# US 10,308,203 B2 · Stab proof back panel for law enforcement vehicle

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- Number: US 10,308,203 B2
- Document ID: US10308203B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/628,293
- Filed: 2017-06-20
- Published: 2018-12-20
- Granted: 2019-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2017-06-20
- Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicants: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Inventors: Andrew Matusko; Kevin Mozurkewich; Spencer Robert Hoernke; Johnathan Andrew Line; Moises Abraham Hernandez Soto
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10308203B2

## CPC

- B60R 21/12: which protect the occupants against personal attack from the inside or the outside of the vehicle
- B60N 2/24: for particular purposes or particular vehicles
- B60N 2/6009: {covering more than only the seat}
- B60N 2/64: Back-rests {or cushions (B60N2/2222 takes precedence)}
- B60N 2/643: {shape of the back-rests (B60N2/66 takes precedence)}
- B60N 2/686: {Panel like structures}
- B60R 2021/0065: {Type of vehicles}
- F41H 5/013: Mounting or securing armour plates
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F41H: ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL

## Abstract

A seating assembly includes a seat and a seatback. The seatback is operably coupled with the seat. A back panel is disposed on a backside of the seat and includes a metal insert. An injection molded polymeric panel is formed around the metal insert. The metal insert is retained by the polymeric panel by a ribbon style mechanical lock. Peripheral attachment features are disposed about an outer perimeter of the back panel for securing the back panel with a frame of the seatback.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A seating assembly comprising:
a seat;
a seatback, the seatback being operably coupled with the seat; and
a back panel disposed on a backside of the seat and comprising:
a metal insert;
an injection molded polymeric panel formed around the metal insert, wherein the metal insert is retained by the polymeric panel by mechanical lock ribbons that extend horizontally and vertically to define a plurality of windows; and
peripheral attachment features disposed about an outer perimeter of the back panel for securing the back panel with a frame of the seatback.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The seating assembly of claim 1, further comprising:
a lower shroud operably coupled with a lower extension of the back panel.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The seating assembly of claim 1, further comprising:
a plurality of formed windows disposed on an internal surface of the back panel.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The seating assembly of claim 3, wherein the plurality of formed windows expose the metal insert.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The seating assembly of claim 3, wherein inner attachment features are disposed above and below the plurality of formed windows.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The seating assembly of claim 1, further comprising:
a recess defined in an external surface of the back panel.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The seating assembly of claim 6, wherein the metal insert includes an indent that is complementary in size and shape to the recess.

### Claim 8

A seatback for a seating assembly, the seatback including a cushion and a back panel, the back panel comprising:
a stab proof insert;
an injection molded polymeric panel having intersecting ribbons defining windows and retaining the stab proof insert; and
peripheral attachment features disposed about an outer perimeter of the back panel for securing the back panel with a frame of the seatback.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The seatback of claim 8, further comprising:
a lower shroud operably coupled with a lower extension of the back panel.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The seatback of claim 8, further comprising:
a plurality of formed windows disposed on an internal surface of the back panel.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The seatback of claim 10, wherein the plurality of formed windows expose the stab proof insert.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The seatback of claim 10, wherein inner attachment features are disposed above and below the plurality of formed windows.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The seatback of claim 8, further comprising:
a recess defined in an external surface of the back panel.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The seatback of claim 13, wherein the stab proof insert includes an indent that is complementary in size and shape to the recess.

### Claim 15

A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
a seatback;
a back panel disposed on a backside of a seat and comprising:
a stab proof insert;
an injection molded polymeric panel that includes mechanical lock ribbons that define windows, the polymeric panel configured to retain the stab proof insert;
peripheral attachment features disposed about an outer perimeter of the back panel for securing the back panel with a frame of the seatback; and
a recess defined in an external surface of the back panel, wherein the stab proof insert includes an indent that is complementary in size and shape to the recess.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The vehicle seating assembly of claim 15, further comprising:
a lower shroud operably coupled with a lower extension of the back panel.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The vehicle seating assembly of claim 15, further comprising:
a plurality of formed windows disposed on an internal surface of the back panel.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The vehicle seating assembly of claim 17, wherein the plurality of formed windows expose the stab proof insert.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The vehicle seating assembly of claim 17, wherein inner attachment features are disposed above and below the plurality of formed windows.