Trim retention member

A trim cover assembly comprising:

• a trim cover disposable over a seat cushion having a release handle bezel assembly, the trim cover having an A-side and a B-side, opposite the A-side, facing an external surface of the seat cushion, with the trim cover defining a cover opening that, when disposed over the seat cushion, generally corresponds to a release handle of the release handle bezel assembly;
• and
• a trim retainer secured on the B-side of the trim cover, the trim retainer having an inner periphery defining a retainer opening generally corresponding to at least a portion of the cover opening,
• wherein the trim retainer engages a housing of the release handle bezel assembly such that the trim cover assembly can be secured to the housing and between the housing and a bezel of the release handle bezel assembly.

A method comprising:

• providing a trim cover having a cover opening through the trim cover for accessing a release handle;
• securing a trim retainer on a B-side of the trim cover, the trim retainer defining a retainer opening and generally corresponding to at least a portion of the cover opening to form a trim cover assembly;
• disposing the trim cover assembly over a handle housing of a release handle bezel assembly by engaging the trim retainer to the handle housing via at least one of the trim retainer and the handle housing including one or more protrusions and the other including one or more apertures generally corresponding to the one or more protrusions;
• and
• placing a bezel on the trim cover assembly to sandwich the trim cover assembly between the handle housing and the bezel.