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US 2003/0151294 A1Published application
Interchangeable seat cushions for automotive bucket seats
OwnerIrving W. Glaterinventor
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Abstract
An automotive bucket seat with a frame, a back cushion mounted on the frame, a bottom cushion removably mounted on the frame and a set of interchangeable bottom cushions in a range of sizes, alternately mountable on the frame. A tool-less releasable attachment mechanism provides fast but secure interchange of cushions. This provides a bucket seat that properly fits users of different sizes.
Claims7
An automotive bucket seat with interchangeable seat cushions, comprising:
- a seat frame;
- a back cushion attached to the frame;
- a first bottom cushion releasably mounted on the frame, the first bottom cushion being one of a set of at least two interchangeable bottom cushions of different sizes for different sized users, each bottom cushion interchangeably releasably mountable on the frame;
- whereby a seat bottom cushion can be selected from a range of sizes, and attached to the frame to customize the seat to properly fit a given user.
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An automotive bucket seat with interchangeable seat cushions, comprising:
- a seat frame;
- a generally horizontal seat base on the frame with a front and back end, left and right sides;
- at least one left lower coupling mechanism and at least one right lower coupling mechanism attached to the seat base;
- a back cushion attached to the frame;
- a first bottom cushion releasably mounted on the frame, the first bottom cushion being one of a set of at least two bottom cushions of different sizes for different sized users, each bottom cushion interchangeably releasably mountable on the frame;
- each bottom cushion having a rigid bottom structure with a front and back end, left and right sides, at least one left upper coupling mechanism and at least one right upper coupling mechanism, the upper coupling mechanisms on the seat bottom cushion corresponding with, and mating with, the lower coupling mechanisms on the seat base;
- retaining means for releasably fixing at least some of the upper coupling mechanisms to the corresponding lower coupling mechanisms;
- whereby a seat bottom cushion can be selected and attached to the seat frame to customize the seat for a given user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.