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Granted Patent B2
US 10,427,611 · App. 15/869,425 · Granted Oct 1, 2019

Storage for seating assembly

Inventors: Patrick Vanderpool (Southfield, MI); Dustin Shedlarski (Commerce Township, MI); Victoria Leigh Schein (Dearborn, MI); Timothy Owen Hamlin (Warren, MI)
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
B60R7/043B60N3/004
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Patent No.
US 10,427,611
App. No.
15/869,425
Granted
Oct 1, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback. The seatback includes a rear portion and a substantially horizontal strap including first and second ends fixed to the rear portion. The substantially horizontal strap further includes an intermediate attachment area fixed to the rear portion between the first and second ends.

Claims (7)

1. A seating assembly comprising:

a seat; and

a seatback having a rear portion that includes a panel with an elongated member for retaining a passenger item, wherein the elongated member comprises an exposed portion configured to retain the passenger item and a concealed portion within the panel, wherein the panel comprises a first part and a second part, wherein the concealed portion of the elongated member is retained between the first part and the second part, wherein the second part is fixed to the first part, and wherein the second part includes an opening that provides access to the exposed portion of the elongated member.

2. The seating assembly of claim 1 , wherein the elongated member is fixed to the first part of the panel.

3. The seating assembly of claim 1 , wherein the elongated member is fixed to the second part of the panel.

4. The seating assembly of claim 1 , wherein the panel is an interchangeable modular member of the seatback.

5. The seating assembly of claim 1 , wherein the panel is fixed to a seatback frame.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2018
From: VANDERPOOL, PATRICK; SHEDLARSKI, DUSTIN; SCHEIN, VICTORIA LEIGH; HAMLIN, TIMOTHY OWEN
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 044607/0210 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190217784A1 · Jul 18, 2019