IP Library Granted Patent US 7,506,939
Granted Patent B2
US 7,506,939 · App. 11/377,335 · Granted Mar 24, 2009

Vehicle seat

Assignee: Faurecia Autositze GmbH & Co. KG
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Patent No.
US 7,506,939
App. No.
11/377,335
Granted
Mar 24, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

Vehicle seat includes a cushion body and an attached cover with a groove at the attachment sites in the cushion body, and first lockable attachment elements attached to a groove base that lock with second lockable attachment elements affixed to the cover. Vehicle seat includes attachment elements that enable the cover to be easily, quickly and properly attached to the cushion body. This is achieved in that the first and second lockable attachment elements are the halves of a slide lock or zipper lock with a slide received by the groove.

Claims (15)

1. Vehicle seat, comprising:

a) a cushion body and an attached cover having respective attachment sites;

b) a groove having a groove base at the respective attachment sites in the cushion body:

c) first lockable attachment elements being attached to the groove base, the first lockable attachment elements being lockable with second lockable attachment elements affixed to the cover; and

d) the first and second lockable attachment elements being respective halves of one of a slide lock and zipper lock with a slide received by the groove.

2. Vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein:

a) a pull cord is attached to the slide.

3. Vehicle seat according to claim 2 , wherein:

a) a half of the one of a slide lock and zipper lock is foamed into the cushion body and includes barbs at the foamed-in end.

4. Vehicle seat according to claim 3 , wherein:

a) another half of the one of a slide lock and zipper lock is sewn to the cover.

5. Vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein:

a) a half of the one of a slide lock and zipper lock is foamed into the cushion body and includes barbs at the foamed-in end.

6. Vehicle seat according to claim 5 , wherein:

a) another half of the one of a slide lock and zipper lock is sewn to the cover.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2006
From: BROCKSCHNIEDER, DAGMAR; KROMER, SILVIA; KAULS, BENNO
To: FAURECIA AUTOSITZE GMBH & CO. KG
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2005 012 320 · Mar 17, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060237986A1 · Oct 26, 2006