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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7703855 | Vehicle seat assembly A vehicle seat includes a seat frame with at least one attachment point, a foam pad overlying the seat frame with at least one attachment opening and a flexible seat trim cover. The flexible seat trim cover overlies a front surface of the foam pad. The seat trim cov... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7549708 | T-member for use in an armrest or interior component of a vehicle A seam for use in a vehicle armrest or other interior component. The seam includes a first material and a second material joined to the first material. The seam also includes a T-member connected to the first material and the second material to form a French seam ap... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7506939 | Vehicle seat Vehicle seat includes a cushion body and an attached cover with a groove at the attachment sites in the cushion body, and first lockable attachment elements attached to a groove base that lock with second lockable attachment elements affixed to the cover. Vehicle se... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7390059 | Vehicle seat Vehicle seat with a cushion body and a cover attached thereto that includes at least one medallion cover piece and at least one side cushion cover piece, which are attached to one another at the attachment points. At the attachment points a groove is provided in the... | 06/24/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7222915 | Backrest of an automobile vehicle seat The backrest (2) of an automobile vehicle seat includes a framework (21), a padding (3), a padding cover (4) covering the front face and the sides of the backrest and a padding screen (7) for the rear face of the backrest. It inclu... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7134730 | Seat trim cover assembly aid A method of manufacturing a seat that includes the steps of attaching adjacent upholstery panels with a locator strip and attachment strip sandwiched therebetween. The attachment strip includes an enlarged edge portion that engages clips in a molded foam seat backin... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128371 | Seat structure A seat structure includes a seat frame, a three-dimensional net stretched over the seat frame, a skin material for selectively covering the three-dimensional net, and a fastener for connecting a portion of the skin material and the three-dimensional net. The fastene... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7083227 | Automotive vehicle seating comfort system There is disclosed an automotive vehicle seating comfort system for providing heating, cooling, ventilation or a combination thereof to an individual in an automotive car seat. The system typically includes an insert, a blower and a tubular structure for providing f... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7056457 | Cushion body of seat cushion and method of manufacturing the cushion body An object of the invention is to provide a cushion body of a seat cushion that can be easily reinforced in low cost, to provide a method for manufacturing such a cushion body and to provide an apparatus for manufacturing such a cushion body. A cushion body 10... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 7017997 | Seat A vehicle seat includes pad and cover assemblies. The pad assembly has a main portion and side portions. The side portions are placed opposite sides of the main portion through boundary-portion pulling slots respectively. The main-portion pulling slot crossing the b... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6964453 | Seat trim cover assembly aid A method of manufacturing a seat that includes the steps of attaching adjacent upholstery panels with a locator strip and attachment strip sandwiched therebetween. The attachment strip includes an enlarged edge portion that engages clips in a molded foam seat backin... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6908144 | Fastening element for part of a trim inside a motor vehicle Fastening element for a trim panel in the interior of a motor vehicle, said fastening element being fastened between a structural part (1) of the motor vehicle and the trim panel in such a manner that the trim panel can be removed, and foam being provided bet... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905169 | Triangular child's booster seat A polyfoam cushion is formed as a triangular right prism 12 inches on a side and 5 inches in height. A thin cover encloses the prism, and defines a zippered pocket in which string fasteners are provided for securing the assembly to a chair. Safety straps encircle th... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6899399 | Attachment assembly for securing trim material to the padding of a vehicle seat The present invention relates to a trim material attachment assembly for securing trim material to the padding of a vehicle seat. The present invention includes an elongate wedge having a wedge tip and opposed walls joined at the wedge tip. The opposed walls extend ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6877808 | Method and apparatus for attaching a seat sensor mat to a foam cushion 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 ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6817675 | Motor vehicle seat A motor vehicle seat includes padding which is assigned to a backrest or a seat cushion and includes a lower padding part, a ventilation layer which rests on the lower padding part and through which air may flow, and an air-permeable, upper padding layer arranged ab... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6668429 | Deep-groove fastener The invention is a deep-groove fastener which securely retains a seat cover within the groove of a deeply contoured seat bun. The fastener comprises an elongated body generally concave in cross section and having an interior cavity. A plurality of notched... | 12/30/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6609752 | Mounting structure for seat occupant sensor In a mounting structure, a seat occupant sensor is disposed on the central region of the bearing surface of the foam of a seat, and signal lines that connect the sensor to an ECU cross a groove formed on foam. Deeper portions are formed on the bottom of t... