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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
G Lane Johnson, III, Waterford, MI (US);
Patricia J Tasny, Chesterfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29745238 ; 29721613 ;
Abstract
A vehicle seat assembly including a side impact air bag module mounted to one of the side bolsters of the seat back. The seat back having a layer of foam cushion encased by a trim cover and an opening therethrough for receiving the air bag module. A trim ring includes a flange extending partially into the opening and a lip fixedly secured around the perimeter of the opening to provide a rigid passageway to receive and mount the air bag module to the seat back.