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Suspension seating surface edge encapsulation method, seating surface carrier and seat made therewith

US11464340B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by

28References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. · US

Inventors

Craig Martin Oomen · Grand Rapids, US
Randy J. Sayers · Belding, US
Robert A. Bratty · Rockford, US
Kelly Washburn · Allegan, US
Michael Long · Penfield, US
Michael D. Stanton, Sr. · Rockford, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 1, 2019
Grant date	Oct 11, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 1, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64D11/0647
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A seat includes a seat surface having a periphery and a carrier overmolded onto the seat surface over the periphery. The carrier has a periphery and a frame is overmolded onto the carrier over the carrier periphery. The seat is assembled without fasteners. A method for making the seat includes overmolding a carrier onto a periphery of a seat surface to form a seat surface/carrier assembly, tensioning the seat surface/carrier assembly in a mold and overmolding a frame onto a periphery of the seat surface/carrier assembly.

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