| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 297218100 | UPHOLSTERY COVER DETACHABLY CONNECTED TO FRAME | 28 |
| 20080203790 | Molded Seat Assembly With Flexible Weaving - A seat assembly including an assembly frame having at least two seat connection brackets, a seat frame, two or more connectors attached to the seat frame, the two or more connectors removably attached to the two or more seat connection brackets, two or more flexible supports extending across at least a portion of the seat frame, each support including a woven material, and a foam cushion including one or more holes, wherein the seat frame and the two or more flexible supports are molded within the foam cushion, and wherein the one or more connectors extend at least partially within the one or more holes. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090085384 | VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING LAYERED SEATING SYSTEM WITH ATTACHMENT MEMBER - A vehicle seat assembly has a seat body adapted to be mounted within a vehicle to provide support to an occupant. A seat component is provided adjacent to the seat body. A first attachment member is provided within one of the seat body and the seat component. A second attachment member is provided on the other of the seat body and the seat component. The second attachment member is engagable within the first attachment member such that the seat component is attached to the seat body through engagement between the first attachment member and the second attachment member. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20100026062 | METHOD OF PROTECTING AN INFANT OR TODDLER FROM BOTH SUN'S RAYS AND FROM OVERHEATING IN WARM WEATHER - A seat cover and attached footmuff using the latest sun protection fabrics designed for child carriers, strollers and joggers, has a top portion with natural UV protected cotton to block the sun's harmful rays and uses buttons and zippers to ensure the top portion cannot be separated from the bottom portion. The bottom portion is designed to perfectly line the inside of carriers with head, back, seat and leg portions. A plurality of buttons and a single zipper connect the top and bottom portion to allow for maximum flexibility of use and airflow to child. The top portion never covers the child's head or face. The bottom has several openings to thread all harness systems safely. The buttons and zipper can be opened and used in any combination to fold the top unit up to child's chest level or rolled down to completely expose child's lower body and even feet. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20110043011 | UNSUPPORTED COVERING FOR SEATING AND RECLINING FURNITURE - A covering ( | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110181083 | VEHICLE SEAT COVER AND VEHICLE SEAT WITH SUCH A COVER - The invention relates to a vehicle seat and to a vehicle seat cover. The cover has, in certain areas, a first layer ( | 07-28-2011 |
| 20120001464 | VEHICLE SEAT COVER - A method for attaching a vehicle seat cover ( | 01-05-2012 |
| 20130119730 | VEHICLE SEAT - A first pressing surface and a second pressing surface are formed on at least one of an engaging portion and an engagable portion. When a force in a first direction is applied to the first pressing surface, or when a force from a second direction that is a direction different than the first direction is applied to the second pressing surface, the engaging portion or the engagable portion on which the first pressing surface and the second pressing surface are formed are displaced to a predetermined form, such that the engaging portion and the engagable portion disengage. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130175834 | Profile For Fastening A Cover On A Vehicular Seat Headrest - A profile ( | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130300167 | CENTER-FOLDABLE SEAT BACK, SEAT WITH THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CENTER-FOLDABLE SEAT BACK - A center-foldable seat back has a seat back upper part that can be tilted forward relative to a seat back lower part. A trim cover is provided, sewn along the entire periphery at the mutual contact position of an upper and lower cover, the pulled-in state is modulated by cloth pieces, thereby preventing wrinkles. The seat back is provided with the trim cover in which one cloth piece one side edge of which is sewn to the ends of the lower and upper cover is provided at least in the central portion on the inside of the trim cover, the cloth piece is extended inward, the other side edge thereof is sewn to a fastener, the central portion on the back side is extended inward and sewn to the fastener, and the central portion on the inside of the trim cover is sewn to open and close by one fastener. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20140203603 | FLEXIBLE SEATBACK SYSTEM - A vehicle seat suspension system includes first and second side supports defining a seatback structure. An upper component and a lower component are provided, each including at least two outwardly extending flex members. A passenger support includes a periphery operably coupled to distal ends of the flex members. An external peripheral gap is defined between the passenger support and the seatback structure. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20190143859 | VEHICLE SEAT | 05-16-2019 |
| 297218200 | Cover connector attached to cushion | 9 |
