Environmentally friendly layered seating assembly
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1. A vehicle seat assembly comprising:
- a cushion composite comprising a molded expanded polyolefin structural layer and a foam cushion layer, the foam cushion layer having an upper surface, bottom surface, and a hysteresis of 18 to 30 KPa, the foam cushion layer being substantially adjacent the structural layer and in substantially uninterrupted contact with the structural layer across substantially the entire bottom surface; and
a trim material secured over the cushion composite, wherein the cushion layer; and
the trim material are not secured to each other such that they are separable from each other.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an environmentally friendly layered vehicle seat assembly and a method of making the same. In at least one embodiment, the vehicle seat assembly comprises a cushion composite comprising a structural layer and a cushion layer adjacent to the structural layer, and a trim material secured over the cushion composite.
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1. A vehicle seat assembly comprising:
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a cushion composite comprising a molded expanded polyolefin structural layer and a foam cushion layer, the foam cushion layer having an upper surface, bottom surface, and a hysteresis of 18 to 30 KPa, the foam cushion layer being substantially adjacent the structural layer and in substantially uninterrupted contact with the structural layer across substantially the entire bottom surface; and a trim material secured over the cushion composite, wherein the cushion layer; and
the trim material are not secured to each other such that they are separable from each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle foam component assembly comprising:
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a cushion composite comprising a molded expanded polyolefin structural layer and a foam cushion layer having a bottom surface, the foam cushion layer being substantially adjacent to the structural layer and in substantially uninterrupted contact with the structural layer across the bottom surface, and wherein the density of the cushion layer is less than a density of the structural layer; and a trim material releasably secured over the cushion composite such that the cushion composite and the trim material are separable from each other. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicle seat assembly comprising:
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a cushion composite comprising a molded expanded polyolefin structural layer and a cushion layer adjacent to the structural layer; first securing means for holding the structural layer and cushion layer together; and a trim layer secured over the cushion composite by a second securing means, wherein the first and second securing means are non-permanent securing means which enable the structural layer, cushion layer and trim layer to be disassembled and separated for recycling. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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