Recessed cushion ornament

A cushion comprising:

• a) a first cushion insert formed of a flexible, relatively high-stiffness foam material and including an outer surface, a pocket formed in the outer surface, and an elongate bore extending therethrough that opens in the pocket;
• b) a cushion filler having an outer surface, the cushion filler being interlocked with and surrounding the cushion insert and formed of a foam material having a stiffness less than that of the cushion insert;
• c) a flexible cover overlying the outer surface of the cushion filler and overlying the outer surface of the cushion insert, the cover including a first hole therethrough that is generally aligned with the bore through the cushion insert:
• d) a first upholstery ornament disposed in the pocket in the cushion insert, the upholstery ornament having a head with a visible exterior surface that overlies the cover and a stem that extends from the head through the hole in the cover and into the elongate bore in the cushion insert;
• e) wherein the hole in the cover is located within a recess formed in the cover that is received in the pocket formed in the cushion insert;
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• f) wherein the ornament includes a number of prongs spaced from the stem and extending from the ornament, each prong engageable with the recess formed in the cover to prevent rotation of the ornament within the first opening.

A seat cushion comprising:

• a) a first insert formed of a flexible, relatively high-stiffness foam material and including a number of first openings extending therethrough;
• b) a second insert formed of a flexible, relatively high-stiffness foam material having a number of second openings extending therethrough and spaced from the first insert;
• c) a cushion filler interlocked with the first insert and the second insert and formed of a flexible, relatively low-stiffness foam material;
• d) a cover overlying the cushion filler, the first insert and the second insert, the cover including a number of reinforcing elements having holes aligned with the first openings in the first insert and the second openings in the second insert;
• e) a number of upholstery ornaments positioned in the first openings and second openings, each ornament including a stem inserted through the hole in one of the number of reinforcing elements and a head positioned above the one of the number of the reinforcing elements within the first openings and second openings in a recessed and non-rotatable position below an upper surface of the seat cushion;
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• f) a pair of securing plates engaged with the cushion filler with one of the securing plates disposed opposite the first insert and the other one of the securing plates disposed opposite the second insert, each plate including a number of slots aligned with a plurality of the openings in its respective insert.

A seat cushion comprising:

• a seat base;
• a seat cushion filler made of a foam that overlies the base and that has an outer surface disposed opposite the base;
• a cushion insert disposed in the foam cushion filler, the cushion insert made of a foam that is stiffer than the foam of the cushion filler, the cushion insert having an outer surface that is substantially flush with the outer surface of the cushion filler, and the cushion insert having a three dimensionally contoured pocket formed in its outer surface;
• an outer cover overlying the outer surface of the cushion filler and overlying the outer surface of the cushion insert, the outer cover having a recess formed therein that has a three dimensional contour substantially complementary to the three dimensional contour of the pocket in the cushion insert with the outer cover recess received in the pocket in the cushion insert;
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• an upholstery ornament that is received and retained in the outer cover recess;
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• wherein the upholstery ornament comprises a head received in the recess, the head having a bottom surface that overlies the recess the head having a plurality of spaced apart prongs extending outwardly from the bottom surface, each prong engaging the recess opposing rotation of the upholstery ornament relative to the outer cover.

A seat cushion comprising:

• a seat base;
• a seat cushion filler made of a foam that overlies the base and that has a seat occupant supporting outer surface disposed opposite the base;
• a cushion insert embedded in the foam cushion filler, the cushion insert made of a foam that is stiffer than the foam of the cushion filler, the cushion insert having an outer surface capable of supporting a seat occupant thereon that is substantially flush with the seat occupant supporting outer surface of the cushion filler, and the cushion insert having a pocket preformed in its outer surface that has a sidewall and a bottom wall;
• an outer cover overlying the outer surface of the cushion filler and overlying the outer surface of the cushion insert, the outer cover having a recess preformed therein that is defined by a sidewall and a bottom wall with the preformed outer cover recess received in the preformed pocket in the cushion insert;
• an upholstery ornament that is received in the preformed outer cover recess, the upholstery ornament having a head with a bottom surface that overlies the bottom wall of the preformed outer cover recess, the bottom surface of the upholstery ornament having a plurality of projections that each engage the bottom wall of the preformed outer cover recess and oppose relative rotation between the head and the outer cover;
• an anchor underlying the cushion insert that is attached to the upholstery ornament and which retains the upholstery ornament in the preformed outer cover recess;
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• wherein the outer surface of the foam cushion insert that is capable of supporting a seat occupant thereon extends outwardly beyond the outer periphery of the upholstery ornament.

A seat cushion comprising:

• a seat cushion filler comprised of a foam and having an outer seat occupant supporting surface;
• a seat cushion insert disposed in the foam seat cushion filler which surrounds it and holds it captive, the cushion insert comprised of a foam that is stiffer than the foam of which the cushion filler is comprised, the foam seat cushion insert having an outer surface that is substantially flush with the outer seat occupant supporting surface of the foam seat cushion filler, and the foam seat cushion insert having a pocket formed in its outer surface that is defined by a sidewall and a bottom wall;
• an outer seat cover overlying the outer surface of the foam seat cushion filler and overlying the outer surface of the foam seat cushion insert, the outer seat cover having a heat-formed recess preformed therein that is defined by a sidewall and a bottom wall with the outer seat cover recess received in the pocket formed in the outer surface of the foam seat cushion insert;
• an upholstery ornament that is received in the preformed outer seat cover recess, the upholstery ornament having a head that comprises (a) a bottom wall that overlies the bottom wall of the preformed outer seat cover recess and (b) a sidewall that is bounded by the sidewall of the preformed outer seat cover recess;
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• an upholstery ornament anchor attached to the upholstery ornament that retains the upholstery ornament in the outer cover recess.

A seat cushion comprising:

• a seat cushion filler made of a foam and that has an outer seat occupant supporting surface;
• a cushion insert disposed in the foam cushion filler, the cushion insert made of a foam that is stiffer than the foam of the cushion filler, the cushion insert having an outer surface capable of supporting a seat occupant adjoining the outer seat occupant supporting surface of the cushion filler, and the cushion insert having a preformed pocket disposed in its outer surface;
• an outer cover overlying the outer surface of the cushion filler and overlying the outer surface of the cushion insert, the outer cover having a recess disposed therein that is received in the preformed pocket in the cushion insert;
• an upholstery ornament that is received in the outer cover recess;
• a reinforcing plate heat sealed to the outer cover recess and which underlies the upholstery ornament;
• an upholstery ornament anchor that retains the upholstery ornament in the outer cover recess;
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• wherein the upholstery ornament further comprises a stem that extends outwardly therefrom and through the outer cover recess and through the reinforcing plate.

A seat cushion comprising:

• a cushion insert having an outer surface with a pocket formed therein, the cushion insert comprised of a foam;
• a cushion filler comprised of a foam having a stiffness less than that of the cushion insert, the cushion filler surrounding the cushion insert with the cushion filler having an outer surface that is flush with the outer surface of the cushion insert;
• an outer cover overlying the outer surface of the cushion filler and overlying the outer surface of the cushion insert, the outer cover having a recess preformed therein having a three dimensional contour that is complementary to the pocket formed in the cushion insert and that is received in the pocket formed in the cushion insert;
• an upholstery ornament having a head that is disposed in the preformed recess in the outer cover and the pocket in the cushion insert and having a stem that extends from the head into the cushion insert, the stem comprising a hook and having a pointed end;
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• an upholstery ornament anchor that that underlies the cushion insert and which is attached by a cord to the hook of the upholstery ornament stem.