Having Rigid Or Semirigid Securing Member (e.g., Zipper, Hook, Ring, Snap, Button, Etc.) Patents (Class 297/228.13)
  • Patent number: 11230210
    Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a frame with an engagement portion, a carrier, and a strap disposed between the frame and the carrier, wherein if the carrier is in an attached position relative to the frame, then application of an actuating force to the strap moves the carrier to a detached position relative to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Vishal Vinayak Nageshkar, Sangram Laxman Tamhankar, Patrick Maloney, Kevin VanNieulande
  • Patent number: 10661689
    Abstract: Seats and seat covers are provided with selectively attachable and detachable blankets for lap warming of seat occupants. Embodiments include golf cart attachable blanket systems, and portable seating and blanket systems operable configurable between multi-occupant and individual single-occupant modes of use, and/or between compact transport and working multi-occupant positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Inventor: Katya Ponich
  • Patent number: 10286819
    Abstract: A vehicle interior structure including: a first structure; a second structure disposed adjacent to the first structure; and another member disposed on a design surface side of at least one of the first structure and the second structure, wherein a falling restriction part configured to restrict the other member from falling into a gap between the first structure and the second structure is provided to at least one of the first structure and the second structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Iwao Matsushima
  • Patent number: 9981577
    Abstract: A seat air bladder assembly is provided with at least one central air bladder region having a support surface. At least one pair of lateral air bladder regions extend from opposed sides of the at least one central bladder region. The at least one pair of lateral air bladder regions are oriented at a non-zero angle to incline laterally and support a thoracic region of a seat occupant. A seat assembly is provided with a seat back with a contact surface with a thoracic region. An air bladder assembly is oriented within the thoracic region of the seat back with a support surface that is reclined relative to the contact surface to provide support, and wedge-shaped so that during inflation the air bladder assembly inflates in an upward and forward direction relative to the seat back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Winsen C. Zouzal, Gerald Patrick, Ashford Allen Galbreath, Michelle A. Pereny
  • Patent number: 9943456
    Abstract: A system for attaching a wheelchair back to wheelchair posts comprising a bracket and interchangeable attachment hardware secured to the bracket. In one aspect the bracket can be adjusted vertically relative to the wheelchair back and can be adjusted on a horizontal path. In one aspect, the angular orientation of the attachment hardware can be adjusted to adjust the angular position of the wheelchair back relative to the wheelchair seat and posts. In one aspect the attachment hardware is represented by a hanger assembly. In one aspect the attachment hardware is represented by an expansion plug assembly for insertion into the open tubular end of a wheelchair post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: ROHO, INC.
    Inventor: Gregory W. Goeckel
  • Publication number: 20150115675
    Abstract: This invention is a semi-permanent personal comfort pad designed to provide for relief from discomfort produced through pressure points on the human body typically occurring when in a sitting position. It will consist of a visco-elastic polymer with a variation in density and shear properties formed into a variety of shapes, thickness and contours, encased in a polymer film and covered with a flexible fabric cloth to provide for additional comfort and to accommodate the aesthetic needs of the user. The flat bottom portion of the personal comfort pad shall have a semi-permanent adhesive and as an alternate the visco-elastic polymer will be used as an adhesive by perforating the film on the bottom of the comfort pad. In those applications where applying an adhesive to a cloth or leather is inappropriate, a flat plastic plate with accompanying straps with hook and loop attachments will be utilized as the means to attach the comfort pad to the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: Patrick John Winkelman
  • Publication number: 20150102645
    Abstract: A universal seat cover including an expanse of fabric with a top end and a bottom end, and an inverted pocket with a contractible opening containing an elastic braid such that the inverted pocket hugs the seat over which it is fitted or placed. The universal seat cover also has an aperture through which a head rest can be fitted. The aperture can be made to be resealable by the inclusion of one or more zipper assemblies. One or more pockets can be attached to the face of the expanse of fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventor: JOHN H. ROGAN
  • Patent number: 8979195
    Abstract: A seat cover is attachable to a seat section of a vehicle seat including a frame and an original cover, in the state of covering the original cover. The original cover is attached in the state where a hook-like original cover engaging tool including a pair of portions facing each other is hooked on an engageable portion of the frame. The seat cover includes a cover main body for covering the seat section, and a cover attaching tool provided along an end of the cover main body. The cover attaching tool includes a pair of cover seat portions facing each other and is hook-like. The cover attaching tool is allowed to be hooked on the original cover engaging tool hooked on the engageable portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Eleven International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Itakura
