Vehicle seating cushion with snap-fit fasteners to interconnect with snap-fit receivers on a structural support
First Claim
1. A seating assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a cushion comprising an outer edge, an occupant facing surface, a carrier facing surface opposite the occupant facing surface, a plurality of snap-fit fasteners disposed at the carrier facing surface, a lip extending away from the occupant facing surface along the outer edge, and a recess into the carrier facing surface adjacent and parallel to the lip; and
a carrier comprising an outer edge surface, a plurality of snap-fit receivers near the outer edge surface of the carrier cooperating with the plurality of snap-fit fasteners to interconnect the cushion and the carrier, and a rib contiguous with the outer edge surface that is seated within the recess of the cushion;
each of the plurality of snap-fit fasteners comprising a first cantilever, the first cantilever including a catch flange and a receiver facing surface that faces one of the plurality of snap-fit receivers;
each of the plurality of snap-fit receivers comprising a cantilever deforming surface and a first catch receiving surface, and at least a portion of the plurality of the snap-fit receivers are arranged along the rib; and
the cantilever deforming surface deforms the first cantilever of each of the plurality of snap-fit fasteners while the plurality of snap-fit receivers receives the plurality of snap-fit fasteners until the catch flange snaps over and settles adjacent to the first catch receiving surface of the snap-fit receiver.
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Abstract
A seating assembly for a vehicle comprises: a cushion comprising an outer edge and a plurality of snap-fit-fasteners; and a carrier comprising an outer edge surface and a plurality of snap-fit receivers near the outer edge surface of the carrier arranged to receive the plurality of snap-fit fasteners; wherein the plurality of snap-fit receivers have received and are retaining the plurality of snap-fit fasteners such that the cushion is interconnected with the carrier; and wherein the plurality of snap-fit fasteners and plurality of receivers are arranged to prevent the edge of the cushion from rolling up. The cushion further comprises a lip having an inward facing surface; wherein the cushion at least partially surrounds the carrier with at least a portion of the inward facing surface of the lip facing the outer edge surface of the carrier.
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1. A seating assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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a cushion comprising an outer edge, an occupant facing surface, a carrier facing surface opposite the occupant facing surface, a plurality of snap-fit fasteners disposed at the carrier facing surface, a lip extending away from the occupant facing surface along the outer edge, and a recess into the carrier facing surface adjacent and parallel to the lip; and a carrier comprising an outer edge surface, a plurality of snap-fit receivers near the outer edge surface of the carrier cooperating with the plurality of snap-fit fasteners to interconnect the cushion and the carrier, and a rib contiguous with the outer edge surface that is seated within the recess of the cushion; each of the plurality of snap-fit fasteners comprising a first cantilever, the first cantilever including a catch flange and a receiver facing surface that faces one of the plurality of snap-fit receivers; each of the plurality of snap-fit receivers comprising a cantilever deforming surface and a first catch receiving surface, and at least a portion of the plurality of the snap-fit receivers are arranged along the rib; and the cantilever deforming surface deforms the first cantilever of each of the plurality of snap-fit fasteners while the plurality of snap-fit receivers receives the plurality of snap-fit fasteners until the catch flange snaps over and settles adjacent to the first catch receiving surface of the snap-fit receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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