Method of manufacturing a seat
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorGerald Moilanen
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a seat assembly is disclosed and includes the steps of providing a seat frame having a hog lance loop, providing a trim cover, providing a fastener strip formed in a plane and having a base section and a tab section including a hinge portion connected to the base section and a body portion connected to the hinge portion, fastening the fastener strip to the trim cover, deflecting the body portion from the plane, and inserting the body portion into the hog lance loop to secure the trim cover to the seat frame.
Claims20
A method of manufacturing a seat assembly, comprising:
- (a) providing a seat frame having a hog ring lance loop;
- (b) providing a trim cover;
- (c) providing a fastener strip having a base section and a tab section including a hinge portion connected to the base section and a body portion connected to the hinge portion, the fastener strip being formed in a plane;
- (d) fastening the fastener strip to the trim cover;
- (e) deflecting the body portion from the plane;
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- (f) inserting the body portion into the hog ring lance loop to secure the trim cover to the seat frame.
A method for attaching a trim cover to a frame of a seat assembly, comprising:
- providing a loop coupled to the frame;
- attaching a fastener strip to the trim cover, the fastener strip including at least one tab section with a hinge;
- coupling the tab section to the loop by deflecting the tab section about the hinge.
A method for attaching a trim cover to a seat frame, comprising:
- providing at least one loop coupled to the seat frame;
- attaching a fastener strip to the trim cover, the fastener strip including at least one body portion defining a first barb and a second barb;
- coupling the body portion to the loop by engaging the first and second barbs with the loop and extending the body portion at least partially through the loop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.