Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
297452580 | Having a fixed cover | 64 |
20090267401 | CUSHION BODY, SEAT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A cushion body, which can secure both a soft touch feeling and favorable shape reproduction of a groove portion, a seat having the same, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. A cushion body | 10-29-2009 |
20100060069 | SEAT COVER COVERING STRUCTURE - A pull-in recess is formed in a seat pad ( | 03-11-2010 |
20100096899 | SEAT CUSHION COVERING STRUCTURE - A seat cushion covering structure includes a fabric seat cushion cover into which conductive fibers, electrically connected at one end to a conductive member, are woven, and a groove, which is formed in the seat cushion and into which the fabric seat cushion cover is tucked. The conductive member is provided in the groove. | 04-22-2010 |
20100117434 | SEAT TRIM ASSEMBLY - A seat trim assembly including a cushion having an opening and a retention clip. The retention clip has a retention feature and a base disposed in the cushion. The base includes a pad and first and second arms extending from the pad at an angle. The retention feature extends from the pad and extending into the opening. | 05-13-2010 |
20100148562 | CUSHION WITH PLURAL ZONES OF FOAM - A cushion assembly defining a thickness direction comprises at least one covering layer and a core layer. The core layer comprises a first member and a second member. The covering layer spans continuously across both the first and second members in a direction generally transverse to the thickness direction, and the first member is disposed adjacent a forward area of the cushion assembly. The second member is disposed adjacent a back surface of the first member. The second member has a higher resistance to resilient deformation than the first member, and the first member has a higher resistance to resilient deformation than the at least one covering layer. | 06-17-2010 |
20100176647 | Slide Fastener Element, Cushion Arrangement and Vehicle Seat - A slide fastener element, cushion arrangement, vehicle seat or interior covering part. The slide fastener element includes a flexible, foamable lattice that is provided with a plurality of holes, and a plurality of slide fastener teeth secured directly to the lattice. | 07-15-2010 |
20100244539 | VEHICLE SEATING MATERIAL WITH HYDROGRAPHIC DESIGN - A vehicle seat assembly that supports a person in a sitting position may have a seat cushion that cushions the person while sitting. A piece of seating material that is formed of leather and/or faux leather may have an inner side that covers at least a portion of an outer surface of the cushion and an outer side that has a hydrographically applied printing design thereon. | 09-30-2010 |
20100244540 | UPHOLSTERED SEAT ELEMENT - An upholstered seat element for a vehicle seat comprises a foam padding ( | 09-30-2010 |
20110140500 | ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY LAYERED SEATING ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to an environmentally friendly layered vehicle seat assembly and a method of making the same. In at least one embodiment, the vehicle seat assembly comprises a cushion composite comprising a structural layer and a cushion layer adjacent to the structural layer, and a trim material secured over the cushion composite. | 06-16-2011 |
20110227390 | SEAT TRIM ASSEMBLY - A seat trim assembly including a cushion and a retention clip. The retention clip includes first and second retention portions and a flexible arm. The first and second retention portions are adapted to engage a trim cover assembly. The flexible arm connects the first and second retention portions and has a serpentine configuration that facilitates flexing of the retention clip. | 09-22-2011 |
20110309667 | Anti-Rotation Arrow Retainer And Clip - An attachment device for securing a trim cover to foam pad. The attachment device includes an elongated attachment component coupled to the trim cover and a base component disposed within the foam pad. The attachment component includes an outwardly protruding barb and a key pad at a distal end thereof. The base component includes a retaining element having a pair of spaced apart fingers defining a gap there between and a keyway at the bottom of the retaining element between the fingers that is adapted for receiving the key. The key of the attachment component is disposed in the keyway of the retaining element and one of the fingers interacts with the barb to prevent removal of the attachment component from the base component. | 12-22-2011 |
20120112515 | SEATING TRIM ATTACHMENT RETAINER FOR EPP/EPS AND POLYURETHANE FOAM - A trim attachment retainer having a body portion including a proximal end and an engagement end. At least one cross member is integral with and substantially orthogonal to the body portion. At least one barb extends from the engagement end. The at least one barb includes a base and a distal end. The distal end is closer than the base to the at least one cross member. | 05-10-2012 |
