Leather trim cover assembly with stretch reduction

US8783768B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Lear Corporation · US

Inventors

• Paul S. Severinski · Milleville Beach, US
• Karl Henn · New Hudson, US
• Pusheng Chen · Novi, US
• Thomas A. Welch, Sr. · Ortonville, US
• Louella Ann Patterson · Auburn Hills, US
• Larry Hulme · St. Clair Shores, US
• William Paruszkiewicz · Clinton Township, US
• Benedict J. Messina · Warren, US
• Bryan L. Orlando · Sterling Heights, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 23, 2011
• Grant date: Jul 22, 2014
• Expiry date: Feb 29, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T29/481
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates a vehicle seat assembly comprising a frame, a cushion supported on the frame, and a trim cover assembly secured over the cushion, the trim cover assembly comprising a leather trim material and a reinforcing layer secured to the leather trim material, the reinforcing layer being less flexible than the leather trim material, the trim cover assembly having a percent reduction in stretch relative to a similar trim cover assembly not having the reinforcing layer of 40% to 95% as measured according to SAE J855.