Foam pad and process for production thereof
First Claim
1. A foam pad comprising a surface to which a trim cover can be secured, the surface comprising a channel having a width of up to about 15 mm, the channel having disposed therein one of a male portion or a female portion of a releasably engageable male-female trim cover attachment system.
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Abstract
A foam pad comprising a surface to which a trim cover can be secured, the surface comprising a channel having a width of up to about 15 mm. Disposed in the channel is one of a male portion or a female portion of a releasably engageable male-female trim cover attachment system. A trim cover having the other of the male or female portion attached thereto may be readily attached to the foam pad. A process and a mold for producing the foam pad are also described. The foam pad is particularly useful as a component of a vehicular seat system (e.g., seat bottom, seat back and the like).
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49 Claims
- 1. A foam pad comprising a surface to which a trim cover can be secured, the surface comprising a channel having a width of up to about 15 mm, the channel having disposed therein one of a male portion or a female portion of a releasably engageable male-female trim cover attachment system.
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26. A process for producing a foam pad in a mold comprising a first mold portion and a second mold portion releasably engageable to define a mold cavity, the process comprising the steps of:
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disposing a female portion of a releasably engageable male-female trim cover attachment system on a retainer disposed on at least one of the first mold portion and the second portion;
dispensing at least one of an expandable polymeric composition and expanded polymer particles in at least one of the first mold portion and the second mold portion;
closing the first mold portion and the second mold portion; and
expanding the expandable polymeric composition or adhering the expanded polymer particles to each other to substantially fill the mold cavity and to partially encompass at least a portion of the female portion to produce the foam pad. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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- 42. A mold for producing a mold product, the mold comprising a first mold portion and a second mold portion releasably engageable to define a mold cavity, a rail disposed on at least on of the first mold portion and the second mold portion, rail having a width of less than about 15 mm along substantially its entire length, the rail comprising a first section and a second section having different widths.
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