Vehicle seat

• US 7,506,939 B2
• Filed: 03/17/2006
• Issued: 03/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Faurecia Autositze GmbH & Company KG
• Original Assignee: Faurecia Autositze GmbH & Company KG
• Inventors: Kauls, Benno, Brockschneider, Dagmar, Kromer, Silvia
• Primary Examiner(s): Cranmer; Laurie K
• Application Number:
  US11/377,335
• Publication Number:
  US 20060237986A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,103 Days
• Field of Search: 297/218.2, 297/228.13, 297/452.61, 297/452.58
• US Class Current: 297/452.6
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/5825 by hooks, staples, clips, snap fasteners or the like

Abstract

Vehicle seat includes a cushion body and an attached cover with a groove at the attachment sites in the cushion body, and first lockable attachment elements attached to a groove base that lock with second lockable attachment elements affixed to the cover. Vehicle seat includes attachment elements that enable the cover to be easily, quickly and properly attached to the cushion body. This is achieved in that the first and second lockable attachment elements are the halves of a slide lock or zipper lock with a slide received by the groove.

Claims

1. Vehicle seat, comprising:

a) a cushion body and an attached cover having respective attachment sites;

b) a groove having a groove base at the respective attachment sites in the cushion body;

c) first lockable attachment elements being attached to the groove base, the first lockable attachment elements being lockable with second lockable attachment elements affixed to the cover; and

d) the first and second lockable attachment elements being respective halves of one of a slide lock and zipper lock with a slide received by the groove.

2. Vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein:

a) a pull cord is attached to the slide.

3. Vehicle seat according to claim 2, wherein:

a) a half of the one of a slide lock and zipper lock is foamed into the cushion body and includes barbs at the foamed-in end.

4. Vehicle seat according to claim 3, wherein:

a) another half of the one of a slide lock and zipper lock is sewn to the cover.

5. Vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein:

a) a half of the one of a slide lock and zipper lock is foamed into the cushion body and includes barbs at the foamed-in end.

6. Vehicle seat according to claim 5, wherein:

a) another half of the one of a slide lock and zipper lock is sewn to the cover.