| 20080224509 | Vehicle Seat Assembly - A vehicle seat assembly is configured for mating engagement with a selectively interchangeable first trim cover portion having a first attachment member. The seat assembly includes a foam cushion, a second trim cover portion having a second attachment member, and a clip defining first and second recesses operatively connected to the foam cushion. The clip is configured such that the first attachment member is insertable into the first recess for snap-fit engagement with the clip to retain the first trim cover portion with respect to the cushion. The second attachment member is in snap-fit engagement with the clip in the second recess to retain the second trim cover portion with respect to the cushion. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080258523 | FESTOONED TRIM CLIP SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING FESTOONED CLIPS TO A SUBSTRATE - This invention provides a single or multi-ganged clip that can be grouped into a festooned arrangement. That is, a plurality of clips are arranged together into a discrete assembly along a line of extension so that a human or automated handler can retrieve a grouping, separate one-clip-at-a-time from the grouping, and apply the separated clip to a mold cavity or other assembly structure. Each clip can include a base with opposing ends aligned in the direction of extension and transverse to an elongation direction for a connecting segment (if any) between ganged clip members. In an illustrative embodiment, these base ends include opposing male and female connectors. In this embodiment the male connector is a cylinder with an axis that extends transverse to the direction of elongation and the female connector defines a conforming cylindrical inner diameter, which allows it to nest over the male cylinder. A gap opening is provided at the far edge of the female connector to provide clearance for the base that connects the male cylinder to the clip member base end. This gap can be sized to allow a predetermined range of angular rotation of the male connector within the female connector. Clips can be stored as discrete groupings that are stacked in a container, or paid out in a continuous grouping from a spool. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090127900 | CUSHION COVER APPARATUS WITH CONNECTION MECHANISMS - Covers are secured to cushions that have an outer surface that has connection mechanisms that allow multiple cushions to be coupled to each other and an inner surface that will not damage the surface of the cushions. The covers are secured to the cushions with straps or elastic materials. The connection mechanism includes hook areas and loop areas that cover the outer surface of the covers. The cushions are coupled with the hook area of a cushion is pressed against the loop area of another cushion. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20100060051 | FIXING SYSTEM FOR FIXING COVERING MATERIAL - The invention relates to a fixing system for fixing covering material to a foam upholstery part of a seat, in particular vehicle or aircraft seat, comprising at least one anchor part that is designed as a profiled body ( | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100259079 | COVER MATERIAL TERMINAL TREATING MEMBER, SEAT PART, AND VEHICLE SEAT - There is provided a long-life and strong cover material terminal treating member in which the terminal treatment of a cover material is easy to perform, and the terminal of the cover material is less liable to be taken away by a force from the outside, and which can withstand a long-time use. The cover material terminal treating member | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100314922 | Seat Fixing System and Hose-Like Fixing Strap - The invention relates to a seat fixing system, in particular for passenger seats, such as vehicle or aircraft passenger seats, having a seat part cushion in which or on which at least one linear fixing element is guided, having at least one cover part ( | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110049948 | SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING A TRIM COVER - A seat assembly having a trim cover assembly disposed proximate a cushion. The trim cover assembly includes a first portion and a second portion. The second portion has a first end coupled to the first portion, a second end coupled to the frame, and an elastomeric layer that exerts a tensile force. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20120187731 | Vehicle Seat Trim Attachment - In at least one embodiment a trim cover assembly has an attachment feature for securing the trim cover to the foam cushion of a vehicle seat. The attachment feature is formed of a strip of touch-fastener material having a first side and a second side disposed adjacent a pair of trim panels. Stitching joins the first side, the second side and the trim panels to each other to form a seam in the trim cover between the pair of trim panels in order to form the attachment feature with the touch-fastener material. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20150307001 | VEHICLE SEAT - The present invention relates to a vehicle seat. A locking member is displaceable between a first state, in which a locking portion is used to hold part of a seat cover while a base portion is buried and fixed to a seat pad, and a second state, in which part of the seat cover is pulled more strongly toward the outside of the seat than in the first state, so that the base portion is bent gradually toward a direction away from the seat pad as toward a fragile part from an end of the first part and an end of the second part. | 10-29-2015 |
| 297218300 | Cover attached by an element mounted to the frame | 4 |
