Vehicle seating arrangement
First Claim
1. A seat for a vehicle, the seat comprising:
- a seat base;
a seat back including opposed outboard lateral sides;
a pair of seat anchors outwardly extending from the respective lateral sides of the seat back;
an upper side cover positioned about each lateral side of the seat back above the seat anchor and in spaced relation thereto;
a discrete lower side cover positioned about each lateral side of the seat back below the respective seat anchor and in spaced relation thereto, thereby providing an access space above and below the seat anchor; and
a pair of flexible wrap members extending, in a fastened position, about the respective seat anchors and around a portion of the respective upper and lower side covers to cover the access spaces, each flexible wrap member non-removably attached at a first end to the seat proximate a rear side of the seat back and removably coupled via a fastening arrangement at a second opposed end to a front side of the seat proximate a front side of the seat back;
wherein, in the fastened position, each flexible wrap member is configured to substantially conform to an outer perimeter shape of the respective upper and lower side covers and, in an unfastened position, be at least partially removed from contact with the respective upper and lower side covers thereby providing access to the respective seat anchor via the uncovered access space.
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Abstract
A seat for a vehicle includes a seat base, a seat back, a pair seat anchors extending from lateral sides of the seat back, a pair of upper and lower side covers, and a pair of flexible wrap members. The upper covers and the lower covers are positioned about the lateral sides above and below the anchors, thereby providing an access space above and below each anchor. Each flexible wrap member is non-removably attached at a first end to the seat proximate a rear side of the seat back and is configured to extend around the respective upper and lower side covers from the rear side to a front side of the seat back so as to cover the access space and extend about the respective seat anchor while substantially conforming to an outer perimeter shape of the respective upper and lower side covers.
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16 Claims
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1. A seat for a vehicle, the seat comprising:
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a seat base; a seat back including opposed outboard lateral sides; a pair of seat anchors outwardly extending from the respective lateral sides of the seat back; an upper side cover positioned about each lateral side of the seat back above the seat anchor and in spaced relation thereto; a discrete lower side cover positioned about each lateral side of the seat back below the respective seat anchor and in spaced relation thereto, thereby providing an access space above and below the seat anchor; and a pair of flexible wrap members extending, in a fastened position, about the respective seat anchors and around a portion of the respective upper and lower side covers to cover the access spaces, each flexible wrap member non-removably attached at a first end to the seat proximate a rear side of the seat back and removably coupled via a fastening arrangement at a second opposed end to a front side of the seat proximate a front side of the seat back; wherein, in the fastened position, each flexible wrap member is configured to substantially conform to an outer perimeter shape of the respective upper and lower side covers and, in an unfastened position, be at least partially removed from contact with the respective upper and lower side covers thereby providing access to the respective seat anchor via the uncovered access space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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