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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2000
Alan E. Barton, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Richard D. Rhodes, Jr., Somersworth, NH (US);
Ryan Weeks, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Carl Kackenmeister, Stratham, NH (US);
William David Plant, Anderson, SC (US);
George F. Daniels, Stratham, NH (US);
McCord Winn Textron, Inc., Manchester, NH (US);
Abstract
A vehicular seat (,) including a seat bottom (,) and a seat back (,). In one embodiment, the seat bottom (,) and seat back (,) are formed from a blow molded frame (,) including side walls (,) extending generally upwardly from a bottom panel (,). A support mat (,) comprising fabric/rubber webbing extends across a central cut-out region (,) in the bottom panel (,) and supports an inflatable cushion (,) comprising a series of air cells (,). An extensible upholstery or trim cover layer (,) covers the inflatable cushion (,) and is joined to the frame (,). In a second embodiment, the seat bottom (,) and seat back (,) are formed from a blow molded shell (,). An intermediate layer (,) of plastics material is provided on the shell (,) beneath an upholstery layer (,). An opening in the shell (,) allows the intermediate layer (,) to be expanded outwardly from the shell (,) as the pressure within the shell (,) is increased.