20120133194 | LOCKING CONNECTION MEMBER OF COVERING MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COVERED CUSHION FORMED BODY - An engaging member for attaching an upholstery material to a cushion member, which has a positioning member at least one lengthwise terminal end. The positioning member places the starting end of loop engaging element portion in precise position in the groove of the cushion member. The engaging member is long and flexible and bends in conformity with the complicated shape of the curved groove. The method of producing an upholstered cushion molding using the engaging member improves the working efficiency. | 05-31-2012 |
20120248845 | CUSHION - A six-sided box-type cushion is described that has characteristics that not only offer targeted support for the user, but also allow the cushion to be reversible in that the user's perceived firmness is the same no matter which seating surface is facing up. In particular, the cushion has a first, second, third, and fourth faces, and a first and second seating surface. The cushion comprises a plurality of substantially coplanar firmness zones, each zone having a uniform firmness throughout, and the positioning of the firmness zones relative to each other creates a firmness gradient from the first face end to the second face end of the cushion. The first firmness zone at the first face end of the cushion is the most firm, the third firmness zone at the second face end of the cushion is the least firm, and the second one or more firmness zones are of intermediate firmness. The cushion is at least partially enveloped by a cushion cover layer, and may additionally include a seating surface cover layer on each of the first and second seating surfaces. | 10-04-2012 |
20120299360 | VEHICLE SEAT TRIM PADDLE ATTACHMENT - Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to securing a trim cover to a vehicle seat cushion. In at least one embodiment, a seat cushion assembly comprises a foam cushion having an “A” surface, a “B” surface, and at least one slot extending therebetween, a trim cover extending over the foam cushion, and a trim cover attachment assembly secured to the trim cover for securing the trim cover adjacent the foam cushion. In at least one embodiment, the trim cover attachment assembly comprises a flexible sheet having a first end attached to the trim cover and a second end having a paddle that sits adjacent the “B” surface of the foam cushion, the fabric extending through the slot of the foam cushion. | 11-29-2012 |
20130033084 | VEHICLE SEAT - An engaging member is arranged at a first portion of part of an upholstery member, the first portion facing a first section, and the engaging member is fixed to an engaged member in a second groove. A second portion of the part of the upholstery member, the portion facing the second section, is arranged in the second section. One end-side portion of the engaging member is extended into the second section. In the direction in which the second groove extends, the length of an extended portion that is formed at the one end-side portion of the engaging member and that is extended into the second section is shorter than the length of a portion of the second section excluding the other portion corresponding to the extended portion. | 02-07-2013 |
20130119744 | SEAT ASSEMBLY FOR AN OFFICE CHAIR - An improved attachment structure is provided for securing a cover in overlying covering relation to a seat cushion. In the chair, the chair comprises a seat/back assembly having a seat assembly and back assembly which are supported upon a load-bearing base adapted for support upon a floor. The attachment structure provides an improved method of securing a cover about its peripheral edge to an outer and inner shell on a seat assembly, wherein cooperating ribs and channel sections form convolutions in the fabric edge and hold the fabric edge between the inner and outer shells. | 05-16-2013 |
20130181499 | SEAT PAD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A seat pad and a method for manufacturing the same are provided, wherein molding failure is prevented at the periphery of a horizontal groove. In the seat pad, a groove structure | 07-18-2013 |
20130187432 | SEAT CUSHION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A method for manufacturing a vehicle seat cushion assembly includes providing a first material to define an outer seating surface. A second material is sewn to the first material using first and second sewing lines disposed generally parallel to each other. A wadding material is disposed between the first and second materials and between the first and second sewing lines, and additional wadding material is disposed between the first and second materials adjacent to and not between the first and second sewing lines. The first and second materials are further sewn together using two additional sewing lines respectively disposed adjacent edges of the additional wadding material opposite the first and second sewing lines. | 07-25-2013 |
