacle. The receptacle may have a fourth side that may be open and that may face toward the central body. An anchor loop may extend from the central body. The anchor loop may have an anchor leg extending from the base, and may have a loop segment on the anchor leg.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A product comprising:
a base having a central body with a leg extending from the central body, and an anchor arm extending from the leg, wherein the anchor arm extends at an angle relative to the leg through a bend;
at least one gusset formed in the bend of the anchor arm located approximately at a midpoint of a length of the bend of the anchor arm, wherein the at least one gusset having a shape of a dimple formed inward from outside of the bend wherein the at least one gusset is configured to stiffen or to strengthen the bend for rigidity;
an offset portion which extends from the anchor arm wherein the offset portion is spaced from the leg by a distance approximately equal to a length of the anchor arm, and is disposed substantially parallel to the leg;
a flange of a shape of an outward turned edge formed at a terminal edge of the offset portion and extending to the central body of the base to facilitate sliding the base onto a mating panel;
a receptacle configured in a quadrilateral shape having a first, a second, and a third side comprising: the leg, the anchor arm and the offset portion and a fourth side that is open and that faces toward the central body;
an anchor loop extending to a central body of the receptacle, the anchor loop having an anchor leg extending from the base;
a loop segment of the anchor leg configured in an incline at an acute angle relative to the central body of the base; with the loop segment extending over a rounded outer corner of the base;
an U-shaped reverse loop segment to create an underlying segment extending to a terminal end of the loop segment and which faces toward the loop segment wherein the underlying segment lies on an opposite side of the base from the loop segment;
the underlying segment beneath or behind the central body wherein the anchor loop extends through a set of slots in the base wherein the set of slots are spaced apart on a boss and positioned to secure the anchor loop to the base; and
a first and second terminal end of the anchor loop wherein a first terminal end faces away from the loop segment to enable both the first and second terminal ends to be connected together,
wherein the first and second terminal ends can be inserted through the set of slots in the base with the underlying segment disposed under the boss; wherein the first and second terminal ends are offset to create an overlap through which the anchor loop can be securely closed for the anchor loop to be anchored to the base in a closed loop structure securing the base to the anchor loop to enable loads to be applied to the loop segment in three dimensions.

2. The product according to claim 1 , further comprising:
the mating panel received in the receptacle.

3. The product according to claim 1 , further comprising:
the mating panel, the mating panel having a surface on which the base is mounted, wherein the central body defines the set of slots wherein each slot forms an opening through the base, and the anchor loop is connected to the base by at least one of the slots of the set of slots, wherein the base includes the at least one of the slots positioned above the surface by the boss, wherein the boss is formed in the shape of a louver with three closed sides and an open side.

4. The product according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a resilient projection on the leg extending into the receptacles.

5. The product according to claim 1 , wherein the mating panel is positioned in the receptacles and extending through the open sides.

6. The product according to claim 5 , wherein the mating panel includes a surface positioned against the leg and wherein the base has the boss positioning the slot away from the surface so that the underlying segment is positioned between the surface and the base at the boss.

7. A product comprising:
a base having a central body with a leg extending from the central body, and an anchor arm extending from the leg, wherein the anchor arm extends at an angle relative to the leg through a bend;
at least one gusset formed in the bend of the anchor arm located approximately at a midpoint of a length of the bend of the anchor arm, wherein the at least one gusset having a shape of a dimple formed inward from outside of the bend wherein the at least one gusset is configured to stiffen or to strengthen the bend for rigidity;
an offset portion which extends from the anchor arm wherein the offset portion is spaced from the leg by a distance approximately equal to a length of the anchor arm, and is disposed substantially parallel to the leg;
a flange of a shape of an outward turned edge formed at a terminal edge of the offset portion and extending to the central body of the base to facilitate sliding the base onto a mating panel;
a receptacle configured in a quadrilateral shape having a first, a second, and a third side comprising: the leg, the anchor arm and the offset portion and a fourth side that is open and that faces toward the central body with the mating panel received in the receptacle;
an anchor loop extending to a central body of the receptacle, the anchor loop having an anchor leg extending from the base;
a loop segment of the anchor leg configured in an incline at an acute angle relative to the central body of the base; with the loop segment extending over a rounded outer corner of the base;
an U-shaped reverse loop segment to create an underlying segment extending to a terminal end of the loop segment and which faces toward the loop segment wherein the underlying segment lies on an opposite side of the base from the loop segment;
the underlying segment beneath or behind the central body wherein the anchor loop extends through a set of slots in the base wherein the set of slots are spaced apart on a boss and positioned to secure the anchor loop to the base; and
a first and second terminal end of the anchor loop wherein a first terminal end faces away from the loop segment to enable both the first and second terminal ends to be connected together,
wherein the first and second terminal ends can be inserted through the set of slots in the base with the underlying segment disposed under the boss; wherein the first and second terminal ends are offset to create an overlap through which the anchor loop can be securely closed for the anchor loop to be anchored to the base in a closed loop structure securing the base to the anchor loop to enable loads to be applied to the loop segment in three dimensions.

8. The product according to claim 7 , further comprising:
the mating panel, the mating panel having a surface on which the base is mounted, wherein the central body defines the set of slots wherein each slot forms an opening through the base, and the anchor loop is connected to the base by at least one of the slots of the set of slots, wherein the base includes the at least one of the slots positioned above the surface by the boss, wherein the boss is formed in the shape of a louver with three closed sides and an open side.

9. The product according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a resilient projection on the leg extending into the receptacle.

10. The product according to claim 9 , further comprising:
the mating panel is positioned in the receptacle and extending through the open side.

11. The product according to claim 10 , wherein the mating panel includes: a surface positioned against the leg and wherein the base has the boss positioning the slot away from the surface so that the underlying segment is positioned between the surface and the base at the boss.

12. The product according to claim 11 further comprising:
a net having a connection device passing through the loop segment.

Assignees

• Gm Global Tech Operations Llc

Inventors

• Nouri Homan
• Calcaterra Charles
• Schroeder Michael W
• Morales Lopez Daniel

Classifications

• E06B11/04

  characterised by the kind of suspension (suspensions per se E05D) · CPC title

• E06B2009/002

  Safety guards or gates · CPC title

• E06B9/521

  Frameless fly screens; Tensioning means therefor (E06B9/54 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60P7/0807 Primary

  Attachment points · CPC title

• B60P7/0876

  using restraining net or tarpaulin in contact with the load · CPC title