| 20080265640 | SEAT BACK STRUCTURE - Structure of seat back is provided, which comprises: a seat back frame; and an upholstery cover assembly including a forward upholster cover element and a backward upholstery cover element. Those two upholstery cover elements cover respective forward and backward sides of the seat back frame, with an upper region thereof secured on top portion of the seat back frame by a headrest stay holder element. Outer peripheral ends of those two upholstery cover elements are engaged together by an engagement element, so that substantially a whole of the seat back frame is covered with the upholstery cover assembly, thus forming a seat back. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20100148551 | SOFT COVER FOR COVERING A SEAT - Various embodiments of the invention provide a soft cover for covering a seat having an inner frame. According to various embodiments, the soft cover includes a rear portion having a first side portion, a second side portion, an upper portion, and a flap portion with a medial portion. In various embodiments, the medial portion of the soft cover is configured to be recessed by engaging hooks that are attached to the inner surface of the medial portion to the inner frame of the seat and engaging fasteners along the edges of the flap portion with corresponding fasteners along the first and second side portions of the rear portion. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20130057035 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat including a three-dimensional woven knitted fabric including a surface-layer-side base fabric, a back-layer-side base fabric, and an intermediate layer that three-dimensionally connects the surface-layer-side base fabric and the back-layer-side base fabric, the three-dimensional woven knitted fabric being tightly stretched on a seat frame by a locking member provided to an end portion thereof to form a seat surface, wherein an edge portion of the three-dimensional woven knitted fabric has a single-layer structure, which includes only the back-layer-side base fabric among the surface-layer-side base fabric, the back-layer-side base fabric and the intermediate layer, and wherein the locking member is provided to an end portion of the back-layer-side base fabric. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20140183913 | LOCKING STRUCTURE FOR SKIN TERMINALS OF VEHICLE SEAT AND VEHICLE SEAT PROVIDED WITH LOCKING STRUCTURE - A structure is provided to improve rigidity of a locking structure for skin terminals of a vehicle seat. The locking structure for the skin terminals of the vehicle seat includes a seat frame having a tucking groove on an outer surface, a skin terminal of a skin for covering the seat frame, a holding member fixed to the skin terminal, a carpet terminal surrounded by the holding member, and a cut and bent portion for regulating detachment of the holding member. The skin terminal and the carpet terminal are locked in the tucking groove. The holding member is provided with a projection portion, and the carpet terminal is provided with an engagement member engaged with the projection portion for regulating detachment from the holding member. The projection portion is provided closer to the opening side of the tucking groove than the engagement member. | 07-03-2014 |
| 297218400 | Cover connector mounted by hem inserted elongated member (e.g., drawstring, bar, etc.) | 2 |
| 20090033131 | Vehicle seat trim attachment - A trim material attachment assembly for a seat includes a cushion having first and second sides and an aperture formed therethrough. A trim cover is provided for covering the first side of the seat cushion. A one-piece, integrally molded trim holder includes a central member disposed in the aperture of the cushion. The central member has first and second ends. A clip is formed at the first end of the central member and engaged with the trim cover to secure the holder to the trim cover. A leg is formed at the second end of the central member and is connected to the second end by a living hinge permitting the leg to move between an assembly position to allow the plate member to be inserted through the aperture, and a holding position to prevent the leg from being pulled through the aperture, thereby securing the trim cover to the cushion. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20130127216 | Tie Down Cord Assembly and Method of Making and Using Same - Disclosed are tie down cord assemblies and methods of assembling same. According to some aspects, the tie down cord assembly includes a webbing having a tunnel portion and a flat portion, with the tunnel portion configured to receive a slotted cord and the flat portion configured to attach to fabric. The slotted cord weaves in and out of the tunnel portion and is configured to interact with a seat frame or other suitable structure to secure the fabric to a seat frame. The tie down cord assembly is configured to be universal so that it can be used with seat frames having different dimensions and/or configurations. | 05-23-2013 |
| 297218500 | Cover attached to frame by separate element | 2 |
| 20090121528 | HOOK MEMBER AND LATCH STRUCTURE OF UPHOLSTERY MATERIAL - The present invention can include a hook member includes a pinching portion that pinches a plate body of the seat frame, a fixing portion that can fix the upholstery material, and an introduction portion defining an opening into the fixing portion, wherein the fixing portion is in an opposed configuration to the plate body at an outer side of the plate body and is pinched by the pinching portion, and includes the introduction portion having a curved shape and defining an opening for the upholstery material to enter and be fixed therein. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100244514 | ARRANGEMENT OF OPERATION UNIT IN SEAT BACK - An arrangement of operation unit in one upper corner portion of seat back of automotive seat is disclosed, in which an operating lever of the operation unit is accommodated in a housing fixed to a connecting bracket disposed in such one upper corner portion, and a shape retaining bracket is fixed to the connecting bracket to retain the peripheral edge region of opening of a trim cover assembly through which an operating lever of the operation unit projects outwardly. The peripheral edge region is inserted between the shape regaining bracket and a bezel, and further, the connecting bracket, housing and trim cover assembly are connected with one another at a connecting point, thereby effectively retaining the peripheral edge region of opening of the trim cover assembly in a predetermined shape conforming to outer contour of the one upper corner portion of seat back. | 09-30-2010 |
