Automobile vehicle seat covered with a return sleeve
First Claim
1. An automobile seat comprising a foam cushioning provided with a bearing face which is covered by an upholstery cover, the cushioning having at least one slit which opens onto the bearing face and which extends over at least a certain thickness in the cushioning, the upholstery cover comprising, in correspondence with said at least one slit, at least one connection line including a fixing strip which is retained in the slit by a number of ties having a thread-like form, said ties being fixed to the fixing strip and to at least one insert which is integral with the cushioning, in correspondence with said at least one slit, each tie extending longitudinally between first and second ends and the second end passing through the insert so as to fasten onto this insert,wherein the ties are parts distinct from each other, wherein the first end of each tie is integral with a first substantially rigid branch perpendicular to said tie, said first end of the tie passing through the fixing strip and the first branch actively supporting said fixing strip, wherein the second end of each tie is integral with a second substantially rigid branch perpendicular to said tie, the second branch bearing against the insert, and wherein at least one of the first and second branches is movable between:
- a withdrawn position where said branch is forced into a position approximately parallel to the tie, and a normal position in which said branch is approximately perpendicular to said tie.
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Abstract
The seat comprised a foam cushioning provided with a bearing face covered with an upholstery cover in which are defined connexion lines, along which a section of the sleeve is pulled into a slit provided in the cushioning by a fastening device. This device comprises an insert carried by the cushioning in correspondence with said slit and a plurality of ties the ends of which have two branches which are hooked to the insert and the edges so that the ties exert a traction on these edges.
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1. An automobile seat comprising a foam cushioning provided with a bearing face which is covered by an upholstery cover, the cushioning having at least one slit which opens onto the bearing face and which extends over at least a certain thickness in the cushioning, the upholstery cover comprising, in correspondence with said at least one slit, at least one connection line including a fixing strip which is retained in the slit by a number of ties having a thread-like form, said ties being fixed to the fixing strip and to at least one insert which is integral with the cushioning, in correspondence with said at least one slit, each tie extending longitudinally between first and second ends and the second end passing through the insert so as to fasten onto this insert,
wherein the ties are parts distinct from each other, wherein the first end of each tie is integral with a first substantially rigid branch perpendicular to said tie, said first end of the tie passing through the fixing strip and the first branch actively supporting said fixing strip, wherein the second end of each tie is integral with a second substantially rigid branch perpendicular to said tie, the second branch bearing against the insert, and wherein at least one of the first and second branches is movable between: -
a withdrawn position where said branch is forced into a position approximately parallel to the tie, and a normal position in which said branch is approximately perpendicular to said tie. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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Current AssigneeBertrand Faure Equipements SA
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Original AssigneeBertrand Faure Equipements SA
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InventorsPichon, Hugues
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Primary Examiner(s)Brown, Peter R.
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Application NumberUS09/512,551Time in Patent Office593 DaysField of Search297/452.59, 297/452.6, 297/218.1, 297/218.2, 297/218.5US Class Current297/452.6CPC Class CodesB60N 2/5825 by hooks, staples, clips, s...
