Ultra-thin seat carrier

1. A seating assembly comprising:

a seat;

a seat back;

a seat carrier proximate the seat and comprising:

a first channel with a plurality of windows adjacent a first side of the seat;

a second channel with a plurality of windows adjacent a second side of the seat;

first and second sets of inwardly-directed elongate support tabs disposed between the first and second channels;

a third set of rearwardly-extending support tabs; and

a rim extending around the seat carrier and having a plurality of rim slots; and

a cushion extending over the seat.

2. The seating assembly of claim 1 , wherein the seat carrier includes first and second rear corners with rear corner recesses.

3. The seating assembly of claim 1 , wherein each of the rim slots includes a top keyhole portion.

4. The seating assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:

a soft trim edge attachment disposed at a bottom end of each rim slot.

5. The seating assembly of claim 4 , wherein the soft trim edge attachment includes a planar top portion.

6. The seating assembly of claim 5 , wherein the soft trim edge attachment includes an arcuate bottom portion.

7. The seating assembly of claim 1 , wherein a forward end of each of the first and second channels includes a fastening feature.

8. A seat back carrier comprising:

a body portion having a first vertical channel defining a plurality of distinct windows, and a second vertical channel defining a plurality of distinct windows;

a lateral channel extending across the body portion and defining a plurality of distinct windows with retainer bridges;

first and second keyhole slots disposed at a top portion of the body portion;

a plurality of tuning stiffness apertures; and

first and second lower engagement slots.

9. The seat back carrier of claim 8 , further comprising:

a seat back cushion extending over the body portion.

10. The seat back carrier of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of tuning stiffness apertures extend above and below the lateral channel.

11. A seat carrier comprising:

a body having first and second recessed channels;

first and second sets of opposing cushion tabs disposed in and integral with the body portion; and

a plurality of edge stiffness tuning slots disposed in first and second side portions of the body, each slot including a top keyhole portion, the slots defining vertical rim columns that include outwardly-extending soft trim edge attachments.

12. The seat carrier of claim 11 , wherein the first and second sets of opposing cushion tabs include longitudinally-aligned tabs at a forward area of the body and laterally-aligned tabs at a rearward area of the body.