Outdoor vehicle seat

• US 7,425,040 B1
• Filed: 08/10/2007
• Issued: 09/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: TS Tech Company Limited
• Original Assignee: TS Tech Company Limited
• Inventors: Honma, Yuichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Cranmer; Laurie K
• Application Number:
  US11/837,205
• Publication Number:
  US 20080231104A1
• Time in Patent Office: 403 Days
• Field of Search: 297/219.1, 297/452.57, 297/452.58, 297/452.59, 297/463.1, 297/463.2
• US Class Current: 297/452.57
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/5825 by hooks, staples, clips, snap fasteners or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/5883 by sewing, stitching or threading
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 1/12 Box-shaped seats; Bench-type seats, e.g. dual or twin seats
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 1/18 Covers for saddles or other seats; Paddings

Abstract

An outdoor vehicle seat is formed by placing a cushioning material on a bottom plate, and covering them with a surface skin, and fixing a surface skin end portion onto the bottom plate. Further, a highly water absorbing, highly moisture absorbing, and highly expanding member is arranged between the surface skin end portion and the bottom plate.

Claims

1. An outdoor vehicle seat, comprising:

a bottom plate;

cushioning material arranged on the bottom plate;

a surface skin covering the cushioning material, the surface skin having an end portion that is fixed to the bottom plate; and

a highly water absorbing, highly moisture absorbing, and highly expanding member that is arranged between the surface skin end portion and the bottom plate.

2. The outdoor vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the bottom plate comprises an expanding member containing portion for arranging the highly water absorbing, highly moisture absorbing, and highly expanding member that is formed at the expanding member containing portion that contacts the surface skin end portion of a back side.

3. The outdoor vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein

the highly water absorbing, highly moisture absorbing, and highly expanding member has air spaces.

4. The outdoor vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein

the highly water absorbing, highly moisture absorbing, and highly expanding member includes at least highly water absorbing, highly moisture absorbing, and highly expanding fibers that are fibers of a highly water absorbing, highly moisture absorbing, and highly expanding material.

5. The outdoor vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein

the highly water absorbing, highly moisture absorbing, and highly expanding member is powders of a highly water absorbing, highly moisture absorbing, and highly expanding material packaged by nonwoven cloth or coarse wool cloth.

6. The outdoor vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein

the highly water absorbing, highly moisture absorbing, and highly expanding material is made of bridged polyacryl acid sodium salt.

7. An outdoor vehicle seat, comprising:

a bottom plate;

cushioning material arranged on the bottom plate;

a surface skin that covers the cushioning material, the surface skin comprising;

an end portion that is fixed to the bottom plate;

a covering surface for the covering of the cushioning material;

a jointing surface skin for structuring the surface skin end portion to be fixed to the bottom plate; and

a stitched portion that sews together the covering surface skin and the jointing surface skin;

the seat further comprising;

a highly water absorbing, highly moisture absorbing, and highly expanding member that is arranged between the covering end portion and the jointing end portion, in the stitched portion.

8. The outdoor vehicle seat according to claim 7, wherein

the highly water absorbing, highly moisture absorbing, and highly expanding member has air spaces.

9. The outdoor vehicle seat according to claim 7, wherein

the highly water absorbing, highly moisture absorbing, and highly expanding member includes at least highly water absorbing, highly moisture absorbing, and highly expanding fibers that are fibers of a highly water absorbing, highly moisture absorbing, and highly expanding material.

10. The outdoor vehicle seat according to claim 7, wherein

the highly water absorbing, highly moisture absorbing, and highly expanding member is powders of a highly water absorbing, highly moisture absorbing, and highly expanding material packaged by nonwoven cloth or coarse wool cloth.

11. The outdoor vehicle seat according to claim 7, wherein

the highly water absorbing, highly moisture absorbing, and highly expanding material is made of bridged polyacryl acid sodium salt.

12. A method for forming an outdoor vehicle seat, comprising:

providing a bottom plate;

arranging a cushioning material on the bottom plate;

covering the cushioning material with a surface skin;

fixing an end portion of the surface skin to the bottom plate;

arranging a highly water absorbing, highly moisture absorbing, and highly expanding member between the surface skin end portion and the bottom plate.

13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising:

forming an expanding member containing a containing a portion for arranging the highly water absorbing, highly moisture absorbing, and highly expanding member at the portion to contact the surface skin end portion of a back side.

14. The method according to claim 12, further comprising:

creating air spaces in the highly water absorbing, highly moisture absorbing, and highly expanding member.

15. The method according to claim 12, further comprising:

packaging the highly water absorbing, highly moisture absorbing, and highly expanding member, which is made of a powder, by nonwoven cloth or coarse wool cloth.

16. A method for forming an outdoor vehicle seat, comprising:

providing a bottom plate;

arranging a cushioning material on the bottom plate;

covering the cushioning material with a covering surface of a surface skin having an end portion;

structuring the surface skin end portion to be fixed to the bottom plate at a jointing surface skin of the surface skin;

sewing together the covering surface skin and the jointing surface skin at a stitched portion of the surface skin; and

arranging a highly water absorbing, highly moisture absorbing, and highly expanding member between the covering end portion and the jointing end portion, in the stitched portion.

17. The method according to claim 16, further comprising:

creating air spaces in the highly water absorbing, highly moisture absorbing, and highly expanding member.

18. The method according to claim 16, further comprising:

packaging the highly water absorbing, highly moisture absorbing, and highly expanding member, which is made of a powder, by nonwoven cloth or course wool cloth.