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US 8,832,939 · App. 13/583,346 · Granted Sep 16, 2014

Spring latch and method for attaching a seat cushion to a seat frame

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Patent No.
US 8,832,939
App. No.
13/583,346
Granted
Sep 16, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of attaching a seat cushion to a seat frame includes the steps of providing a spring latch having a spring portion and a brace portion, engaging a spring leg of the spring portion with the seat frame, attaching a cushion engaging leg of the brace portion to the seat cushion, and receiving a brace leg of the brace portion into a lock formation on a locking leg of the spring portion.

Claims (9)

1. A method of attaching a seat cushion to a seat frame, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a spring latch having a spring portion and a brace portion;

engaging a spring leg of the spring portion with the seat frame;

attaching a cushion engaging leg of the brace portion to the seat cushion; and

receiving a brace leg of the brace portion into a lock formation on a locking leg of the spring portion wherein the step of attaching the cushion engaging leg of the brace portion to the seat cushion is prior to the step of receiving the brace leg of the brace portion into the lock formation.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of providing the spring portion with a generally V-shape.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of providing the brace portion with a generally triangular shape.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of displacing the spring leg towards a locking leg to disengage the spring leg from the seat frame to permit the seat cushion to be displaced from the seat frame.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the spring leg has a frame engaging lip and the seat frame has a flange, further comprising the step of engaging the frame engaging lip with the flange on the seat frame.

Assignments (9)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME 53545/443 Recorded Jul 15, 2021
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
To: NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION; INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; NAVISTAR, INC.
Reel/Frame 057441/0404 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2021
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; NAVISTAR, INC. (F/KA/ INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE CORPORATION); INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 056757/0136 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2020
From: NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION; INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; NAVISTAR, INC. (F/K/A INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE CORPORATION)
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 053545/0443 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CONVEYING PARTY DATA PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 052483 FRAME: 0742. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST.. Recorded Apr 27, 2020
From: NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION; INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; NAVISTAR, INC. (F/K/A INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE CORPORATION)
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 053457/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2020
From: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; NAVISTAR, INC. (F/K/A INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE CORPORATION)
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 052483/0742 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2017
From: NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION; NAVISTAR, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 044418/0310 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2017
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION; INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 044780/0456 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 15, 2015
From: NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION; INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 036616/0243 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2013
From: WILSON, ERIK C; DEVIEW, ERIC; WAGONER, SAMUEL D; TEMPLE, PATRICK E
To: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 029619/0600 →