Seat assembly
A seat assembly comprising a cushion including a first surface, a second surface, and a through aperture extending from the first surface to the second surface; a trim cover disposed on the first surface; a trim wire detachably connected to the second surface; and a coupling connecting the trim cover to the trim wire.
1 . A seat assembly, comprising:
a cushion including a first surface, a second surface, and a through aperture extending from the first surface to the second surface, wherein the cushion defines a recess disposed on the second surface;
a trim cover disposed on the first surface;
a trim wire detachably connected to the second surface, wherein the trim wire comprises at least: a first loop at a first end of the trim wire and a second loop at a second end of the trim wire, and wherein the first loop is adapted to be received within a first loop receptacle on the cushion and the second loop is adapted to be received within a second loop receptacle on the cushion to restrict the movement of the trim wire within the recess; and
a coupling connecting the trim cover to the trim wire.
2 . The seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the through aperture extends from the first surface to the recess, and
the trim wire is at least partially disposed in the recess.
3 . The seat assembly of claim 2 , wherein the cushion defines an undercut disposed in the recess, and
the trim wire is partially disposed in the undercut.
4 . The seat assembly of claim 2 , wherein a width of the recess is equal to or between 5% and 50% of a width of the through aperture.
5 . The seat assembly of claim 4 , wherein a width of the through aperture is equal to or between 10 mm and 25 mm and a length of the through aperture is longer than the width.
6 . The seat assembly of claim 4 , wherein the width of the through aperture corresponds to at least one of a dimension of a coupling tool and a dimension of a hand of a user.
7 . The seat assembly of claim 2 , wherein the recess includes a plurality of separate recess segments, and
the trim wire includes a plurality of separate trim wire segments disposed in respective recess segments of the plurality of separate recess segments.
8 . The seat assembly of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of separate recess segments includes a first recess segment and a second recess segment,
the cushion defines a plurality of through apertures including the through aperture, a second through aperture, a third through aperture, and a fourth through aperture,
the through aperture and the second through aperture extend to the first recess segment, and
the third through aperture and the fourth through aperture extend to the second recess segment.
9 . The seat assembly of claim 7 , wherein at least two of the plurality of separate trim wire segments are U-shaped and are oriented to open in opposite directions.
10 . The seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cushion is devoid of metal.
11 . The seat assembly of claim 1 , comprising a seat frame, wherein the cushion is connected to the seat frame; and
the trim cover, the trim wire, and the coupling are not directly connected to the seat frame.
12 . The seat assembly of claim 11 , wherein the trim cover, the trim wire, and the coupling are indirectly connected to the seat frame via the cushion.
13 . The seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the trim wire is rigid.
14 . The seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the coupling includes a metal hog ring.
15 . The seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the trim wire is snap fit with the cushion.
16 . The seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cushion is not molded with the trim wire or the coupling.
17 . The seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cushion is a seat base cushion or a seat back cushion.
18 . A method of assembling the seat assembly of claim 2 , the method comprising:
disposing the trim cover on the first surface of the cushion;
inserting a portion of the trim cover into the through aperture;
inserting the trim wire into the recess such that the trim wire is detachably connected to the cushion; and
connecting the portion of the trim cover to the trim wire via the coupling.
19 . The method of claim 18 , further comprising molding the cushion separate from the trim wire and the coupling.
20 . The method of claim 18 , wherein inserting the trim wire into the recess includes snap fitting the trim wire with the cushion.