Retaining arrangement for a vehicle seat
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsMark KARGES, Thomas BLICHARZ, Paul PETROUS, Nizar FREIJY
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Abstract
A retaining arrangement for a vehicle seat that has a support structure and a cover material includes a first leg having at least one first retention feature, and a second leg connected to the first leg. The second leg includes a plurality of second retention features positioned along a length of the second leg. The second leg is configured to cooperate with the first leg to capture a portion of the support structure between the first leg and second leg.
Claims20
A retaining arrangement for a vehicle seat having a support structure and a cover material, comprising:
- a first elongated member having a free end and a fixed end;
- a second elongated member having a free end and a fixed end connected to the fixed end of the first elongated member, at least one of the first or second elongated member extending away from the other of the first or second elongated member at an angle such that a distance between the free ends of the first and second elongated members is greater than a distance between the fixed ends of the first and second elongated members;
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- a plurality of retention features disposed on the first and second elongated members and configured to contact the support structure and retain the first and second elongated members thereon when the support structure is positioned between the first and second elongated members.
A retaining arrangement for a vehicle seat having a support structure and a cover material, comprising:
- a first leg including at least one first retention feature;
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- a second leg connected to the first leg at a base portion and including at least one second retention feature, each of the at least one first retention feature of the first leg being positioned closer to the base portion than each of the at least one second retention feature of the second leg, and
- wherein the second leg is configured to cooperate with the first leg to capture a portion of the support structure between the first leg and the second leg.
A retaining arrangement for a vehicle seat having a support structure and a cover material, comprising:
- a first elongated member;
- a second elongated member;
- a base portion connecting the first and second elongated members to define a retaining space therebetween, at least one of the first or second elongated member extending away from the other of the first or second elongated member at an angle such that a width of the retaining space increases as the first and second elongated members extend away from the base portion;
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- a plurality of retention features disposed on the first and second elongated members and extending into the retaining space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.