Clip for car seat cover

Abstract

The present invention relates to a clip (10) for fastening a car seat cover onto a car seat, characterised by: a head means (11) comprising a U-shaped holder (11a) with a gripping means (11b) at each end to receive and grasp a car seat cover; and an insertion element (13) having a tip end, connected to the head means (11) via a midpoint element (12), to be embedded in the car seat for fastening the car seat cover; characterised in that the midpoint element (12) is a truncated cone connecting the head means (11) with the insertion element (13), wherein the clip (10) is inserted to a joining of the car seat cushion.

Claims

1. A clip (10) for fastening a car seat cover onto a car seat, the clip (10) comprising: a head means (11) comprising a U-shaped holder (11a) with a gripping means (11b) at each end, the gripping means (11b) including a sharp end configured to receive and grasp a car seat cover; and an insertion element (13) having a tip end, connected to the head means (11) via a midpoint element (12), to be embedded in the car seat for fastening the car seat cover; characterised in that the midpoint element (12) is a truncated cone connecting the head means (11) with the insertion element (13), wherein the clip (10) is inserted to a joining of the car seat cushion; wherein the insertion element (13) comprising two opposite flat surfaces (131) and two corresponding ridges (132); and wherein each flat surface (131) and each ridge (132) are connected with a shoulder (133); and wherein the clip (10) is made of stretchable material such that the midpoint element (12) is bendable.

2. The clip (10) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the clip (10) is made of stretchable material.

3. The clip (10) as claimed in claim 2, wherein the stretchable material is rubber.

4. The clip (10) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the insertion element (13) has a tip end heading downward.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The features of the invention will be more readily understood and appreciated from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, in which:

(2) FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a clip of the present invention for car seat cover;

(3) FIG. 2 shows another perspective view of the clip in FIG. 1;

(4) FIG. 3 shows a front view of the clip in FIG. 1;

(5) FIG. 4 shows a side view of the clip in FIG. 1;

(6) FIG. 5 shows a top view of the clip in FIG. 1;

(7) FIG. 6 shows a bottom view of the clip in FIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(8) As required, detailed embodiments of the present invention are disclosed herein; however, it is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, which may be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting but merely as a basis for claims. It should be understood that the drawings and detailed description thereto are not intended to limit the invention to the particular form disclosed, but on the contrary, the invention is to cover all modifications, equivalents and alternatives falling within the scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims. As used throughout this application, the word may is used in a permissive sense (i.e., meaning having the potential to), rather than the mandatory sense (i.e., meaning must). Similarly, the words include, including, and includes mean including, but not limited to. Further, the words a or an mean at least one and the word plurality means one or more, unless otherwise mentioned. Where the abbreviations or technical terms are used, these indicate the commonly accepted meanings as known in the technical field. For ease of reference, common reference numerals will be used throughout the figures when referring to the same or similar features common to the figures. The present invention will now be described with reference to FIGS. 1-6.

(9) The present invention relates to a clip (10) for fastening a car seat cover onto a car seat, characterised by: a head means (11) comprising a U-shaped holder (11a) with a gripping means (11b) at each end to receive and grasp a car seat cover; and an insertion element (13) having a tip end, connected to the head means (11) via a midpoint element (12), to be embedded in the car seat for fastening the car seat cover; characterised in that the midpoint element (12) is a truncated cone connecting the head means (11) with the insertion element (13), wherein the clip (10) is inserted to ta joining of the car seat cushion.

(10) As shown in FIGS. 1-4, the insertion element (13) has two opposite flat surfaces (131) and two corresponding ridges (132), and each flat surfaces (131) and each ridge (132) is connected with a shoulder (133). The length of the insertion element (13) approximates the length of the head means (11).

(11) In a preferred embodiment, the gripping means (11b) is extended from each end of the U-shaped holder (11a) and curved inwardly facing each other.

(12) In a preferred embodiment, the upside of gripping means (11b) has a protuberance.

