Abstract: A fastening system is for a vehicle seat having at least one padded part of a foamed material surrounded by at least one upholstery part. The upholstery part is connected with at least one profiled strip having hooking elements on its periphery. A longitudinal channel is present in the padded part, corresponds in shape to the profiled strip, and has recesses along its longitudinal alignment. The recesses engage the hooking elements. This fastening system can be manufactured at low cost, is comfortable for the passenger and produces no disturbing noises.

Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly having a trim cover, a foam pad, and a fastening device, which includes a supporting member and a fastening member. The supporting member has an elongated shape and is contourable and bendable along a surface of the foam pad. The fastening member includes a first section fastened to said foam pad and a second section having a first surface engaged with a corresponding fastening member and a second surface opposite the first surface fastened to the supporting member.

Abstract: A seat having a seating face made of sheet resilient material is assembled from a seat frame comprising a substantially quadrilateral frame body, the sheet resilient material forming the seating face, a pad member forming a largely rising bank, and a skin material enclosing the pad member, wherein the sheet resilient material is stretched within a frame body of the seat frame, one end of the skin material is abutted against and fixed on the frame body of the seat frame, the pad member is assembled outside the seat frame, the skin material covers outside of the pad member from the one end which is abutted against and fixed on the frame body of the seat frame, and the other end is wound and stopped around a back of the seat frame, a bank which rises larger than the surface position of the seating face made of the sheet resilient material which is stretched within the frame of the seat frame is formed, and the bank is assembled as a strong bank with a simple structure, and the pad member prevents the seat frame

Abstract: A seat frame supporting a seat cushion pad formed in a predetermined shape and engaging a skin for covering the pad includes a first roll formed frame having a closed rectangular cross sectional shape and formed so as to extend along the front edge and both side edges of the pad and a second roll formed frame having a closed rectangular cross sectional shape and formed so as to extend along the rear edge of the pad. Both end portions of the first roll formed frame and both end portions of the second roll formed frame are connected to each other. Accordingly, the strength of the seat frame is improved without increasing the weight of the seat frame.