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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Linh Doan, Belleville, MI (US);
Kenneth S. Laird, Canton, MI (US);
Yudong Zhou, Troy, MI (US);
Karen Judge, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/46 (2006.01); B60R 13/02 (2006.01); B29C 45/14 (2006.01); B60N 2/42 (2006.01); B60N 2/427 (2006.01); B60N 2/58 (2006.01); B29C 31/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/76 (2006.01); B29C 70/68 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/466 (2013.01); B29C 45/14336 (2013.01); B29C 45/14778 (2013.01); B29C 45/14786 (2013.01); B29C 45/14811 (2013.01); B60N 2/42 (2013.01); B60N 2/42709 (2013.01); B60N 2/5825 (2013.01); B60R 13/0243 (2013.01); B29C 45/14065 (2013.01); B29C 70/687 (2013.01); B29C 70/76 (2013.01); B29C 2045/1486 (2013.01); B29C 2045/14139 (2013.01); B29C 2045/14278 (2013.01); B29K 2713/00 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0053 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3005 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3026 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle armrest including a fabric member tensioned across a gap defined between inner and outer armrest substrates that are formed around a portion of the fabric member. At least one buckling member extends across the gap between the inner and outer armrest substrates and a cover member extends over and vertically supported by the fabric member.