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US 2011/0298250 A1Published application
Modular front seat back panel
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJohnathan Andrew Line, John W. Jaranson, Christopher J. Kiehler, David Marshman, Kendrick Alden Harper
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Abstract
A seat assembly having a seat and a seat back that is pivotally connected to the seat. A back cover is disposed on a rear portion of the seat back. The back cover includes an interior side and an exterior side. The interior side includes a plurality of laterally-extending ribs aligned with a plurality of engagement members. At least one vertically-extending channel is disposed on the exterior side of the back cover.
Claims20
A seat assembly comprising:
- a seat;
- a seat back pivotally connected to the seat;
- a back cover disposed on a rear portion of the seat back, the back cover having an interior side and an exterior side, the interior side including a plurality of laterally-extending ribs aligned with a plurality of engagement members;
- and
- at least one vertically-extending channel disposed on the exterior side of the back cover.
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A vehicle seat assembly, comprising:
- a seat back;
- a back cover disposed on the seat back, the back cover having an interior side and an exterior side, the interior side including a plurality of laterally extending reinforcing ribs that include a plurality of engagement members;
- and
- a recess disposed on the exterior side, the recess including first and second side edges that have a vertically-extending channel.
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A method of making a vehicle seat, comprising:
- providing a seat back;
- attaching a back cover to the seat back, the back cover having an interior side and an exterior side;
- forming a plurality of laterally-extending reinforcing ribs on the interior side;
- forming a plurality of engagement members on the interior side;
- forming a recess on the exterior side;
- and
- forming side edges in the recess that have a vertically-extending channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.