20130320744 | VEHICLE SEAT - Certain embodiments of the present invention include a vehicle seat having a seat component member, for example a seat cushion or a seat back. The seat component member has a pad forming a seat contour, a cover covering the pad and a mounting portion. At the mounting portion, a part of the cover is mounted to the pad by pulling the part of the cover to the pad. The mounting portion has a first portion for receiving pressure when an occupant seats on the vehicle seat, and a second portion for receiving a pressure lower than that the first portion receives. The mounting portion may have a structure in which the first portion is more flexible than the second portion. | 12-05-2013 |
20140021769 | SEAT CUSHION AND VEHICLE SEAT - A seat cushion includes a seat base frame, a cushion pad disposed on the seat base frame, and a skin material that covers the seat base frame and the cushion pad. The seat base frame includes a pair of side frames that extends in the front to back direction, a front elastic member that is installed in the pair of side frames and is in contact with the cushion pad, and a rear elastic member that is disposed while being separated from the front elastic member by a predetermined distance and is in contact with the cushion pad, in which a pad contact surface of the front elastic member is disposed to be inclined rearward with respect to a horizontal plane and a pad contact surface of the rear elastic member is disposed to be inclined forward with respect to the horizontal plane or to be parallel thereto. | 01-23-2014 |
20140062162 | TRIM COVER ASSEMBLY AND SEWING METHOD FOR FORMING SAME - A trim cover assembly of extremely soft property comprises a surface cover element, a wadding cover, and a thick foam wadding sandwiched therebetween, wherein the thick foam wadding has a compressed thin end surface region sewn with the surface cover element and wadding cover. Sewing method for forming such trim cover assembly involves: pressing and collapsing an end surface of the thick foam wadding in downwardly slantwise direction to provide a compressed thin area, thereby allowing direct access thereto of a conventional sewing machine; operating the sewing machine to sew the compressed thin area with the surface cover element, thereby producing a sewn trim cover having a compressed thin end region therein; and thereafter sewing the wadding cover with such sewn trim cover in correspondence with the compressed thin end region. As such, a trim cover assembly having the thick foam wadding is easily formed by the conventional sewing machine. | 03-06-2014 |
20140191557 | VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING A PERMEABLE CUSHION WITH A COLORED COATING AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - In at least one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a vehicle seat assembly comprising a frame, a flexible foam cushion supported on the frame, the cushion having an outer surface comprising a major surface portion and a colored minor surface portion, a trim material secured over the cushion to cover the major portion of the surface, the colored minor portion of the outer surface being uncovered by the trim material, and the major surface portion of the cushion having a first permeability of 5 to 30 ml/cm | 07-10-2014 |
20140300172 | VEHICLE SEAT - A part of the planar member, which is defined by the slits and extends over the center groove made in a seat pad, serves as a bridge part. As the sewn part of a trim cover is pulled into the groove, the bridge part is pressed onto the sewn part of the trim cover and pulled into the groove, together with the sewn part, and is bend in the form like letter U and held in the groove. The groove defines a through hole penetrating the seat pad at the bridge part of the planar member. The bridge part is not pressed onto the bottom of the groove even if the seat pad undergoes compressive deformation and is pressed down in the groove, because the groove has no bottom at some parts. | 10-09-2014 |
20150015053 | SEAT FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle seat includes: a seat back pad of a vehicle; a rear cover coupled with the seat back pad on the rear side and made of flexible material; and a bracket formed along the periphery of the rear cover, the bracket being coupled with the seat back pad so that its front is supported by the seat back pad. | 01-15-2015 |
20150130255 | SECURING SEAT TRIM COVERS TO FOAM CUSHIONS - A seat trim cover includes a flexible web and a plurality of molded clips spaced-apart at predetermined intervals along a distal edge of the web. Each of the clips includes a base attached to the web and one or more latch elements extending from the base to a point beyond the distal edge of the web. The latch elements of each clip are configured to clasp a cushion retainer when forced into engagement with the retainer. | 05-14-2015 |
20180022255 | VEHICLE SEAT | 01-25-2018 |
20190143860 | VEHICLE SEAT AND PREPARING METHOD FOR SEAT COVER OF VEHICLE SEAT | 05-16-2019 |
297452590 | Fastened to a support framework | 15 |
