IP Library Granted Patent US 7,390,059
Granted Patent B2
US 7,390,059 · App. 11/387,979 · Granted Jun 24, 2008

Vehicle seat

Assignee: Faurecia Autositze GmbH & Co. KG
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Patent No.
US 7,390,059
App. No.
11/387,979
Granted
Jun 24, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

Vehicle seat with a cushion body and a cover attached thereto that includes at least one medallion cover piece and at least one side cushion cover piece, which are attached to one another at the attachment points. At the attachment points a groove is provided in the cushion body. Vehicle seat of this type that makes it possible not only for a manufacturer but also for a consumer, namely an automobile owner or driver, to individually configure a seat. The medallion cover piece and the side cushion cover piece are attached to one another by use of a slide fastener that is integrated into the attachment. The side cushion cover piece can be separably hooked into the structure of the vehicle seat at its end that is opposite the slide fastener.

Claims (29)

1. Vehicle seat, comprising:

a) a cushion body;

b) a cover being attached to the cushion body;

c) said cover including a first cover piece and a second cover piece;

d) the first cover piece being attached to the second cover piece at attachment points;

e) a groove being provided in the cushion body at the attachment points;

f) the first cover piece and the second cover piece being attached to one another by use of a slide fastener;

g) a first half of the slide fastener is attached to the first cover piece, and is fastened to the cushion body in the groove at the attachment points;

h) a second half of the slide fastener is attached to the second cover piece; and

i) the side cushion cover piece being separably hookable into a structure of the vehicle seat at an end opposite the slide fastener.

2. Vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein:

a) the first cover piece is a medallion cover piece;

b) the second cover piece is a side cushion cover piece; and

c) at least one of a side cushion structure and a side cushion of said cushion body is foamed in behind the side cushion cover piece.

3. Vehicle seat according to claim 2 , wherein:

a) the first half of the slide fastener is hooked into a mounting element that is foamed into the cushion body.

4. Vehicle seat according to claim 2 , wherein:

a) the first half of the slide fastener is foamed into the cushion body.

5. Vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein:

a) the first half of the slide fastener is hooked into a mounting element that is foamed into the cushion body.

6. Vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein:

a) the first half of the slide fastener is foamed into the cushion body.

7. Vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein:

a) said first cover piece is a medallion cover piece; and

b) said second cover piece is a side cushion cover piece.

8. Vehicle seat according to claim 7 , wherein:

a) the first half of the slide fastener is hooked into a mounting element that is foamed into the cushion body.

9. Vehicle seat according to claim 7 , wherein:

a) the first half of the slide fastener is foamed into the cushion body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2006
From: DAGMAR, BROCKSCHNIEDER; KROMER, SILVIA; KAULS, BENNO
To: FAURECIA AUTOSITZE GMBH & CO. KG
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2005 013 613 · Mar 24, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060214485A1 · Sep 28, 2006