IP Library Granted Patent US 9,409,497
Granted Patent B1
US 9,409,497 · App. 14/720,421 · Granted Aug 9, 2016

Anti-unlock towel bar

Inventors: Ryosuke Mizuno (Novi, MI); Michael Mixon (Plymouth, MI)
Assignee: AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA, INC.
B60N2/0881B60N2/06
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,409,497
App. No.
14/720,421
Granted
Aug 9, 2016
Kind
B1
Abstract

A seat apparatus including an operating handle; a slot hole bracket including at least one inclined slot, the at least one profiled slot guides the operating handle in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction based on an inclined force on the operating handle; and one or more lock brackets movably attached to the operating handle and the slot hole bracket.

Claims (21)

1. A seat apparatus, comprising:

an operating handle;

a slot hole bracket including at least one inclined slot, the at least one inclined slot guides the operating handle in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction based on an inclined force on the operating handle; and

one or more lock brackets movably attached to the operating handle and the slot hole bracket,

wherein the operating handle is attached to one or more connecting links that connects to the slot bracket and the one or more connecting links have a groove conforming to one or more connecting bars of the operating handle.

2. The seat apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the operating handle is U-shaped.

3. The seat apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

a lock bracket of the one or more lock brackets include one or more slots adjacent to a lock slot.

4. The seat apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the slot hole bracket has a top surface and two or more side flanges attached to the top surface.

5. The seat apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein

the top surface of the slot hole bracket includes holes to mount additional attachments.

6. The seat apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein

the top surface of the slot hole bracket includes a slot that runs entirely or partially along the length of the top surface.

7. The seat apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein

the two or more side flanges of the slot hole bracket include at least one profiled slot and at least one inclined slot.

8. The seat apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein

the at least one profiled slot of the slot hole bracket is bean-shaped.

9. The seat apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of fasteners have one or more steps that supports the at least one profiled slot and the at least one inclined slot of the slot hole bracket.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Sep 12, 2023
From: AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA INC.
To: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 064868/0830 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2015
From: MIZUNO, RYOSUKE; MIXON, MICHAEL
To: AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 035702/0539 →