20080309144 | FRAME ASSEMBLY OF AUTOMOTIVE SEAT - In a frame assembly of an automotive seat, two lateral frame members of a seat back frame are respectively rotatably connected to two base frames via a reclining device, and a securing frame is connected between the two lateral frame members of seat back frame. Two hinge brackets are respectively disposed inwardly of and pivoted to two back end portions of a seat cushion frame. The two hinge brackets are then securely connected with the securing frame, whereupon the two back end portions of seat cushion frame are rotatably connected with the seat back frame via the two hinge brackets and securing frame. | 12-18-2008 |
20090140569 | Clip for Tensioning and Attaching Trim Cover, and Vehicle Cover Seat - A clip for use in a cushion for a seat is disclosed. The cushion includes a cushioned pad and a trim cover covering the cushioned pad, the cushioned pad having a recess portion and a wire embedded in the cushioned pad so as to be partially exposed to the recess portion from the cushioned pad, the trim cover having a portion, a longitudinal tensioning cord attached to the portion of the trim cover, a longitudinal bulged member provided along a longitudinal edge portion of the cord, and a laterally elongated through-hole formed in the cord. The clip comprises a frame body having a substantially U-shape in cross-section, the frame body including first and second spaced apart side portions and an intermediate portion interconnecting the side portions, a pair of spaced apart inverted-pawls provided at edges of both ends of the frame body so as to inwardly face each other, a hook portion provided on an outer surface of the intermediate portion, and a stopper piece provided on the first side portion of the frame body so as to stand up from the first side portion and extend beyond a space between the pawls toward the second side portion. The clip is adapted to be hooked between the bulged member and an exposed axial portion of the wire with the frame body receiving the bulged member therein and retainingly holding the bulged member, with the pawls being stoppingly engaged with the bulged member, with the stopper piece being inserted through the through-hole, and with the hook portion being hooked to the exposed axial portion of the wire, whereby the trim cover is tensioned and attached at the portion thereof to the cushioned pad by the clip. A vehicle seat wherein the trim cover is tensioned and attached at the portion thereof to the cushioned pad by a plurality of the clips is also disclosed. | 06-04-2009 |
20100052400 | SCOOTER WITH DUAL CHAIR BACKS - The present invention provides a scooter with two chair backs. The scooter includes a main body containing a wheel seat, a pedal and front/rear wheel set; two chair back supports, assembled separately onto both sides on the back of wheel seat of the main body; and two chair backs, incorporated onto at least one chair back support via the connecting frame and transversely arranged at interval. The scooter of the present invention substantially improves the structural functionality and comfort of the chair back of the scooter, and also meets the diversified customer requirements with improved applicability. | 03-04-2010 |
20120038200 | FASTENER - A fastener, such as for coupling a trim cover to a seat, including an elongated body portion; a first end extending from the elongated body portion to define a connecting structure having a substantially J-shape, a middle portion between the elongated body portion and the first end, and a receiving space there between for receiving a structure; a second end extending distally from the elongated body portion for attachment to the trim cover; and wherein the connecting structure includes an arcuate hook shaped to define a barb pointing outward and a planar surface pointing inward for retaining the fastener on the structure. | 02-16-2012 |
20130043710 | FASTENING SYSTEM, COVERING APPARATUS, SEATING DEVICE, AND VEHICLE - A fastening system for fastening a covering apparatus to a support structure is provided. The fastening system comprises a support frame having a fastening edge configured as a beading and a fastening device for fastening the covering apparatus on the support frame. The fastening device has a fastening opening into which a fastening unit projecting from the support frame engages at least partially so that a fastening fixed in at least six degrees of freedom is ensured. | 02-21-2013 |
20130049433 | VEHICLE SEAT - An attaching member includes a cover attaching portion to which a portion of a cover directly or indirectly attaches, a board attaching portion to which one end of a board member attaches, and an engaging portion that engages with a frame member. The portion of the cover is attached to the cover attaching portion, the board member is attached to the board attaching portion, mutual positions of the portion of the cover and the board member are fixed, and the engaging portion is engaged with the frame member. | 02-28-2013 |
