Method for manufacturing a suspension mat

A suspension mat comprising at least one wire for mounting the suspension mat to a seat frame;

• a) said wire comprises a plastic covered hook, which comprises an uncovered hook that is surrounded by a plastic tube;
• wherein
• b) said plastic tube had been pushed in a first direction onto an initially straight end portion of the wire, while setting free an uncovered outer end of said straight end portion;
• c) said uncovered outer end of said straight end portion had been bent to form an uncovered hook;
• and
• d) said plastic tube had been shifted in a second, reverse direction onto said uncovered hook, to form said plastic covered hook.

An apparatus for manufacturing a suspension mat, the suspension mat comprising at least one wire for mounting the suspension mat to a seat frame;

• the apparatus comprising
• a) pushing means for pushing a plastic tube in a first direction onto an initially straight end portion of a wire;
• b) stop means to stop the pushing movement of the plastic tube, said stop means is positioned to set free an uncovered outer end of said initially straight end portion;
• c) bending means for bending said uncovered outer end of said wire to form an uncovered hook;
• and
• d) shifting means for shifting the plastic tube in a second, reverse direction onto said uncovered hook of the wire.