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US 10,589,688 B2Granted
Storage for seating assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsGerardo Diaz Paredes, John Carl Faust, João Marcos de Oliveira Ramos, Nicole Rush, Keith Rogman, Patrick Vanderpool
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Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback having a frame. A storage member is disposed on an outer surface of the seatback. A retainer is attached to the frame and the storage member. The retainer transfers a load exerted on the storage member to the frame.
Claims20
A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a seatback having a frame;
- a storage member disposed on an outer surface of the seatback;
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- a retainer attached to the frame and the storage member, wherein the retainer transfers a load exerted on the storage member to the frame, wherein the storage member comprises a pocket assembly, wherein the pocket assembly comprises an outward facing portion and a seatback facing portion, wherein the outward facing portion includes a stiffener, wherein the outward facing portion includes a strap with loops disposed along a length of the strap, wherein the strap with loops disposed along the length of the strap retains passenger items disposed on the outward facing portion of the pocket assembly, wherein the stiffener is disposed within the outward facing portion of the pocket assembly, wherein the strap with loops disposed along the length of the strap is fastened to the stiffener at one or more locations between the loops, and wherein the stiffener is directly attached to the retainer.
1 more element
A seating assembly comprising:
- a seatback comprising:
- an external storage area disposed on an outer surface of the seatback and comprising an elongated member with a plurality of loops;
- an internal storage area disposed between the external storage area and the seatback, wherein the internal storage area includes a selectively closable receptacle;
- a frame disposed within the seatback and including opposing first and second longitudinal frame members disposed on opposing sides of the seatback;
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- a retainer for supporting the external and internal storage areas and including a first end directly engaged with the first longitudinal frame member and a second end directly engaged with the second longitudinal frame member.
3 more elements
A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a support member for supporting passenger items disposed on a seatback;
- a seatback frame including:
- a first longitudinal member;
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- a second longitudinal member;
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- an elongated member including:
- a plurality of loops disposed along a length of the elongated member;
- a first end engaged with the first longitudinal member;
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- a second end engaged with the second longitudinal member, wherein the elongated member is fastened to the support member at one or more locations between a first loop of the plurality of loops and a second loop of the plurality of loops.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.