Seat cover for all types of seats in motor vehicles or planes

• US 20030227212A1
• Filed: 01/15/2003
• Published: 12/11/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CAR TRIM
• Original Assignee: CAR TRIM
• Inventors: Biermann, Ernst
• Granted Patent: US 6,935,699 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/452.58
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/56 Heating or ventilating devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/5883 by sewing, stitching or threading
• CPC Class Codes: D04C 1/02 made from particular materials

Abstract

The invention relates to a cover for a seat in a motor vehicle or plane. The inventive seat cover is made of a leather material. Said leather material is provided with a braided area (31, 51) consisting of cord-like or strip-like elements (71, 72) in at least one point which comes under particular stress.

Claims

1. Seat cover for an automobile or airplane seat consisting of a leather material, characterized in that a plaited area (31, 51) consisting of cord or ribbon-shaped elements (71, 72) is arranged in the leather material at least one location.

2. Seat cover according to claim 1, characterized in that the plaited area (31, 51) is attached, preferably stitched at an edge of the leather material edge.

3. Seat cover according to claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the plaited area (31) is arranged on a cover component (3) covering the center area of a seat component of the automobile seat (1).

4. Seat cover according to one of the claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the plaited area (51) is arranged in a center area of a cover component (5) covering the back rest of the automobile seat (1).

5. Seat cover according to one of the claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the elements (71, 72) of the plaited area are dyed differently in order to achieve an optical effect.

6. Seat cover according to claim 5, characterized in that the elements (71) of the plaited area (31, 51) running in one direction is dyed differently, than the elements (72) of the plaited area (31, 51) running in a different direction.

7. Seat cover according to one of the claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the elements (71, 72) of the plaited area are arranged on a base (73) consisting of an air permeable and moisture discharging material.

8. Seat cover according to claim 7, characterized in that the air permeable material consists of felt, non-woven fabric, batting, or foam material.

9. Seat cover according to one of the claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the elements (71, 72) of the plaited area (31, 51) are cut or punched from a leather base material, and that the lateral areas of the elements (71, 72) are folded in order to form rounded longitudinal edges, whereby the folded areas are attached to the element (71, 72), preferably glued, or stitched.

10. Seat cover according to claim 9, characterized in that the folded lateral areas are dimensioned in such a way that the are butted against each other at a location (75) at the rear side of the element (71, 72).

11. Seat cover according to one of the claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the elements (71, 72) possess a circular or longitudinal cross section.

12. Seat cover according to one of the claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the elements (71, 72) are produced by means of cutting or punching in such a way that their lateral cutting surfaces possess a slanted or rounded shape.

13. Seat cover according to claim 12, characterized in that the cutting or punching surfaces of the elements (71) are equipped with the overlay of the leather base material.

14. Seat cover according to one of the claims 1 to 13, characterized in that additional plaited areas corresponding to the type of the plaited areas (31, 51) are arranged in an automobile or airplane interior area on the interior casing or equipment.