20140070595 | VEHICLE SEATS AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF - Embodiments of the present invention may include a vehicle seat having a cushion pad, a seat skin, webbing, and a retaining structure. The cushion pad is configured to cover a seat frame and to be attached to the seat frame. The seat skin is configured to cover the cushion pad. The seat skin is provided with a developing portion to be developed by a developing force of an airbag. The webbing is connected to the seat skin so as to transmit the developing force of the airbag to the developing portion. A fastener is provided at a fixation portion of the webbing. The fastener is fastened to the seat frame. The retaining structure retains the fastener at a predetermined position with respect to a back surface of the cushion pad in a state prior to the fastening the fastener to the seat frame. | 03-13-2014 |
20150307002 | VEHICLE SEAT - A rear end portion of a cushion cover that covers a surface of a seat cushion in a rear end portion thereof is provided with a hook that clips the rear end portion of the cushion cover at a frame wire of the seat cushion, and that is formed with a clip mounting hole for mounting a clip. The clip is mounted to the hook by the clip mounting hole, and an electric wiring is held by the clip. | 10-29-2015 |
20160114711 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat of the present invention includes: a seat cushion frame that supports the buttocks and thighs of a seated occupant; a cloth-form member that is attached to the seat cushion frame, that extends along a seat front-rear direction and a seat width direction, that has stretch properties, and that supports a load of the seated occupant; and an elongated member that is fixed at a lower face side of, or inside, a seat front-rear direction intermediate portion of the cloth-form member, and that is formed in an elongated shape with its length direction along the seat width direction. | 04-28-2016 |
20160167553 | SEAT COVER AND VEHICLE SEAT | 06-16-2016 |
20190142181 | Cover Material Fastening Clip | 05-16-2019 |
297452600 | Including a fixing means extending through cushioning material | 4 |
20090295215 | LAYERED SEATING SYSTEM WITH ATTACHMENTS - A vehicle seat assembly is provided with a structural member adapted to be mounted within a vehicle to provide support to an occupant. The structural member has at least one channel formed therein. A cushion member is provided adjacent to the structural layer. The cushion member has at least one channel formed therethrough. A trim member is secured over the cushion member to form a seating surface. At least one attachment member is mounted to the trim member extending through the at least one channel of the cushion member. The at least one attachment member extends into the at least one channel of the structural member such that at least one of the trim material and the cushion layer is retained on the structural member. | 12-03-2009 |
20100102615 | VEHICULAR SEATS - A vehicular seat has a pad including a foamed elastic material and a skin member covering a surface of the pad. A groove is formed at the surface of the pad, and the groove is inclined to a line orthogonal to the surface of the pad. | 04-29-2010 |
20100259088 | Prostate golf seat - The prostate golf cart seat protects the prostate area of men from continuous bouncing by providing a 1½″ air space between the seat and the prostate. The prostate golf cart seat may be movable or stationary. The stationary seat would have two 7″ wide spaces with a 1½″ air space wider the prostate. | 10-14-2010 |
20120306256 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat including: a seat component including, a cushion material forming an outer shape of the vehicle seat, a plurality of groove parts formed to the cushion material and intersecting each other, a corner part formed by intersection of the plurality of groove parts, and a skin material covering the cushion material, wherein the skin material covers the cushion material while a portion of the skin material is engaged inside the plurality of groove parts in a pulled state, wherein the cushion material includes a protruding portion protruding from an external portion of the corner part, and wherein the protruding portion covers the external portion of the corner part and is shrinks toward the external portion of the corner part by a pressing force of the skin material engaged inside the plurality of groove parts in the pulled state. | 12-06-2012 |
297452610 | Bonded to cushioning material | 16 |
20090058168 | COMPOSITE SEAT CUSHION AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A cushion for a school bus seat can include a single piece of skinned foam including foam and a skin integrally bonded to the foam. The single piece of skinned form can include a cavity. The single piece of skinned foam can be configured to receive at least one of a substantially upright back portion of a school bus seat frame and a substantially horizontal seat portion of the school bus seat frame. The single piece of skinned foam can be configured to be disposed over and to cover at least one of the substantially upright back portion and the substantially horizontal seat portion. | 03-05-2009 |
