US 12,376,655 B2
Connector
Amy Louise Pomering, Täby (SE)
Assigned to MIPS AB, Täby (SE)
Appl. No. 17/784,183
Filed by MIPS AB, Täby (SE)
PCT Filed Dec. 11, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/085816
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 10, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/122388, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 24, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 1918754 (GB), filed on Dec. 18, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0023020 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. A44B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A44B 17/0076 (2013.01) 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector for connecting inner and outer layers of an apparatus, the connector comprising:
an anchor point configured to be connected to one of the inner and outer layers;
a resilient portion arranged to at least partially surround the anchor point about a first axis extending in a first direction and connected to the anchor point;
a peripheral portion arranged to at least partially surround the resilient portion about a second axis extending in the first direction and connected to the resilient portion, and configured to be connected to the other of the inner and outer layers; and
attachment means on a surface of the connector opposite to the anchor point, for attaching the connector to the inner or outer layer not to be connected to the anchor point;
wherein the resilient portion is configured to protrude from the peripheral portion in the first direction, in a connected state in which the connector is connected to the inner and outer layers, and deform to allow the anchor point to move relative to the peripheral portion in a direction perpendicular to the first direction; and
wherein the anchor point comprises two arms extending in mutually different directions, the arms being configured to be inserted through a hole in the inner or outer layer to which the anchor point is attached and extend in order to prevent the connector being disconnected from the inner or outer layer.