US 12,083,936 B2
Child safety seat anchor cover
Alexander Sel, Augsburg (DE); Geraldine Arand, Oberding (DE); and Jochen Kohlhofer, Altfraunhofen (DE)
Assigned to LEAR CORPORATION, Southfield, MI (US)
Filed by Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/881,846.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2021 123 200.7 (DE), filed on Sep. 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0075983 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 2/28 (2006.01); B60N 2/58 (2006.01); B60N 2/60 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/2893 (2013.01) [B60N 2/5858 (2013.01); B60N 2/6009 (2013.01); B60N 2/2824 (2013.01); B60N 2/2827 (2013.01); B60N 2/2842 (2013.01); B60N 2/2881 (2013.01); B60N 2/2887 (2013.01); B60N 2/289 (2013.01); B60N 2/5816 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle seat assembly, comprising:
a panel defined as a portion of a vehicle seat, the panel defining a first aperture therethrough to access an anchor and a second aperture therethrough, the second aperture being spaced from the first aperture, the panel comprising an engagement region thereon adjacent to the second aperture; and
a trim cover assembly including a trim cover, a strap connecting the trim cover to the vehicle seat, a seat frame, and/or a vehicle framework via the second aperture, and a holder member configured to retract together with the strap into and emerge from the second aperture, the holder member comprising a first edge and a distal edge opposite to the first edge, the first edge of the holder member secured to the trim cover, and the distal edge configured to engage the engagement region on the panel,
wherein the trim cover assembly has:
a first position covering the first aperture to visibly hide the anchor where the holder member is stored within the second aperture, and
a second position spaced apart from the first aperture to provide access to the anchor through the first aperture, where the distal edge of the holder member is engaged with the engagement region to support the trim cover in the second position.