Pre-warning of Cross-border Infringement —— Beware of Infringement of Automobile Seat Gap Strip

This car seat slot strip can prevent items such as mobile phone, wallet or change from falling between the car seats, achieve seamless installation without affecting seat adjustment, and reduce abnormal noise caused by seat friction, which is suitable for most vehicles. In addition, the product has the characteristics of comfortable feel, strong flexibility and arbitrary bending.

Xiaobian found through search that:

The product has the risk of infringing the American invention patent shown below.

The American invention patent number is: US8267291B2.

The specific details of the American invention patent map are as follows:

A device for blocking the gap between the front seat and the console of an automobile is a slender component, which has the characteristics of flexibility and plasticity and can adapt to various automobile brands and models.

The invention relates to an adaptive device for automobile blocking gap, which can prevent objects from entering the gap between the front seat of the automobile and the partition console.

Claim:

An apparatus for plugging a gap near an automobile seat includes an elongated member having a housing and a core enclosed within the housing, the core having a flexible property and a groove provided toward an end region, the groove having a longitudinal length, the groove extending through the elongated member and surrounded by the core and the housing of the elongated member, and wherein when properly positioned, the groove provides engagement with a seat belt receiving member adjacent to the automobile seat to allow the elongated member to slide along a central console during longitudinal movement of the automobile seat, wherein the end region is longer than the longitudinal length of the groove.

An apparatus adapted to be arranged between a seat in a motor vehicle and a central console of the motor vehicle has an elongated member including a housing having a top, a bottom and a pair of opposite first and second sides, the housing surrounding a core, the first side being adapted to abut the seat and the second side being adapted to abut the central console, an elongated member configured to slide along the central console during longitudinal movement of the seat, and a groove surrounded by the housing and the core, Extending between the bottom and top of an elongated member in a substantially vertical posture perpendicular to the bottom and top, longitudinally aligned and adapted to receive a seat belt member when placed in a vehicle, the member having one end fixed to one side of a seat, wherein when properly positioned near an automobile seat, a slot provides engagement with the seat belt member to allow the elongated member to slide along a center console during longitudinal movement of the seat, wherein the slot is generally oval in shape when engaged with a seat belt assembly.

An apparatus for a motor vehicle has a central console extending along a seat, an elongated member including a housing of a first material, a core of a second material having a first portion adapted to be pressed against the central console adjacent to the seat, a second portion adapted to be located in a gap defined between the central console and the seat and a slot extending through the housing and the core of the elongated member when the elongated member is pressed against the seat, and adapted to receive a seat belt receiving member, The seat belt receiving part has a first end and a second free end coupled to the seat, wherein the slot is configured to allow the free end of the seat belt to pass through the slot, wherein the slot fits around the seat belt receiving part, and wherein the slot provides engagement with the seat belt receiving part when properly positioned adjacent to the seat, wherein the slot has an open configuration with the seat belt receiving part when engaged and a partially closed configuration when disengaged from the seat belt receiving part.

Patent summary:

1. A device for plugging a gap near a car seat consists of a flexible elongated member;

2. There is a groove in the end area of the elongated member, and the shape of the groove is consistent with that of the seat belt assembly when it is engaged.