20090096274 | ATTACHMENT DEVICE - A vehicular seat trim cover attachment device having a plurality of female attachment portions interconnected to one another by at least one connecting portion. The attachment device is preferably flexible in at least two independent planes. Each female attachment portion has a receptacle portion and a base portion. Each base portion is connected to the connecting portion. Each base portion has a lateral dimension greater than a lateral dimension of the receptacle portion. At least a portion of the connecting portion is disposed in an exoplanar relationship with respect to a pair of female attachment portions that have substantially coplanar base portions. Preferably, the connecting portion extends below the bottom surfaces of the adjacent base portions. | 04-16-2009 |
20090146483 | PIECES FOR SKIN MEMBERS OF VEHICULAR SEATS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A piece for a skin member of a vehicular seat has a base member and a leather laminated to the base member. The base member has a cushion having elastic properties and a base cloth adhered to the cushion. The base member and the leather include an adhering portion bonded by an adhering agent, a sewing portion formed by being sewn at outer peripheral portions of the base member and the leather, and a nonbonding portion in which the base member and the leather are not bonded between the adhering portion and the sewing portion. | 06-11-2009 |
20100327648 | INSULATING COVER FOR FLAMMABLE CUSHIONING MATERIALS - An insulating cover for a cushioning material for providing a barrier against heat and flame, the insulating cover comprising at least one layer of aluminum film or ceramic fabric, at least one layer of fire-blocking material, and at least one layer of adhesive, wherein the insulating cover is flexible so as to conform to and move with an underlying cushioning material. The insulating cover may be positioned between a cushion and the protective fabric of an aircraft passenger seat. | 12-30-2010 |
20110001347 | CUSHION SHEET FOR CHAIR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A cushion sheet for a chair is disclosed. The cushion sheet includes an adhesion part ( | 01-06-2011 |
20130193739 | COMPOSITE SEAT CUSHION AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A cushion for a school bus seat can include a single piece of skinned foam including foam and a skin integrally bonded to the foam. The single piece of skinned form can include a cavity. The single piece of skinned foam can be configured to receive at least one of a substantially upright back portion of a school bus seat frame and a substantially horizontal seat portion of the school bus seat frame. The single piece of skinned foam can be configured to be disposed over and to cover at least one of the substantially upright back portion and the substantially horizontal seat portion. | 08-01-2013 |
20140239697 | SEAT STRUCTURE MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SAME - A seat structure member includes a cover and a seat pad. The cover and the seat pad are integrated when the seat pad is foam molded. A recessed portion is formed on a portion of a surface of the seat pad that is covered by the cover. Integrated molding of the seat pad and the cover is avoided at a location of the recessed portion, and a space of the recessed portion is formed between the seat pad and the cover. | 08-28-2014 |
20150335168 | Composite Seat Cushion - A composite seat cushion includes a high-resiliency inner foam core, at least one gel-infused memory foam layer extending over at least a portion of a top surface of the inner foam core, and a first down proof tick layer positioned on top of the gel-infused memory foam layer. | 11-26-2015 |
20160023581 | SECURING COVERS OVER FOAM CUSHIONS - A covered foam cushion ( | 01-28-2016 |
20160052433 | SHEET HAVING TILTED STEMS ON BOTH SURFACES THEREOF AND SEAT USING SAME - The present invention relates to a sheet provided with tilted stem groups ( | 02-25-2016 |
20160129818 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes: a seat pad including, on its front surface, a recess-shaped portion; and a seat cover fixed to the recess-shaped portion so as to be tacked into the recess-shaped portion. The seat pad includes a coupling groove provided on the recess-shaped portion and having a bottom face portion formed on a curved surface extending along a front surface of the recess-shaped portion. A plurality of locking members is disposed at predetermined positions on the bottom face portion at intervals. Part of a coupling member attached to a back surface of the seat cover is locked to the plurality of locking members so as to be fixed thereto. | 05-12-2016 |
20160167554 | COVER MATERIAL FASTENING CLIP | 06-16-2016 |
20160172127 | MEMBRANE AND SEAT DEVICE | 06-16-2016 |
