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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
May. 12, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US);
Marcos Silva Kondrad, Macomb, MI (US);
Nicholas Alphonse Billardello, Macomb, MI (US);
Christian J. Hosbach, Allen Park, MI (US);
Mandeep Singh Sidhu, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback defining a cavity generally accessible via a slot disposed on a back panel of the seatback. A plurality of cover members extend over the cavity and operate between a flexed position and an unflexed position. The plurality of cover members are substantially flush with a planar portion of the back panel in the unflexed position. An elastic member is disposed on an inner-surface of the back panel proximate the plurality of cover members. The elastic member and the cover members define a pocket. The elastic member is configured to expand into the cavity, thereby expanding the pocket.