Seamless thermoformed vehicular seat cover, and method and apparatus for making same
First Claim
1. A vehicular seat cover, the cover comprising:
- (a) a thermoplastic base section; and
(b) a thermoplastic backrest section formed unitarily and integrally with the base section, wherein the base section and backrest section are preformed and shaped to conform and fit about a specifically configured vehicle seat, whereby the seat cover is nonporous and seamless.
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Abstract
A thermoforming apparatus for fabricating seamless vehicle seat covers includes a clamp assembly for clamping and holding a thermoplastic sheet, a heater for heating material held by the clamp assembly, and a female cavity mold having a base section and a backrest section. The mold has an internal vacuum passageway formed therein, and also includes an external vacuum port for connecting to a source of vacuum. The vacuum port is in fluid communication with the internal vacuum passageway. A vacuum conduit connects the vacuum port to a vacuum source, by way of an electrically operable valve in fluid communication with the vacuum port. A method of thermoforming a seamless vehicle seat cover, and a seamless vehicular seat cover, which is a product of a thermoforming process, are also included.
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3 Claims
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1. A vehicular seat cover, the cover comprising:
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(a) a thermoplastic base section; and (b) a thermoplastic backrest section formed unitarily and integrally with the base section, wherein the base section and backrest section are preformed and shaped to conform and fit about a specifically configured vehicle seat, whereby the seat cover is nonporous and seamless. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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