Cover material attachment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12496946-B2
Application number	US-202318230440-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 4, 2023
Priority date	Aug 10, 2022
Publication date	Dec 16, 2025
Grant date	Dec 16, 2025

Abstract

A cover material attachment includes: a base to be installed in a groove of a cushion material; a first support and a second support that are provided upright on the base toward an opening of the groove, and are opposed to each other in a width direction of the groove; a first protrusion and a second protrusion that respectively protrude from the first and second supports in respective directions that bring the first and second protrusions closer to each other, and are to be engaged with an engaging member; and a first frame and a second frame that are provided upright on the base toward the opening of the groove and are opposed to each other in the width direction of the groove. The first and second frames each include a guide configured to guide the engaging member to a space between the first protrusion and the second protrusion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A cover material attachment that is configured to be installed in a groove provided in a cushion material of a seat and is configured to be engaged with an engaging member attached to a cover material, the cover material attachment comprising:
a base configured to be installed in the groove of the cushion material; a first support and a second support that are provided upright from the base toward an opening of the groove, and are opposed to each other in a width direction of the groove; a first protrusion protruding from the first support; a second protrusion protruding from the second support; and a first frame and a second frame that are provided upright from the base toward the opening of the groove and are opposed to each other in the width direction of the groove, wherein;
the first protrusion and the second protrusion protrude in respective directions that bring the first protrusion and the second protrusion closer to each other with a space being provided therebetween,
each of the first frame and the second frame includes a guide surface with which the engaging member is guided to the space between the first protrusion and the second protrusion when the guide surface is pressed against the engaging member inserted into the groove,
the first protrusion and the second protrusion engage with the engaging member inserted into the space therebetween,
the first frame is configured to provide a space between the first frame and the first support to allow elastic deformation of the first frame independently of the first support when a load is applied on a side of the groove on which the opening is provided, and
the second frame is configured to provide a space between the second frame and the second support to allow elastic deformation of the second frame independently of the second support when the load is applied on the side of the groove on which the opening is provided.

2 . The cover material attachment according to claim 1 , wherein the first frame and the second frame each comprise:
a pair of legs provided upright on the base, and a connecting portion that couples respective end portions of the pair of legs.

3 . The cover material attachment according to claim 2 , wherein:
the first support is disposed between the pair of legs of the first frame, and the second support is disposed between the pair of legs of the second frame.

4 . The cover material attachment according to claim 2 , wherein:
the first support has a space that is continuous from between the first support and each of the pair of legs of the first frame to between the first support and the connecting portion of the first frame, and the second support has a space that is continuous from between the second support and each of the pair of legs of the second frame to between the second support and the connecting portion of the second frame.

5 . The cover material attachment according to claim 2 , wherein:
the guide surface of the first frame is provided for each leg of the pair of legs so that the guide surface is inclined with respect to a depth direction of the groove in such a manner as to face the side of the groove on which the opening is provided, and the guide surface of the second frame is provided for each leg of the pair of legs so that the guide surface is inclined with respect to the depth direction of the groove in such a manner as to face the side of the groove on which the opening is provided.

6 . The cover material attachment according to claim 5 , wherein:
the first protrusion has an auxiliary guide surface disposed in a plane identical to a plane in which the guide surface of the first frame is disposed in a no-load state, and the second protrusion has an auxiliary guide surface disposed in a plane identical to a plane in which the guide surface of the second frame is disposed in the no-load state.

7 . The cover material attachment according to claim 5 , wherein:
the first support has an intermediate guide disposed in a plane identical to a plane in which the guide surface of the first frame is disposed in a no-load state, and the second support has an intermediate guide disposed in a plane identical to a plane in which the guide surface of the second frame is disposed in the no-load state.

8 . The cover material attachment according to claim 1 , wherein the first frame and the second frame each comprise:
a riser portion that extends from the base, a guide that extends from the riser portion in a direction inclined with respect to a depth direction of the groove, the guide being configured to guide the engaging member to the space, and a fixing portion that extends from the guide toward an outer side of the groove in the width direction, the fixing portion being inserted into the cushion material.

Assignees

• Ykk Corp

Inventors

• Nanbu Madoka
• Tanaka Takayoshi
• Zhang Wanli
• Minato Tsuyoshi

Classifications

• A47C31/02

  Upholstery attaching means · CPC title

• B60N2/5816 Primary

  attachments thereof · CPC title

• B60N2/5825 Primary

  by hooks, staples, clips, snap fasteners or the like · CPC title

• A47C7/62 Primary

  Accessories for chairs · CPC title