ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,937, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Shigeru Co. Ltd (Ota, Japan) and Subaru Corp. (Tokyo).
"Attachment for vehicle interior material" was invented by Minoru Tomiyama (Ota, Japan) and Hiroshi Nakamura (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An attachment includes an abutment plate portion and a retaining portion. The abutment plate portion cannot be inserted into a mounting hole. The abutment plate portion includes an insertion hole in a middle portion thereof. The retaining portion is disposed on a back side of the abutment plate portion. The attachment is mounted on the mounting hole by the retaining portion inserted into the moun...