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Foam cord for seating foam stability and rigidity

  • US 9,637,034 B2
  • Filed: 08/25/2014
  • Issued: 05/02/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:

  • a seatback including a frame that provides structural integrity to the seatback and which operably couples the seatback to a vehicle floor;

    a carrier operably coupled to the frame;

    a foam cushion assembly operably coupled to the carrier, the foam cushion assembly including an upper portion, a lower portion, a first side bolster, and a second side bolster; and

    a continuous semi-rigid foam cord formed in the foam cushion assembly, the foam cord extending through a forward periphery of the upper portion, the lower portion, the first side bolster, and the second side bolster, the foam cord being configured to add structural rigidity to the seatback.

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