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Seat structure

US7025423B2 · kind B2 · utility

33Cited by
3References
5Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 17, 2003
Grant dateApr 11, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 28, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60N2/7035
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A plurality of trim retainers 6, 50 are joined at opposite ends thereof to a seat back frame 4a. A first tension member 16 is connected at one end thereof to an outer edge of a body-contact portion of a cushioning material 8 and to an outer edge of a trim material 14. A second tension member 20 is connected at one end thereof to a portion of the body-contact portion of the cushioning material 8 and to an inner edge of the trim material 14. The plurality of trim retainers include a first trim retainer 50 for retaining the other end of the first tension member 16 and a second trim retainer 6 having a retaining portion for retaining the other end of the second tension member 20, with the retaining portion of the second trim retainer extending generally parallel to a cylindrical frame 4a.

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