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US 2025/0018625 A1Published application
Carrier over fabric
OwnerCraig M. Oomen, Samuel Smith +4inventors
InventorsCRAIG M. OOMEN, SAMUEL SMITH, ROBERT A. BRATTY, RICHARD VANDEKOPPLE, KELLY WASHBURN, RANDY SAYERS
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Abstract
A seat assembly includes a fabric component having a seat surface and a carrier attached to the fabric component. The carrier includes a variable thickness along the perimeter of the carrier. The fabric component includes two or more tension zones.
Claims20
A seat assembly, comprising:
- a fabric component defining a seat surface;
- and
- a carrier molded to the fabric component,
- wherein the carrier includes a curved parting line that circumscribes a perimeter of the carrier, and
- wherein the fabric includes a plurality tension zones.
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A seat assembly, comprising:
- a fabric component having a seat surface;
- and
- a carrier molded to the fabric component,
- wherein the carrier includes a curved parting line along a perimeter of the carrier, and
- wherein the curved parting line defines a plurality of inflection points.
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A method of manufacturing a seat assembly, the method comprising:
- tensioning a fabric component between a first mold base and a second mold base;
- and
- molding a carrier onto the fabric component;
- wherein the carrier includes a curved parting line around a perimeter of the carrier, and
- wherein the fabric is tensioned to include a plurality of tension zones.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.