Vehicle seat trim paddle attachment

US8814267B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Lear Corporation · US

Inventors

• Thomas A. Welch, Sr. · Ortonville, US
• William Paruszkiewicz · Clinton Township, US
• James B. Clauser · Oakland Charter Township, US
• Jeffrey Joseph Frelich · Redford, US
• Paul S. Severinski · Milleville Beach, US
• Louella Ann Patterson · Auburn Hills, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 28, 2011
• Grant date: Aug 26, 2014
• Expiry date: Jan 28, 2031

Classification

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

Abstract

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.