IP Library Granted Patent US 10,589,712
Granted Patent B2
US 10,589,712 · App. 15/904,309 · Granted Mar 17, 2020

Vehicle seat harness retainer

Inventors: Yong Sun Simon Kang (Pasadena, CA); Mark Gerard Tebbe (Ventura, CA); Thomas E. Birkert (West Hills, CA)
Assignee: Munchkin, Inc.
B60R22/30A44B9/12B60N2/2812A44D2203/00B60N2002/2815B60R2022/021
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Patent No.
US 10,589,712
App. No.
15/904,309
Granted
Mar 17, 2020
Kind
B2
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.

Claims (32)

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.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2025
From: MUNCHKIN, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 070740/0669 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2018
From: KANG, YONG SUN SIMON; TEBBE, MARK GERARD; BIRKERT, THOMAS E.
To: MUNCHKIN, INC.
Reel/Frame 045042/0381 →