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Seat bottom support structure

  • US 6,854,804 B2
  • Filed: 09/20/2002
  • Issued: 02/15/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for use with a vehicle seat frame having a bottom portion configured to surround a space beneath a seated person, and a seat cushion installed over the bottom portion of the vehicle seat frame, said apparatus comprising:

  • a support structure configured for installation on the vehicle seat frame beneath the seat cushion to transmit a weight load from the seat cushion to the bottom portion of the vehicle seat frame;

    said support structure comprising a plurality of elongated support members configured for installation on the vehicle seat frame in an array that spans the space surrounded by the bottom portion of the vehicle seat frame without support from beneath, and that defines left and right load bearing portions as left and right loops and with said elongated support members intersecting by wrapping around each other so as to be interlaced and linked together under tension in said array.

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