Hook for opening and closing console box

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10871014-B2
Application number	US-201815913112-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 6, 2018
Priority date	Sep 8, 2015
Publication date	Dec 22, 2020
Grant date	Dec 22, 2020

Abstract

A hook device for opening and closing a console box with a console lid includes a hook body, a hinge shaft formed in the hook body and adapted to engage a lower front of the console lid, a knob protruding from the hook body in one direction at a center front where the hinge shaft is formed at the upper part, and a latch protrusion formed at a lower part of the hook body and protruding in a direction opposite to the one direction in which the latch protrusion is arranged to engage with and release from a latch formed at a front end of an upper surface of the console body. The hinge shaft protrudes to left and right sides at an upper part of the hook body.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A hook device for opening and closing a console box with a console lid, the hook device comprising:
a hook body;
a hinge shaft formed in the hook body and adapted to engage a lower front of the console lid, the hinge shaft protruding to left and right sides at an upper part of the hook body;
an engaging portion including a first section protruding upwardly from the hinge shaft at the upper part of the hook body, and a second section extending from one end of the first section in one direction and adapted to engage an engaged portion of the console lid;
a knob protruding from a front portion of the hook body in another direction, opposite to the one direction, at the upper part of the hook body, and including at least one non-slip protrusion formed on a bottom surface thereof;
a latch protrusion protruding from a lower part of the hook body in the one direction, the latch protrusion being adapted to engage with and release from a latch formed at a front end of an upper surface of a console body of the console box; and
an elastic bumper integrally formed in the hook body at a rear portion opposite to the knob and linearly extending from the latch protrusion toward the hinge shaft, terminating at a horizontal position of the knob to absorb frictional sound when the hook body contacts the console body and the console lid when the latch protrusion is engaged with the latch.

Assignees

• Nifco Korea Inc

Inventors

• Cho Tae Hyung

Classifications

• E05C19/12

  pivotally mounted {around an axis (E05C3/045, E05C3/40 take precedence)} · CPC title

• E05B83/32

  for console boxes, e.g. between passenger seats · CPC title

• E05C3/14 Primary

  with operating handle or equivalent member rigid with the latch {(E05C3/122 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60R7/06

  mounted on or below dashboards · CPC title

• E05C3/008

  parallel to the wing edge · CPC title