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US 8,590,978 B2Granted
Ultra-thin seat carrier
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJohn W. Jaranson, Marcos S. Kondrad
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Abstract
A seating assembly having a seat and a seat back. A frame assembly is disposed in each of the seat and the seat back. A carrier assembly is operably coupled with the seat and the seat back. The carrier assembly includes a plurality of elongate support tabs proximate the seat. A plurality of apertures and at least one groove are proximate the seat back. A cushion extends over the seat and the seat back.
Claims12
A seating assembly comprising:
- a seat;
- a seat back;
- a seat carrier proximate the seat and comprising:
- a first channel with a plurality of windows adjacent a first side of the seat;
- a second channel with a plurality of windows adjacent a second side of the seat;
- first and second sets of inwardly-directed elongate support tabs disposed between the first and second channels;
- a third set of rearwardly-extending support tabs;
- and
- a rim extending around the seat carrier and having a plurality of rim slots;
- and
- a cushion extending over the seat.
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A seat back carrier comprising:
- a body portion having a first vertical channel defining a plurality of distinct windows, and a second vertical channel defining a plurality of distinct windows;
- a lateral channel extending across the body portion and defining a plurality of distinct windows with retainer bridges;
- first and second keyhole slots disposed at a top portion of the body portion;
- a plurality of tuning stiffness apertures;
- and
- first and second lower engagement slots.
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A seat carrier comprising:
- a body having first and second recessed channels;
- first and second sets of opposing cushion tabs disposed in and integral with the body portion;
- and
- a plurality of edge stiffness tuning slots disposed in first and second side portions of the body, each slot including a top keyhole portion, the slots defining vertical rim columns that include outwardly-extending soft trim edge attachments.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.