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Automobile seat assembly

  • US 5,176,424 A
  • Filed: 06/11/1992
  • Issued: 01/05/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/10/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A seat cushion subassembly comprising:

  • a cushioning layer defining a sitting area on which a seat occupant is to sit, said cushioning layer being deformable in response to the seat occupant sitting on said sitting area;

    means for maintaining said cushioning layer in a deformed shape, resulting from the seat occupant sitting on said sitting area, after the seat occupant leaves said sitting area;

    an outer layer separate from and positioned over said cushioning layer and deformable therewith in response to the seat occupant sitting on said sitting area; and

    a plurality of spring means, operatively positioned with respect to said outer layer and said cushioning layer, for restoring said outer layer away from said cushioning layer to an original shape of said outer layer upon the seat occupant leaving said seat area while said cushioning layer remains in said deformed shape.

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