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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2017
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Winsen C. Zouzal, Detroit, MI (US);
Winsen C. Zouzal, Detroit, MI (US);
Ashford Allen Galbreath, Troy, MI (US);
Asad S. Ali, Troy, MI (US);
Terry O'Bannon, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Gerald Steven Locke, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Jennifer Badgley, Waterford, MI (US);
Thomas S. Hicks, Livonia, MI (US);
Walter T. Cichocki, Brighton Township, MI (US);
LEAR CORPORATION, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A thoracic support for a seatback of a seat is provided. The thoracic support has a center portion extending in an upright direction and adapted to be positioned adjacent the seatback to align adjacent a thoracic region a user's spine and having a first hardness. A pair of side portions are each disposed on opposing lateral sides of the center portion. The side portions have a second hardness less than the first hardness of the center portion. The pair of side portions and the center portion to define a smooth forward support surface.