  • Publication number: 20150069804
    Abstract: The seat cover of the present invention is a generic, easy-to-use, temporary, reusable, absorbent, moisture impermeable, home launderable, protective vehicle seat cover designed for any seat with a headrest is disclosed. The present invention is designed to work with any type of seat (bucket or bench seat), or location of seat (front or back seat), or type of vehicle (sedan, van, truck, bus, train). The seat cover is able to be used individually or can be linked together to cover contiguous seats. Ii installs and removes quickly over a headrest being secured by VELCRO. The construction of the present invention uses multi-layer, elongated, rectangular materials, which loosely covers the front surfaces of the seat. The seat cover consists of two layers: an upper layer that absorbs wetness, dirt, odor, and other contaminants and wicks moisture away from the user; a lower layer that blocks any liquids or other contaminants from reaching the vehicle's upholstery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Nancy E. Long, John O. Long, Brandon J. Long, Sarah Kaitlyn Rebecca Long, Meredith J. Long, Ryan D. Long
  • Patent number: 8973993
    Abstract: A cushion set for use with a seat having a seat back with an upper portion and a lower portion includes an upper back cushion and a lower back cushion each having a forward surface and an opposing aft surface, each forward surface including at least one back cushion forward attachment device, and each aft surface including at least one back cushion aft attachment device; and an inflatable lumbar support having an aft surface that includes at least one lumbar support attachment device. The aft surface of the upper back cushion is attachable to the upper portion of the seat back, via the at least one back cushion aft attachment device of the upper back cushion. The aft surface of the lower back cushion is attachable to the lower portion of the seat back, via the at least one back cushion aft attachment device of the lower back cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: LME Inc.
    Inventor: Stuart Hall
  • Patent number: 8936313
    Abstract: A removable protective cover for a bicycle saddle that is convertible to a carrying case that can be clipped onto a bicycle frame, a bicycle basket/rack, cable, seat frame, belt loop, backpack, etc., for later use is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Inventors: Brian A. Skarvan, Jean C Ringwalt, Erik Skarvan
  • Publication number: 20150015037
    Abstract: A hook-and-loop component embedded with a foam material is disclosed herein and includes a band body having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface and the second surface being opposite to each other and the hook-and-loop component is characterized in that: a plurality of pores disposed on the band body; a plurality of hair loops disposed on the first surface; and a magnetic material disposed on the second surface and is corresponding to a disposed position of the hair loops;. The disposed position of the hair loops and the magnetic material includes an interval away from an edge of the first surface and the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventor: Allen CHENG
  • Patent number: 8820833
    Abstract: On a rear side of seat back, a trim cover assembly of the seat back includes an openable first cover portion disposed centrally thereof and a pair of second cover portions disposed on opposite sides of the first cover portion. A pair of female fastener assemblies are provided to two lateral ends of the first cover portion, respectively, and each comprises: an anchor element; a female fastener element; and a connecting element connected between the anchor and female fastener elements. The anchor element is securely engaged with a seat back frame, thereby neatly securing the two lateral ends of the first cover to the rear side of seat back. The male fastener element is securely engaged with the female fastener element, thereby neatly securing the two second cover portions to the rear side of seat back in alignment with the two lateral ends of the first cover portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Tachi-S Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumiaki Tsuchiya, Michael Dwayne Welch, Joseph Anthony Niemiec
  • Patent number: 8814268
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle seat including a backboard attached to a rear surface of a seat back, a skin material covering a rear surface of the backboard, and a clip attaching the backboard to a body portion of the seat back. The clip integrally includes a board engaging portion which is engageable with the backboard, a seat engaging portion which is engageable with the body portion of the seat back, and a skin engaging portion which is engageable with the skin material. The skin material and the backboard are attached to the body portion of the seat back by the clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuji Mineta, Kunio Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 8671529
    Abstract: A closed-end treatment structure for a slide fastener of a vehicle seat, the structure including: a pair of cloth tapes to be attached to a seat skin of the vehicle seat; a pair of teeth lines respectively attached to the pair of cloth tapes; a slider configured to move from a top stop side to a bottom stop side while detachably meshing the teeth lines; a pull-tab connected to the slider through a connection portion; and a storing portion configured to store the slider, the pull-tab and end portions of the cloth tapes, in a state where the slider is moved to the bottom stop side, thereby storing the closed-end of the slide fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Mima, Tsutomu Matsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20140028066
