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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7607731 | External side bag trim close outs A trim close out panel for a vehicle seat having a seat cover. The seat cover has an opening that is covered by the close out panel. The close out panel is formed of a stretchable fabric. The stretchable fabric is attached to opening in the seat cover. An external s... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7419212 | Protective strips for use in the manufacture of upholstered furniture Protective strips for use in the manufacture of upholstered furniture include a fastening strip portion, a cover strip portion and a hinge portion which flexibly connects the fastening and cover strip portions to one another. In use, the protective strips may be pos... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7367629 | Adjustable attachment and tensioning assembly for the suspension of a seat assembly A seat assembly for use in supporting an occupant in an automotive vehicle is provided, having a seat frame and a suspension material extending between and operatively secured to the seat frame for supporting the occupant of the seat assembly. A plurality of adjustm... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7296852 | Upholstered seat A seat assembly and method of fabricating the seat assembly including a cushion (20) with a groove (22), and a cover (24) having an inner surface (26) wherein at least one drawcord (28) threadingly extends through the inner surface... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7287305 | Extruded flexible self-locking trim cover assembly retention clip and method for using same A clip for retaining a trim cover assembly against a foam pad of a vehicle seat including a base having a hook end and a lock end. The base also includes a flange extending out therefrom. The hook end defines a hook, which secures the trim cover assembly to the clip... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7255405 | Cushion for seat A cushion for a seat, including a foam padding integral with a three-dimensional cover covering the padding, the three-dimensional cover including a first piece, a second piece spaced apart from the first piece and facing the first piece, the second piece having fir... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255404 | Seat frame panel for attaching a fabric suspension A seat assembly for an automotive vehicle is provided utilizing a membrane suspension for supporting an occupant seated on the seat assembly. The seat assembly includes a seat cushion and a seat back operatively coupled to the seat cushion for movement between a plu... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7195277 | Vehicle seat assembly A vehicle seat assembly including a frame, an air bag module, and a trim cover having an end portion. A first coupling member is disposed proximate the end portion. A second coupling member is adapted to engage the first coupling member. The second coupling member i... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7152929 | Structure of a double-mesh seat of a chair A chair seat includes a lower loop-shaped member, an auxiliary mesh, a loop-shaped pad part, and an upper mesh; the lower loop-shaped member encircles a first space; the auxiliary mesh is positioned over the first space and the lower loop-shaped member, and securely... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7096549 | Carrier and attachment method for load-bearing fabric An attachment structure for a load-bearing fabric including an expandable carrier secured to an un-stretched load-bearing fabric. To attach the carrier to a support frame, the carrier and fabric are stretched together to desired shape and secured to the frame. An in... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7073693 | Drawstringing kit A drawstringing kit including a needle and a guard is disclosed. The needle includes an eyelet for receiving a drawstring. A tunnel of the damaged product is adapted to receive the needle to facilitate stringing of the drawstring through the tunnel. The guard is pos... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7055902 | Vehicle seats Vehicle seats may include a seat cushion covered with an outer cover, a seat back covered with an other outer cover, and a seat reclining mechanism rotatably connecting the seat cushion and the seat back such that the seat back can be tilted. One of the outer cover ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048338 | Method and apparatus for attaching sensors to a seat assembly A vehicle seat assembly includes a sensor assembly that is used to provide data for an occupant classification system. The data is used to determine such characteristics as seat occupant weight and position. These characteristics are used to control deployment of a ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040700 | Sofa and method of manufacturing same A backrest and deck subassembly for a sofa includes: a frame having a generally horizontal deck section, the deck section including a top portion and an underlying bottom portion, the frame also having a generally upright backrest section attached to and extending u... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7021718 | Method and apparatus for attaching accessories to load-bearing fabric An apparatus for attaching an item to load-bearing fabric including male and female strips that snap together on opposite sides of the fabric. The male strip is attached to the item to be secured to the fabric, and includes male prongs that are pushed through the we... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7008021 | Interior weld and improved sling An interior weld for furniture having a tubular member is disclosed. The weld has a first tubular member and a second tubular member. The first tubular member is adapted to receive the tubular second member. An edge of the tubular second member contacts an inner sur... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6996895 | Elastomeric material application system A material application system for applying a panel of material to a framework with a shoe for retaining the framework, a nest, opposed mechanisms for retaining opposite portions of the panel of material traversing between the shoe and the nest, an arrangement for se... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6976737 | Folding deckchair A folding deckchair, of the kind with a frame (2) to which fabric (3) is fitted, and wherein the fixing between the side ends of the fabric and the side portions of the frame is attained through an elastic cord inserted through a plurality of eyelets l... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6942300 | Structure for mounting a net member to a frame for a seat or backrest of a chair A net member is stretched over a frame for a seat and backrest of a chair. An engagement member attached to the end of the net member is inserted into an engagement groove on the lower surface of the basic frame. A binding frame is pressed onto the lower surface of ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6745444 | Method of manufacturing a seat A method of manufacturing a seat assembly is disclosed and includes the steps of providing a seat frame having a hog lance loop, providing a trim cover, providing a fastener strip formed in a plane and having a base section and a tab section including a hinge portio... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6612648 | Trim cover attachment member of vehicle seat, manufacturing method thereof and vehicle seat A trim cover attachment member of a vehicle seat, being attached to an end portion of a trim cover, and being engaged with an engaging portion provided at a seat frame of the vehicle seat, comprises: an attachment portion to which the end portion of the t... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6595591 | Motor vehicle seat back A vehicle seat back comprises firstly a rigid frame having first and second side uprights and top and bottom cross-members interconnecting the first and second side uprights, and secondly a resilient supporting sheet fixed to the rigid frame and placed so... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6543843 | Fastener strip A fastener strip for a trim cover of a seat assembly including a base section and a tab section. The tab section includes a hinge portion connected to the base section and a body portion connected to the hinge portion. The base section, the tab section, t... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6511562 | Bonding strip for load bearing fabric A bonding strip that functions as a carrier for a load bearing fabric. The bonding strip includes a pair of bonding strip halves that sandwich the fabric. The bonding strip halves are intersecured by an adhesive that extends through and is intimately inte... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6406093 | Attachment for seat assembly A seat assembly includes a seat structural member and a clip having first and second hook portions. The first hook portion of the clip is attached to the structural member. The seat assembly also includes a first trim material having an edge attached to t... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6378944 | Seat and/or back of seat cover for a chair The invention relates to a seat and/or backrest covering for a chair, in particular an office chair, having a frame-tensioned mesh-like fabric (3), which is penetrated by a large number of pins (4) provided on the periphery of a load-bearing frame (1) tha... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6299255 | Automobile vehicle seat covered with a return sleeve The seat comprised a foam cushioning provided with a bearing face covered with an upholstery cover in which are defined connexion lines, along which a section of the sleeve is pulled into a slit provided in the cushioning by a fastening device. This devic... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6076888 | Motor-vehicle seat having a frame of magnesium alloy, with means for mounting upholstery rapidly A motor-vehicle seat comprises a backrest having a frame of magnesium alloy defining a peripheral cavity within which there is fitted a peripheral portion of the padding of foamed plastic material of the backrest. The outer wall of the frame of magnesium ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6050646 | Backrest A backrest, in particular for an office chair, is indicated, in which backrest a cover is stretched onto a frame. In order for it to be possible for the frame to be introduced into the cover in a simple manner, the frame is of hinged and rotatable design.... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6048025 | Locking element for a drawing-in rod for the profile-forming connection between upholstery covering materials for upholstery furniture and similar upholstered parts A locking device for upholstery is connected between an elongate holding element and an elongate drawing-in element which is connected to a sewing-on flag. The sewing-on flag in turn is connected to upholstery covering material. The locking device include... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6022072 | Debris collector for upholstered furniture A device for placement into a gap or crevice of a piece of upholstered furniture such that debris and small articles that fall below the seating cushions of such furniture are retained on the device as opposed to passing through the gap or crevice area an... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5979980 | Motor-vehicle seat This seat comprises a backrest armature (28) connected to a seat-part armature (22) by means (34) of articulation about an axis (X) substantially transverse to the seat. The backrest armature (28) carries a substantially transverse rod (56) for attaching ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5971478 | J-strip with hook-and-loop attachment for trim cover A J-strip is adapted for attaching an edge portion of a trim cover material to a vehicle seat frame component. An elongated extruded plastic strip includes a substantially J-shaped cross-section with a flat portion and a curved portion extending from the ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5954395 | Seat back with re-entrant rear face A motor vehicle seat includes a seat back which has a re-entrant rear face with a cavity closed by a sheet immobilized between two lateral uprights of the seat. Upholstery extends over the uprights and a cover covers the upholstery and is fixed into housi... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5879051 | Device and method for fixing a seat covering and the seat obtained The device comprises a band (9) made of relatively rigid plastic material designed to be sewn to the covering (4) and also hooking means (11) adapted to engage on a predetermined element (2) of the seat (1), the band (9) and the hooking means (11) being m... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5867873 | Fabric securing device A fabric securing device for securing a fabric article. The fabric securing device comprises a fabric clamp for releasably engaging a fabric article, a flexible band, and clips for releasably connecting the flexible band to the fabric clamp. One or more o... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5826312 | Device for connecting the edge region of a covering material for vehicle seat upholstery to a mounting A device is disclosed for connecting the edge region of a covering material (2) for vehicle seat upholstery to a mounting (3). Due to the fact that, according to the invention, a central piece (4), on one side of which means (5, 6) for making a connection... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5820213 | Trim cover attachment feature A vehicle seat assembly includes a trim cover having a trim cover edge, and a seat frame component with a frame edge. A single J-strip is adapted for attachment to the trim cover edge. The single J-strip includes a substantially flat portion attachable to... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5820222 | Upholstery securing device for a motor-vehicle headrest and the like Upholstery securing device for motor-vehicle articles comprising a body of yelding material and a flexible upholstery sheet laid upon the body. The device comprises a retainer member fixed to the body and having at least one indented slot for receiving an... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5820212 | Automotive seat A seat cushion comprises a seat frame having a generally rectangular shape; a pad member integrally molded on the seat frame and an outer skin member covering the pad member. The pad member is formed at a back side thereof with a plurality of recesses int... | 10/13/1998 |
