Seating assembly

A seat assembly for use by an occupant of a vehicle who normally wears a utility belt having various holstered items secured to the belt, said assembly comprising:

• a frame having a base and a back,
• a molded shell mounted on said base and said back, said shell including a seat section, a lumbar section and a back section, said lumbar section having a width narrower than said seat section and said back section to form a recess on each end of said lumbar section between the seat section and back section,
• an elastomeric fabric suspended over the seat section, lumbar section and back section and a seat cushion supported on said fabric over said seat section, a back cushion suspended on said fabric over said back section, and a lumbar cushion supported on said fabric over said lumbar section, said lumbar cushion having a width corresponding to the width of said lumbar section to provide a recess at each end of the lumbar section between the seat section and back cushion.

A car seat comprising a frame, a shell mounted on said frame, a rim provided around the perimeter of said shell, a support assembly secured to said rim and a cushion assembly mounted on said support assembly, said shell includes a seat section, a lumbar section and a back section, said lumbar section having a width smaller than the width of said seat section and said back section to form a recess on each end of the lumbar section and said support assembly includes a seat cover spanning said seat section, a lumbar cover spanning said lumbar section, and a back cover spanning said back section.