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US 7,134,730 B2Granted
Seat trim cover assembly aid
AssigneeIrvin Automotive Products, Inc.
InventorsThomas Brian Flegal, Daniel Joseph Jarackas, Jr.
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a seat that includes the steps of attaching adjacent upholstery panels with a locator strip and attachment strip sandwiched therebetween. The attachment strip includes an enlarged edge portion that engages clips in a molded foam seat backing. At least a portion of the locator strip is torn away along a line of perforations formed therein.
Claims12
A method of manufacturing an upholstered seat comprising the steps of:
- positioning edge portions of first and second upholstery panels in adjacent substantially parallel planes with aligned longitudinal edges;
- positioning a locator strip between adjacent portions of the panels proximate the longitudinal edges;
- positioning an attachment strip proximate and aligned with the locator strip, the attachment strip including an enlarged longitudinal portion positioned outboard of the locator strip;
- stitching the first and second upholstery panels together along a stitching line;
- positioning a plurality of clip members along a groove in a molded foam seat backing, wherein the clip members are substantially complementary to the enlarged longitudinal portion of the attachment strip and adapted to snap-fit with the same;
- engaging the enlarged longitudinal portion of the attachment strip with the clip members, thereby securing the upholstery panels to the seat backing;
- removing a portion of the locator strip by tearing it along longitudinal perforations formed therein.
4 more elements
A method of manufacturing a seat comprising the steps of:
- positioning an elongate extruded strip with an enlarged edge in a stitched seam between adjacent upholstery panels such that the enlarged edge is positioned outboard of the seam and substantially parallel thereto;
- positioning portions of the upholstery panels proximate the seam in a groove in a preformed molded seat backing, thereby engaging the enlarged edge with at least one substantially complementary clip retainer in the seat backing;
- tearing a portion of the strip away from the seam along perforations formed therein, leaving the enlarged edge in engagement with the clip retainers and thereby securing the upholstery panels to the seat backing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.