OCCUPANT SEAT

• US 3,848,926 A
• Filed: 12/26/1972
• Issued: 11/19/1974
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/1972
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kenitiro Kuroishi
• Original Assignee: Kenitiro Kuroishi
• Inventors: Kuroishi, Kenitiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Gilliam, Paul R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Troutman, Doris L.
• Application Number:
  US05/318,661
• Time in Patent Office: 693 Days
• Field of Search: 297/452,455 5/247,266
• US Class Current: 297/452.53
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/7058 Metallic springs

Abstract

An occupant seat of vehicles including a spring structure having a buffer body mounted thereon, said spring structure including a plurality of spring elements juxtaposed in a horizontal plane, each of which is integrally formed of supporting hooks disposed at both ends and a pair of coil spring portions positioned near the hooks.

Claims

1. An occupant seat comprising a frame, a spring structure fitted to the frame and a seating section mounted on the spring structure, said spring structure including a plurality of parallel, unconnected spring members consisting of a single wire having a hook at both ends for engagement with said frame, a coil portion adjacent each end and a straight central portion between said coil portions, said seating section comprising a buffer body, the underside of said buffer body including a plurality of parallel grooves so located in said underside that each of said spring members extends into one of said grooves, such arrangement of said spring members and grooves serving to prevent lateral displacement of the spring members.

2. The occupant seat of claim 1 wherein said buffer body is a cushion molded of foam material.

3. The occupant seat of claim 2 wherein said cushion includes an embedded wire frame across which extends a fabric web.