US 10,668,840 B2Granted

Elastomeric upholstery piping

AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC

InventorsJoseph Lombardi, Matthew B. Erdey, Danny J. Lombardi, Nicholas Rosinski

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Abstract

An upholstery piping component for a vehicle seat includes an elongated anchor and an elongated projection. The elongated anchor is formed from an elastomeric material. The elongated anchor extends along a length. The elongated anchor is configured to be coupled to a first upholstery portion and a second upholstery portion and disposed between the first upholstery portion and the second upholstery portion. The elongated projection is formed from the elastomeric material. The elongated projection is integrally is formed with the elongated anchor. The elongated projection extends from the elongated anchor for at least a portion of the length. The elongated projection is configured to at least partially conceal a seam between the first upholstery portion and the second upholstery portion. The elastomeric material is flexible such that the upholstery piping component is configured to move between a neutral configuration and a modified configuration.

Claims15

Dependent claims

A seat cover for a vehicle seat, the seat cover comprising:

an upholstery component including a first portion and a second portion;
and
an upholstery piping component coupled to the first portion and the second portion and disposed between the first portion and the second portion, the upholstery piping component being formed from an elastomeric material and including,
an elongated anchor extending in a first direction between a first end and a second end and in a second direction defining a length, the elongated anchor including a first side surface and a second side surface disposed opposite the first side surface, each of the first side surface and the second side surface extending between the first end and the second end along the length, and
an elongated projection integrally formed with the elongated anchor, the elongated projection extending from the first end of the elongated anchor for at least a portion of the length, the elongated projection including a third side surface extending from the first side surface, a fourth side surface extending from the second side surface, a fifth side surface extending from the third side surface, and a sixth side surface extending from the fourth side surface, wherein the elongated projection at least partially conceals a seam between the first portion of the upholstery component and the second portion of the upholstery component when the seat cover is coupled to the vehicle seat, wherein:
the third side surface is planar and the fourth side surface is planar;
the first side surface and the third side surface define a first angle;
the second side surface and the fourth side surface define a second angle;
and
the first angle and the second angle are each greater than 120° and less than 150°.

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An upholstery piping component for a seat of a vehicle, the upholstery piping component comprising:

an elongated anchor formed from an elastomeric material and extending in a first direction between a first end and a second end and in a second direction defining a length, the elongated anchor including a first side surface and a second side surface disposed opposite the first side surface, each of the first side surface and the second side surface extending between the first end and the second end along the length, the elongated anchor being configured to be coupled to a first upholstery portion and a second upholstery portion and disposed between the first upholstery portion and the second upholstery portion;
and
an elongated projection formed from the elastomeric material and integrally formed with the elongated anchor, the elongated projection extending from the first end of the elongated anchor for at least a portion of the length, the elongated projection including a third side surface extending from the first side surface, a fourth side surface extending from the second side surface, a fifth side surface extending from the third side surface, and a sixth side surface extending from the fourth side surface, the elongated projection being configured to at least partially conceal a seam between the first upholstery portion and the second upholstery portion, wherein the elastomeric material is flexible such that the upholstery piping component is configured to move between a neutral configuration and a modified configuration and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction when the upholstery piping component is in the neutral configuration, wherein:
the third side surface is planar and the fourth side surface is planar;
the first side surface and the third side surface define a first angle;
the second side surface and the fourth side surface define a second angle;
and
the first angle and the second angle are each greater than 120° and less than 150°.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.