US 2020/0139920 A1 · KNITTED SEAT TRIM COVER WITH INTEGRAL AIRBAG POCKET

Abstract

A knitted seat trim cover for use on a vehicle seat equipped with an airbag assembly includes a first knitted panel with a first edge and a second knitted panel with a second edge. The first edge is positioned adjacent the second edge to define an airbag deployment zone. The seat trim cover also includes a pocket panel integrally knit with the first knitted panel and the second knitted panel. The pocket panel defines an airbag pocket configured to hold at least a portion of the airbag assembly.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A knitted seat trim cover for use on a vehicle seat equipped with an airbag assembly, the knitted seat trim cover comprising:

a first knitted panel including a first edge;
a second knitted panel including a second edge, the first edge positioned adjacent the second edge to define an airbag deployment zone;
and
a pocket panel integrally knit with the first knitted panel and the second knitted panel, the pocket panel defining an airbag pocket configured to hold at least a portion of the airbag assembly.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

16/178,006Filed 1 Nov 2018

Published

7 May 2020

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification16 codes

B60R 21/2165
Characterised by the covers for the inflatable member: characterised by a tear line for defining a deployment opening
B60N 2/58
Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles: seat coverings
B60R 21/207
Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components: in…
B60R 21/231
Inflatable members: characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration

Knitted seat trim cover with integral airbag pocket

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Knitted seat trim cover with integral airbag pocket

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Abstract

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