VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY
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1. A vehicle seat assembly, comprising:
- a seat back;
a seat base extending forward from a lower end of said seat back, said seat base formed of a first foam member extending laterally across said seat base to absorb loads and a second foam member formed over said first member to form a seating surface of said seat base; and
at least one wire frame section secured to said first foam member and extending rearwardly therefrom toward a rear of said seat base for mounting said seat base to an associated vehicle body.
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Abstract
A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat back and a seat base extending forward from a lower end of the seat back. The seat base is formed of a first foam member extending laterally across the seat base to absorb loads and a second foam member formed over the first member to form a seating surface of the seat base. At least one wire frame section is secured to the first foam member and extends rearwardly therefrom toward a rear of the seat base for mounting the seat base to an associated vehicle body.
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1. A vehicle seat assembly, comprising:
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a seat back; a seat base extending forward from a lower end of said seat back, said seat base formed of a first foam member extending laterally across said seat base to absorb loads and a second foam member formed over said first member to form a seating surface of said seat base; and at least one wire frame section secured to said first foam member and extending rearwardly therefrom toward a rear of said seat base for mounting said seat base to an associated vehicle body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle seat assembly, comprising:
a seat base having a seat back extending upwardly therefrom, said seat base including a first foam portion extending laterally across said seat base with a wire frame section connected to said first foam portion and extending longitudinally therefrom toward a rear of said seat base where said wire frame section is secured to a vehicle body component, said seat base further including a second foam portion molded over said first foam portion and extending longitudinally therefrom toward said rear of said seat base to form a seating surface thereof. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for constructing a vehicle seat assembly, comprising:
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providing at least one wire frame section for extending from a forward portion of a seat base longitudinally toward a rearward portion of said seat base; overmolding a laterally extending first foam member on said at least one wire frame section adjacent a forward end of said at least one wire section; and overmolding a second foam member on said first foam member and said at least one wire frame section to form a seating portion of said seat base. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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