(13) In a preferred embodiment, the gripping means (11b) has a sharp end to grasp the car seat cover tightly to prevent the car seat cover from slipping away from the clip (10).

(14) In a preferred embodiment, the insertion element (13) has a tip end heading downward. The tip end of the insertion element (13) secures the car seat cover onto car seat and locates the car seat cover at a fix position.

(15) In a preferred embodiment, the clip (10) is bendable at the midpoint element (12) to 90 for securing car seat cover onto the car seat; therefore allowing a different angles of insertion of the clip (10) onto the car seat.

(16) In a preferred embodiment, the midpoint element (12) is a truncated cone that connects the head means (11) with the insertion element (13). Any other shapes that ease the bending of the clip (10) may be selected.

(17) In a preferred embodiment, the clip (10) is made of stretchable material such as rubber for flexibility of the clip (10) during placement of the car seat cover into the U-shaped holder (11a) and insertion of the clip (10) onto the car seat.

(18) The clip (10) for car seat cover with the simple design is user friendly and is easy to be installed, hence the installation time for the clip is reduced. The clip (10) provides solid fitment of the car seat cover and said fitment will not be out of shape. These provide benefit of long lasting car seat cover fitment. The simple design of the clip (10) remains original fabric of the car without damage as the clip (10) is inserted to the joining of the car seat cushion with the insertion element (13) embedded in the car seat while the head means (11) remain above the car seat for grasping the car seat cover. The joining referred herein is the stitching line where two fabrics of the car seat cushion are sewed together.

(19) As seen in FIGS. 3-4, the midpoint element (12) of the clip (10) is shorter in width than the insertion element (13); as such, when the clip (10) is inserted to the joining of the car seat cushion, the insertion element (13) having a tip end heading downward can easily penetrate in and rested at the midpoint element (12), thereby ensuring fitment of the clip (10) to the car seat cushion and grasp the car seat cover tightly.

(20) Below is an example of a clip (10) for car seat cover from which the advantages of the present invention may be more readily understood. It is to be understood that the following example is for illustrative purpose only and should not be construed to limit the present invention in any way.

EXAMPLE

(21) A clip (10) for car seat cover was developed and shown in the FIGS. 1-6. Referring to FIGS. 1-6, the clip (10) for the car seat cover comprises a head means (11), a midpoint element (12) and an insertion element (13). The head means (11) comprises a gripping means (11b) curves inwardly facing each other for the purpose of receiving and grasping a strip of the car seat cover. The midpoint element (12) connects the head means (11) with insertion element (13) to form the clip (10) for fastening a car seat cover onto a car seat. The insertion element (13) which connected to the midpoint element (12) has a tip end heading downward. The tip end of the insertion element (13) secures the car seat cover onto the car seat.

(22) The FIG. 1 showed overview of the clip (10) which comprises the head means (11), the midpoint element (12) and the insertion element (13). The FIG. 2 showed another perspective view of the clip (10) by showing the inward curve of the gripping means (11b), FIG. 3 showed front view of the clip (10), FIG. 4 showed the side view of the clip (10), FIG. 5 showed the top view of the clip (10) and FIG. 6 showed the bottom view of the clip (10).

(23) The method of installing the clip (10) for car seat cover onto car seat comprises the steps of: inserting the clip (10) to the joining in between the car seat cushion of the backrest or bottom seat; turning the clip (10) to 90 degree to hock the clip (10) tightly to the seat; gripping felt strip of the car seat cover via the U-shaped holder (11a) to complete the installation.

(24) Although the present invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments, also shown in the appended figures, it will be apparent for those skilled in the art that many variations and modifications can be done within the scope of the invention as described in the specification and defined in the following claims.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS USED IN THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT INVENTION

(25) TABLE-US-00001 Reference Numerals Description 10 Clip 11 Head means 11a U-shaped holder 11b Gripping means 12 Midpoint element 13 Insertion element