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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2003
Applicants:
Steven L. Bivens, Kankakee, IL (US);
Joseph J. Bella, Plainfield, IL (US);
Inventors:
Steven L. Bivens, Kankakee, IL (US);
Joseph J. Bella, Plainfield, IL (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc, Glenview, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B045/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A retractable coat hook system that may be used within automobile interiors includes an integral damper and latch mechanisms. The coat hook of the coat hook system may be opened or closed by pushing on the hook. The integral damper gives the coat hook a slow, smooth motion as it opens and closes and latches to the coat hook housing. The retractable coat hook system reduces the number of components typically used with known coat hooks, resulting in reduced costs and improved assembly operations.