Storage for seating assembly

• US 10,640,048 B2
• Filed: 08/16/2019
• Issued: 05/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Vanderpool, Patrick, Shedlarski, Dustin, Schein, Victoria Leigh, Hamlin, Timothy Owen
• Primary Examiner(s): Wendell, Mark R
• Application Number:
  US16/542,941
• Publication Number:
  US 20190366937A1
• Time in Patent Office: 263 Days
• Field of Search: 297163, 224584, 224585
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/6009 covering more than only the seat
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 3/001 of tables or trays
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 3/004 of foldable trays mounted on the back-rest
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 7/043 mounted on or under a seat

Abstract

A vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback. The seatback includes a rear portion and a substantially horizontal strap including first and second ends fixed to the rear portion. The substantially horizontal strap further includes an intermediate attachment area fixed to the rear portion between the first and second ends.

Claims

1. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:

a seatback comprising;

a rear portion including first and second substantially parallel channels; and

a strap comprising a loop for retaining a passenger item, wherein the loop includes a first end and a second end, and wherein the first end and the second end are slidably mounted in the first and the second substantially parallel channels.

2. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the loop is selectively positionable and fixable at a plurality of locations along the first and the second substantially parallel channels.

3. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 2, wherein the loop is selectively positionable in a vertical direction toward or away from a headrest.

4. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the strap comprises a plurality of loops and wherein the first ends and the second ends of the plurality of loops are slidably mounted in a plurality of first and second substantially parallel channels.

5. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 4, wherein the strap comprises a plurality of straps and wherein the plurality of straps are selectively arrangeable in various positions along the plurality of first and second substantially parallel channels.

6. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the rear portion comprises a panel.

7. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 6, wherein the panel is selectively removable from the seatback.

8. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 6, wherein the panel is a table.

9. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:

a rear portion including an upper portion;

a substrate disposed in the upper portion;

a seat trim disposed over the substrate; and

a substantially horizontal strap comprising;

first and second ends fixed to the seat trim; and

an intermediate attachment area fixed to the seat trim between the first and second ends, wherein the substantially horizontal strap is configured to form a first loop between the first end and the intermediate attachment area and a second loop between the second end and the intermediate attachment area.

10. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 9, wherein the substantially horizontal strap comprises a plurality of substantially horizontal straps each having first and second ends and each having one or more intermediate attachment areas fixed to the seat trim between the first and second ends.

11. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 10, wherein the one or more intermediate attachment areas are arranged in a plurality of substantially vertical columns and wherein the plurality of substantially vertical columns are transverse to the plurality of substantially horizontal straps.

12. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 11, wherein the one or more intermediate attachment areas include a plurality of intermediate attachment areas and wherein the plurality of substantially horizontal straps are configured to form loops between first intermediate attachment areas and second intermediate attachment areas of the plurality of substantially horizontal straps.

13. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 12, wherein the plurality of intermediate attachment areas are sewn to the seat trim.

14. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 12, wherein the plurality of intermediate attachment areas are heat staked to the seat trim.

15. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:

a panel disposed over a seatback and including cross members; and

straps disposed on the seatback and forming loops between the cross members, wherein the straps are coupled to the cross members, wherein the straps are transverse to the cross members, wherein the cross members include holes, wherein the straps extend through the holes, and wherein the holes extend through the cross members in a direction along the seatback.