Lear Corporation

William Paruszkiewicz

Paul S Severinski

James Bradley Clauser

Louella Ann Patterson

Thomas A Welch, Sr

Asad S Ali

Ashford Allen Galbreath

Ronald L Miotto

Benedict J Messina

Mark Allyn Folkert

Thomas S Hicks

Pusheng Chen

Jeffrey J Frelich

Laura Schulz

Karl Henn

George Edward Dishner

Larry Hulme

Bryan Orlando

Duane Dutkievic

Meredith Gannes

Thomas Allen Welch, Sr

Tomas A Welch, Sr

Richard Reyes

A vehicle seat includes a seat frame including a frame component and a seat pad supported by the seat frame, with the seat pad defining an opening therethrough such that the seat frame is accessible via the opening. The vehicle seat also includes a trim cover assembly disposed over the seat pad. The trim cover assembly includes a trim cover having a flap portion sized to extend through the opening in the seat pad with a first fastener, and a securing flap having a retainer secured thereon. The securing flap includes a second fastener cooperable with the first fastener. The retainer is connected to the frame component to attach the securing flap to the seat frame, and the flap portion is positioned through the opening and connected to the securing flap via the first and second fasteners to define a faux hole.

Trim cover attachment with faux hole design

A vehicle seat assembly is provided with a structural member adapted to be mounted within a vehicle to provide support to an occupant. The structural member has at least one channel formed therein. A cushion member is provided adjacent to the structural layer. The cushion member has at least one channel formed therethrough. A trim member is secured over the cushion member to form a seating surface. At least one attachment member is mounted to the trim member extending through the at least one channel of the cushion member. The at least one attachment member extends into the at least one channel of the structural member such that at least one of the trim material and the cushion layer is retained on the structural member.

Layered seating system with attachments

A trim cover assembly securable over a cushion is provided. The trim cover assembly includes a leather trim material. A trim fastener is attached to the leather trim material for retaining the trim cover to the cushion. Therein the trim fastener elastically deformable so that the fastener that elongates between an extended position and a retracted position to allow the leather trim material to expand while minimizing deformation.

Trim cover assembly with elastically deformable fasteners

A seat assembly having a retention clip that may couple a trim cover assembly to a support structure. The trim cover assembly may be disposed proximate a cushion that may be supported by the support structure. The retention clip may extend through a slit in the cushion and may be pivotally coupled to the support structure.

Seat assembly having a trim cover assembly

An automotive seat back foam pad assembly includes a seat back foam pad and a panel. The seat back foam pad is configured to receive a seat back frame and includes a side pocket. The side pocket has a sidewall portion and is configured to receive an air bag module. The panel is attached to the sidewall portion and attachable with the seat back frame. The panel is configured to maintain integrity of the sidewall portion during air bag module deployment.

Automotive seat foam pad assembly

Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to securing a trim cover to a vehicle seat cushion. In at least one embodiment, a seat cushion assembly comprises a foam cushion having an 'A' surface, a 'B' surface, and at least one slot extending therebetween, a trim cover extending over the foam cushion, and a trim cover attachment assembly secured to the trim cover for securing the trim cover adjacent the foam cushion. In at least one embodiment, the trim cover attachment assembly comprises a flexible sheet having a first end attached to the trim cover and a second end having a paddle that sits adjacent the &#x201c;B&#x201d; surface of the foam cushion, the fabric extending through the slot of the foam cushion.

Vehicle seat trim paddle attachment

The present invention relates a vehicle seat assembly comprising a frame, a cushion supported on the frame, and a trim cover assembly secured over the cushion, the trim cover assembly comprising a leather trim material and a reinforcing layer secured to the leather trim material, the reinforcing layer being less flexible than the leather trim material, the trim cover assembly having a percent reduction in stretch relative to a similar trim cover assembly not having the reinforcing layer of 40% to 95% as measured according to SAE J855.

Leather trim cover assembly with stretch reduction

A vehicle seat air bag assembly () having an air bag module () includes an air bag guide () that is foldable from a flexible sheet () to provide both left and right hand embodiments with connection of distal ends of the flexible sheet to each other after the folding fabrication. The air bag guide () guides an air bag () of the air bag module () during inflation and movement to and through a trim cover deployment seam ().

Side air bag assembly for vehicle seat

A trim cover for an automotive seat including an air bag includes a bolster and a side facing attached with the bolster to form a seam. At least a portion of the side facing includes a panel folded onto itself and joined along at least one edge, and is configured to direct the air bag, upon deployment, through the seam.

Automotive seat trim cover

A vehicle seat assembly has a seat body adapted to be mounted within a vehicle to provide support to an occupant. A seat component is provided adjacent to the seat body. A first attachment member is provided within one of the seat body and the seat component. A second attachment member is provided on the other of the seat body and the seat component. The second attachment member is engageable within the first attachment member such that the seat component is attached to the seat body through engagement between the first attachment member and the second attachment member.

Vehicle seat assembly having layered seating system with attachment member

A vehicle seat cover for covering a vehicle seat assembly is disclosed. The seat cover has a retainer in juxtaposition with an aperture in the seat cover. The retainer is secured to the seat cover. Moreover, the retainer is configured to removably engage a structural member attached to the vehicle seat frame thereby preventing the seat cover from disengaging from the structural member. The vehicle seat cover is assembled in the same manner as prior art seat covers with the additional step of pushing the retainer down and over the structural member.

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Clinton Township, MI, United States of America

William Paruszkiewicz