Vehicle seat harness retainer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10589712-B2
Application number	US-201815904309-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 23, 2018
Priority date	Feb 23, 2017
Publication date	Mar 17, 2020
Grant date	Mar 17, 2020

Abstract

A harness retainer having a cover, a magnet, a rear plate and a fastener. The cover has a ledge defining a flat surface. The rear plate is attached to the cover and is constructed to define a contour having a radius of curvature. The magnet is disposed between the cover and the rear plate and is disposed under the ledge. The rear plate has a first retainer and a second retainer. The fastener is fixedly attached to the first retainer and removably attached to the second retainer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A harness retainer, comprising:
a cover having a ledge defining a flat surface;
a magnet;
a rear plate attached to the cover defining a contour having a radius of curvature, wherein the magnet is disposed under the ledge; the rear plate having a first retainer and a second retainer; and
a fastener fixedly attached to the first retainer and removably attached to the second retainer.

2. The harness retainer of claim 1 , wherein the ledge extends from approximately a center of the cover outward to a peripheral edge of the cover.

3. The harness retainer of claim 1 , wherein the ledge has a curved outer edge near a peripheral edge of the cover.

4. The harness retainer of claim 1 , wherein the cover and the rear plate are both curved.

5. The harness retainer of claim 4 , wherein the cover and the rear plate have parallel curved surfaces.

6. The harness retainer of claim 1 , wherein the second retainer includes a slit large enough for the fastener to pass through.

7. The harness retainer of claim 6 , further comprising a release button to release the fastener.

8. The harness retainer of claim 7 , further comprising a spring which biases the release button in a position to block the slit.

9. The harness retainer of claim 8 , wherein the spring is positioned between the cover and the rear plate.

10. The harness retainer of claim 7 , wherein the release button is positioned within a release button chamber in the rear plate.

11. A harness retainer, comprising:
a curved cover having a ledge defining a flat surface;
a magnet;
a curved rear plate attached to the cover defining a contour having a radius of curvature, wherein the magnet is disposed under the ledge; the rear plate having a first retainer and a second retainer; and
a fastener fixedly attached to the first retainer and removably attached to the second retainer.

12. The harness retainer of claim 11 , wherein the ledge extends from approximately a center of the cover outward to a peripheral edge of the cover.

13. The harness retainer of claim 11 , wherein the cover and the rear plate have parallel curved surfaces.

14. The harness retainer of claim 11 , wherein the second retainer includes a slit large enough for the fastener to pass through.

15. The harness retainer of claim 14 , further comprising a release button to release the fastener.

16. The harness retainer of claim 15 , further comprising a spring which biases the release button in a position to block the slit.

17. The harness retainer of claim 16 , wherein the spring is positioned between the cover and the rear plate.

18. The harness retainer of claim 15 , wherein the release button is positioned within a release button chamber in the rear plate.

19. A harness retainer, comprising:
a cover having a ledge defining a flat surface;
a magnet;
a rear plate attached to the cover, wherein the magnet is disposed under the ledge; the rear plate having a first retainer and a second retainer;
a fastener fixedly attached to the first retainer and removably attached to the second retainer; and
a release button to release the fastener, having a spring which biases the release button in a position to block a slit and allow the release button to be depressed into a cavity in the rear plate.

Assignees

• Munchkin Inc

Inventors

• Kang Yong Sun Simon
• Tebbe Mark Gerard
• Birkert Thomas E

Classifications

• B60R22/30 Primary

  Coupling devices other than buckles, including length-adjusting fittings {or anti-slip devices (adaptations of manual three-point seat belt systems for use by small passengers using other means than belt anti-slip devices B60R22/024; buckles A44B11/00; releasable fastenings in general F16B)} · CPC title

• B60R2022/021

  Means for holding the tongue or buckle in a non-use position, e.g. for easy access by the user · CPC title

• A44B9/12

  Safety-pins · CPC title

• A44D2203/00

  Fastening by use of magnets · CPC title

• B60N2002/2815

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic