Frame retention system for seat components
First Claim
1. In a seat including a frame component and a seat component supported by the frame component, a retention system comprising:
- a retainer including a member of a unitary construction made from wire and having an intermediate bight section secured to one of the components;
the retainer member including a pair of deflectable latch legs extending in opposite directions from the bight section; and
the other component including a pair of keepers that are respectively engaged by the latch legs upon deflection thereof so as to secure the seat component to the frame component.
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Abstract
A retention system is disclosed for securing back and/or cushion seat components (14,16) to a seat frame (12) by a releasable retainer (20). Latches (18,22) are also used to secure both the seat back and cushion in the preferred embodiment. The back is secured to the frame by the latches and is engaged by the cushion such that securement of the cushion by the retainer maintains both the cushion and the back in place on the frame. Each latch includes a latch member (34,80) and a keeper surface that are engaged by relative movement between the associated seat component and the frame so as to provide the latched condition. The retainer includes a retainer member (44) having an intermediate bight section (46) secured to the frame and a pair of deflectable latch legs (48) extending in opposite directions from the bight section. A pair of keepers (50) on the seat cushion are engaged by the deflectable latch legs to secure the cushion to the frame. U-shaped ends (58) of the latch legs extend downwardly and provide handles for latching the legs.
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20 Claims
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1. In a seat including a frame component and a seat component supported by the frame component, a retention system comprising:
- a retainer including a member of a unitary construction made from wire and having an intermediate bight section secured to one of the components;
the retainer member including a pair of deflectable latch legs extending in opposite directions from the bight section; and
the other component including a pair of keepers that are respectively engaged by the latch legs upon deflection thereof so as to secure the seat component to the frame component.
- a retainer including a member of a unitary construction made from wire and having an intermediate bight section secured to one of the components;
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2. In a seat including a frame and a seat component supported by the frame, a retention system comprising:
- a retainer including a member of a unitary construction made from wire and having an intermediate bight section secured to the frame;
the retainer member including a pair of deflectable latch legs extending in opposite directions from the bight section; and
the seat component including a pair of keepers that are respectively engaged by the latch legs upon deflection thereof so as to secure the seat component to the frame. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- a retainer including a member of a unitary construction made from wire and having an intermediate bight section secured to the frame;
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12. In a seat including a frame and a seat cushion supported by the frame, a retention system comprising:
- a retainer including a member of a unitary construction made from wire and having an intermediate bight section secured to the frame in a horizontally extending orientation;
the retainer member including a pair of deflectable latch legs extending in opposite lateral directions from the bight section; and
the seat cushion including a pair of keepers that are respectively engaged by the latch legs so as to secure the seat cushion to the frame.
- a retainer including a member of a unitary construction made from wire and having an intermediate bight section secured to the frame in a horizontally extending orientation;
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13. In a seat including a frame and a seat cushion supported by the frame, a retention system comprising:
- a retainer including a member of a unitary construction made from wire and having an intermediate bight section including a pair of side torsion bars secured to the frame and a connecting bar that extends between the side torsion bars;
a pair of latch legs extending in opposite lateral directions from the side torsion bars of the bight section;
each latch leg having a U-shaped end whose closed side projects away from a plane through the bight section;
the seat cushion including a pair of downwardly extending keepers; and
each keeper including a slot that receives one of the latch legs upon deflection thereof so as to secure the seat cushion to the frame.
- a retainer including a member of a unitary construction made from wire and having an intermediate bight section including a pair of side torsion bars secured to the frame and a connecting bar that extends between the side torsion bars;
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14. In a seat including a frame and a seat cushion supported by the frame, a retention system comprising:
- a retainer including a member of a unitary construction made from wire and having an intermediate bight section including a pair of side torsion bars secured to the frame and a connecting bar that extends between the side torsion bars;
said bight section being located in a generally horizontally extending orientation;
the retainer member also including a pair of deflectable latch legs extending in opposite lateral directions from the side torsion bars of the bight section;
each latch leg having an end which is formed so as to extend away from a plane through the bight section;
the seat cushion including a pair of downwardly extending keepers that are respectively engaged by the latch legs inwardly from the ends thereof upon deflection of the legs so as to secure the seat cushion to the frame member; and
a latch that includes a latch member on the seat cushion and a keeper surface on the frame for engaging the latch member such that the latch cooperates with the retainer to secure the seat cushion to the frame.
- a retainer including a member of a unitary construction made from wire and having an intermediate bight section including a pair of side torsion bars secured to the frame and a connecting bar that extends between the side torsion bars;
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15. In a seat including a frame component and a pair of seating components supported by the frame component, a retention system comprising:
- a plurality of latches for securing one of the seating components to the frame component;
each of said latches including a latch member on one of the associated components thereof and a keeper surface on the other associated component thereof such that relative movement between said one seating component and the frame component engages the latch members with the keeper surfaces in a latched condition to provide securement therebetween; and
a retainer for releasably securing the other seating component to the frame component while concomitantly engaging the other seating component with the one seating component to maintain the latches in the latched condition.
- a plurality of latches for securing one of the seating components to the frame component;
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16. In a seat including a frame component and a pair of seating components supported by the frame component, a retention system comprising:
- a plurality of latches for securing one of the seating components to the frame component;
each of said latches including a latch member on one of the associated components thereof and a keeper surface on the other associated component thereof such that relative movement between said one seating component and the frame component engages the latch members with the keeper surfaces to provide securement therebetween;
a retainer for releasably securing the other seating component to the frame component while concomitantly engaging the other seating component with the one seating component to maintain the latches in the latched condition;
the retainer including a member of a unitary construction made from wire and having an intermediate bight section secured to one of the associated components thereof;
the retainer member including a pair of deflectable latch legs extending in opposite directions from the bight section; and
the other associated component of the retainer including a pair of keepers that are respectively engaged by the latch legs upon deflection thereof so as to secure the other seating component to the frame component.
- a plurality of latches for securing one of the seating components to the frame component;
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17. In a seat including a frame component and back and cushion components supported by the frame component, a retention system comprising:
- a plurality of latches for securing the back component to the frame component;
each of said latches including a latch member on one of the associated components thereof and a keeper surface on the other associated component thereof such that relative movement between the back component and the frame component engages the latch members with the keeper surfaces to provide securement therebetween; and
a retainer for releasably securing the cushion component to the frame component while concomitantly engaging the cushion component with the back component to maintain the latches in the latched condition.
- a plurality of latches for securing the back component to the frame component;
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18. In a seat including a frame and also including a back and a cushion supported by the frame, a retention system comprising:
- a plurality of latches for securing the back to the frame;
each of said latches including a latch member on the back and a keeper surface on the frame such that relative movement between the back and the frame engages the latch members with the keeper surfaces to provide securement therebetween;
a retainer for releasably securing the cushion to the frame while concomitantly engaging the cushion with the back to maintain the latches in the latched condition;
the retainer including a member of a unitary construction made from wire and having an intermediate bight section including a pair of side torsion bars secured to the frame and a connecting bar that extends between the side torsion bars;
said bight section being located in a generally horizontally extending orientation;
the retainer member also including a pair of deflectable latch legs extending in opposite lateral directions from the side torsion bars of the bight section;
each latch leg having an end which is formed so as to extend away from a plane through the bight section;
the seat cushion including a pair of downwardly extending keepers that are respectively engaged by the latch legs inwardly from the ends thereof upon deflection of the legs so as to secure the seat cushion to the frame; and
an additional latch that includes a latch member on the seat cushion and a keeper surface on the frame for engaging the latch member thereof such that the additional latch cooperates with the retainer to secure the seat cushion to the frame. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
- a plurality of latches for securing the back to the frame;
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