Twin frame seat assembly

A vehicle seat assembly comprising:

• a generally horizontal seat bottom;
• a seat back extending generally upwardly at a rear end of the seat bottom;
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• the seat bottom having a frame and a seating portion for engagement with a seat occupant, the frame having a first part and a second part each having a pair of spaced apart side members having retaining means at a rear end thereof for coupling the first and the second parts of the frame to one another, and a front cross member having means for interlocking the first and the second parts of the frame to one another, the first and second parts of the frame being joined together with a part of the seating portion being trapped between the first and second parts of the frame to mount the seating portion upon the frame.

A vehicle seat assembly comprising:

• a generally horizontal seat bottom;
• a seat back extending generally upwardly at a rear end of the seat bottom;
• and
• the seat back having a frame and a seating portion for engagement with a seat occupant, the frame having a first part and a second part each having a pair of spaced apart side members having retaining means at a lower end thereof for coupling the first and the second parts of the frame to one another, and an upper cross member, the retaining means coupling the seat back frame to the seat bottom, the first and second parts of the frame being joined together with a part of the seating portion being trapped between the first and second parts of the frame to mount the seating portion upon the frame.

A vehicle seat assembly comprising:

• a generally horizontal seat bottom;
• a seat back extending generally upwardly at a rear end of the seat bottom;
• and
• one of the seat bottom and seat back having a frame and a seating portion for engagement with a seat occupant, the frame having a first part and a second part, the first and second parts of the frame being joined together with a part of the seating portion being trapped between the first and second parts of the frame to mount the seating portion upon the frame the frame further having side members extending along opposite sides of the frame which terminate at one end of the frame in mounting bosses on each side having aligned apertures therein for receiving a pivot pin therein which extends transversely across the seat assembly.