Vehicle seat structure
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1. A vehicle seat structure, comprising:
- a seat assembly having a seat cushion portion configured to support hip portions of a passenger and a seat upright portion configured to support a passenger'"'"'s backside adjacent to the seat cushion portion, the seat cushion portion being covered with an outer covering material having a seating surface and a lateral outboard non-seating surface with an edge defined therebetween; and
a first reinforcing material section fixed to and covering a portion of the seating surface adjacent to the lateral outboard non-seating surface, extending over the edge and covering a portion of the lateral outboard non-seating surface for providing durability and resistance to wear.
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Abstract
A vehicle seat includes a seat assembly having an exposed non-seating surface that includes one of a hook material and a loop material. The seat assembly also includes at least one removable storage element having a surface portion covered with the other of the hook material and the loop material. The removable storage element further removably attaches to a portion of the exposed non-passenger supporting surface in any one of a plurality of orientations and positions.
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18 Claims
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1. A vehicle seat structure, comprising:
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a seat assembly having a seat cushion portion configured to support hip portions of a passenger and a seat upright portion configured to support a passenger'"'"'s backside adjacent to the seat cushion portion, the seat cushion portion being covered with an outer covering material having a seating surface and a lateral outboard non-seating surface with an edge defined therebetween; and a first reinforcing material section fixed to and covering a portion of the seating surface adjacent to the lateral outboard non-seating surface, extending over the edge and covering a portion of the lateral outboard non-seating surface for providing durability and resistance to wear. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle seat structure comprising:
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a seat assembly having a seat cushion portion covered with an outer covering material having a seating surface and a lateral outboard non-seating surface with an edge defined therebetween; a first reinforcing material section fixed to and covering a portion of the seating surface adjacent to the lateral outboard non-seating surface; the seat assembly includes a seat upright portion covered with an outer covering material extending upward from the seat cushion portion having a passenger supporting surface and a lateral outboard surface with a second edge defined therebetween; and a second reinforcing material section covering a portion of the passenger supporting surface adjacent to the second edge and adjacent to the lateral outboard seating surface and an area of the lateral outboard surface proximate the second edge. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicle seat structure, comprising:
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a seat assembly having a seat cushion portion configured to support hip portions of a passenger and a seat upright portion configured to support a passenger'"'"'s backside adjacent to the seat cushion portion, the seat assembly having a forward upright surface extending downward from the seating surface with a front edge defined therebetween, the seat cushion portion being covered with an outer covering material having a seating surface and a lateral outboard non-seating surface with an edge defined therebetween; and a first reinforcing material section fixed to and covering a portion of the seating surface adjacent to the lateral outboard non-seating surface for providing durability and resistance to wear, the first reinforcing material section further extending part way along the front edge covering a portion of the forward upright surface adjacent to the lateral outboard non-seating surface.
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