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6592181 | Tunnel cord trim retainer A tunnel cord assembly for removably attaching a trim cover to a contoured, cellular foam pad is comprised of a selvedge strip slidably encasing the cord and a bayonet-type fixture at the ends of the cord. The selvedge strip is sewn to the trim cover, whi... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6568761 | Backrest of a motor vehicle seat A backrest of a motor vehicle seat has a sheet metal shell having several cutouts and an upholstery member arranged on the sheet metal shell. The upholstery member has securing elements for attaching the upholstery member to the sheet metal shell. Each se... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6561581 | System comprising a cover fastened to a support by means of self-gripping elements A system comprising a cover comprising two adjacent parts joined by a seam and forming a seam flap. The seam comprises first and second threads joined to the two respective faces of the seam flap and forming alternating loops which interlock at the free e... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6478382 | Fastening system for a motor vehicle seat A fastening system is for a vehicle seat having at least one padded part of a foamed material surrounded by at least one upholstery part. The upholstery part is connected with at least one profiled strip having hooking elements on its periphery. A longitu... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6443525 | Vehicle seat assembly and fastening device A vehicle seat assembly having a trim cover, a foam pad, and a fastening device, which includes a supporting member and a fastening member. The supporting member has an elongated shape and is contourable and bendable along a surface of the foam pad. The f... | 09/03/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6283552 | Fastener for securing a bolster to a seating surface A seat assembly for a vehicle including a seat frame, a seating surface secured to the seat frame and having spaced apart, generally parallel first fibers and spaced apart second fibers transverse to the first fibers, a bolster, and a fastener. The fasten... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6206467 | Upholstered element fastened to a cover by means of a hook and loop strip An upholstery element is disclosed which has a flexible core and a cover. The core and the cover are fastened to one another by a hook-fastener connection. The connection includes a hook strip having a plurality of hooks overlaid by a fleece strip having ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6042187 | Seat back with aperture identifiers A plastic contoured seat back includes an inner and an outer shell affixed together. The inner shell includes a three dimensionally curved front surface and a two dimensionally curved back surface. The inner shell may include an internal rib adjacent the ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6003939 | Side air bag-carrying seat structure In a seat structure having a side air bag device, a longitudinal groove (36) is formed in a seat back pad (14) along the longitudinal direction of the seat back pad, and an insert wire (40) which holds a seat outer cover, is embedded in the longitudinal g... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5993955 | Foam moulding with integrally moulded anchoring element A foam moulding is proposed having an integrally moulded anchoring element, by means of which the moulding is capable of being connected to other components, in particular to a cover, the anchoring element being a filament (2) of organic material extendin... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5951110 | Contoured plastic seat back A plastic contoured seat back includes an inner and an outer shell affixed together. The inner shell includes a three dimensionally curved front surface and a two-dimensionally curved back surface. The inner shell may include an internal rib adjacent the ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5723197 | Mounting device for foaming in a foam part This invention deals with a particular mounting device--and its production--for foaming in a foam part made of polyurethane or similar material and serving as a pad for backrests, seating surfaces, and respective areas of car seats. The mounting device al... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5681090 | Modular furniture with polystyrene core A new and improved modular furniture design using a solid block of expanded polystyrene as a core for the furniture. This improved design combines the structural rigidity of a solid core with the light weight of plastic foam construction.... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5641552 | Anchoring strip for a pull-in rod for shaping the profile of upholstery material An anchoring strip for a pull-in rod is used for shaping the profile of upholstery materials for upholstered parts, which are covered on their outside by a covering material. For this purpose, an anchoring strip has a sewing-on flag, which can be connecte... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5641204 | Vehicle seat back cover and a seat including such a cover A cover for covering a vehicle seat back is designed to be put into place on the seat back by being turned progressively the rightway out. The cover includes vertical fixing strips designed to penetrate into vertical slots formed in the front face of the ... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5630615 | Side impact supplemental inflation restraint A side impact supplemental inflation restraint system for an automotive vehicle is provided including a vehicle seat positioned within the vehicle and having a generally rigid frame; cushion material surrounding the frame forming a seating surface; a cove... | 05/20/1997 |