20160375807 | SEAT COVER AND VEHICLE SEAT - A seat cover, comprising: a cover main body that is formed by stitching together a plurality of covering pieces at a plurality of seam allowances, and that covers a padding material of a vehicle seat, with a portion of the plurality of seam allowances disposed at a back face side of the cover main body facing the padding material being turned over to lie along a surface of the padding material; and a low friction cloth that is attached to the back face side of the cover main body in a state straddling across the portion of the plurality of seam allowances, and that is interposed between the cover main body and the padding material, with a surface of the low friction cloth that contacts the portion of the plurality of seam allowances having a lower coefficient of friction than a coefficient of friction of the surface of the padding material. | 12-29-2016 |
20160375808 | FORMING OF A COVER ELEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT OR THE INTERIOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method of manufacturing a cover element for a motor vehicle comprises placing, in a mold, a stack formed at least of a covering material made of textile, of leather, of skin, or of a synthetic material, and of a foam layer at the rear surface of the covering material, the foam layer integrating reinforcing elements. | 12-29-2016 |
20220134924 | SEAT SUPPORT ELEMENT, SEAT AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHOD - A support element for a seat includes a body and a covering covering at least a portion of the body, the covering being made of a covering material. The body includes at least one portion having a plurality of discrete structural elements and a plurality of bonding fibers, the bonding fibers having a central core and a sheath covering the core, the sheath being made of a material that melts when subjected to a melting temperature, the body being overmolded onto at least a portion of the covering. | 05-05-2022 |
297452620 | Cover formed from a plurality of discrete sections | 5 |
20100026077 | ATTACHABLE AND DETACHABLE TYPE SEAT PAD AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME, AND SEAT USING ATTACHABLE AND DETACHABLE TYPE SEAT PAD - Seat pads of the present invention are sewn by hollow weave, and includes skins having single sheets of woven cloth integrally continuously having single layer portions and laminated layers portions in a shape of a hollow bag, and cushioning members enclosed at inner portions of the laminated layers portions and having a shape the same as that of the laminated layers portion and having an elasticity, the laminated layers portions are formed at portions of the single sheets of woven cloth intended to support the physical body of a seated person, the cushioning members are provided with predetermined thicknesses, the laminated layers portion are formed with recesses and projections of the same shape projected by a predetermined amount from head and tail faces of the single layer portions, and attachably and detachably mounted to a seating face of a seat, a recessed portion constituting a shape the same as that of the laminated layers portion is formed at a position of the seating face of the seat facing the laminated layers portions, and when mounted to the seat, the laminated layers portions are contained in the recessed portion of the seating face. | 02-04-2010 |
20100181818 | SUSPENSION WORKING METHOD, AND VEHICULAR SEAT - A trim cover is inwardly hung into inward hanging grooves of a vehicle seat. The vehicle seat includes a cushion pad having right and left bank faces. A number of workpieces are cut out. Portions of the cut out workpieces are gathered. There portions correspond to lateral inward hanging ends located at lateral end portions of inward hanging margins of the cut out workpieces. The gathered portions are sewn so as to curve, into inward hanging directions, the inward hanging margin portions of the workpieces thereby contracting obverse surface materials of the workpieces. Inward hanging members are mounted to the trim cover. the inward hanging members are inserted into longitudinal inward hanging grooves. Fasteners engage the inward hanging members and engagement members of the cushion pad. | 07-22-2010 |
20120212028 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion and a seat back. The seat back includes a skin material including first and second skin sections which cover a rear surface and a side surface therefore, respectively, and a fastener member which couples the first and second skin sections. The first skin section is attached with a carpet member at an end portion thereof. The carpet member has a higher rigidity than the first skin section and being movable between a first position and a second position. The carpet member includes an extended section which faces the end portion of the fastener member at the second position. The end portion of the fastener member is attached to the extended section, and when rotating the carpet member into the first position, the extended section is inserted between the cushion material and the skin material with the end portion of the fastener member. | 08-23-2012 |
20160200231 | COMPOSITE COMPONENT FOR A VEHICLE SEAT, AND VEHICLE SEAT | 07-14-2016 |
20180022254 | SEAT | 01-25-2018 |