    Abstract: A children's chair preferably in the form of a saucer chair includes a cover constructed from a washable fabric, the cover being arranged for removal from the frame to facilitate washing of the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: HKD Group Limited
    Inventor: Samuel F. Lamke
  • Patent number: 8556343
    Abstract: A seat liner is provided that includes a cushion within the seat liner, the cushion includes a body of memory foam and a soft, flexible, and washable material located upon said body of memory foam. In a preferred embodiment, the seat liner may be folded into a folded position, or it may be rolled into a rolled position in order to ensure maximum portability. Further, said seat liner may also includes one or more means for attaching various accessories, such as toys, bottles, blankets, and pacifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Inventor: Stella Rubinshteyn
  • Patent number: 8534755
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention broadly relate to a chair cushion adaptable for transport on a backpack and adaptable to industry-standard seating devices for safety and comfort. In one embodiment of the present invention, a portable chair cushion apparatus comprises a back support portion, having an outer casing surrounding a cushion material, and back support attachment means protruding from a rear surface thereof, a seat portion, having an outer casing surrounding a cushion material, and a backpack connection means protruding from a bottom surface thereof, and a connection strap attached to the rear surface of the back support portion on a first end, and attached to the bottom surface of a seat portion on a second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Inventor: Michael Nickerson
  • Patent number: 8506012
    Abstract: A center-foldable seat back has a seat back upper part that can be tilted forward relative to a seat back lower part. A trim cover is provided, sewn along the entire periphery at the mutual contact position of an upper and lower cover, the pulled-in state is modulated by cloth pieces, thereby preventing wrinkles. The seat back is provided with the trim cover in which one cloth piece one side edge of which is sewn to the ends of the lower and upper cover is provided at least in the central portion on the inside of the trim cover, the cloth piece is extended inward, the other side edge thereof is sewn to a fastener, the central portion on the back side is extended inward and sewn to the fastener, and the central portion on the inside of the trim cover is sewn to open and close by one fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mutsumi Tanaka, Katsuhiko Shinozaki, Fumitaka Tsuji
  • Patent number: 8500198
    Abstract: A vehicle seat cover including separately formed parts that are configured to wrap a seat main body and are joined by a joining unit, wherein a band-shaped covering member, which can visually cover a joining state by the joining unit, is disposed in an annular shape, the covering member provided to overhang in an inner side direction of the annular shape, wherein the joining unit is disposed in an inner side position of the annular shape of the covering member along a position in which the covering member is disposed, and wherein in the covering member, an inserting structure is formed into which a string-shaped member can be inserted into a part that overhangs in the inner side direction of the annular shape along an longitudinal direction of the covering member, and the string-shaped member inserted into the inserting structure is tightened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiro Sugiura, Kunio Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 8495808
    Abstract: Method for replacing a seat cover, comprising said method the following steps: a) removing screws from underside of chair; b) removing the padded seat (with the upholstery to be replaced) from the chair frame; c) placing a new cover over the old padded seat stretching all around the cover edge of the new cover to fit firmly to the padded seat; d) locating four reinforced corners on the new cover; e) attaching elasticized band provided top right to bottom left, top left to bottom right; f) replacing the reupholstered seat to the chair frame, and g) re-fasten the reupholstered chair seat to the chair frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Inventor: Charles W. Darby
  • Patent number: 8465093
    Abstract: An automotive seat cover is provided which allows a person to change the appearance of the seat cover without removing the seat cover from the seat. The seat cover includes panels which are removably attachable to the seat cover to alter the functionality or the visual appearance of the seat cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Automotive Innovations, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph D. Janowski
  • Patent number: 8403412
    Abstract: A seating pad assembly is provided for use by travelers to increase the comfort for a seat on a public transportation vehicle or at a public transit terminal. A system and method for ordering the seating pad assembly for a transportation seat includes at least one terminal configured for entering an identifier indicative of a type of transportation seat purchased, e.g., a class of service; a server configured for receiving the identifier, determining dimensions of the seating pad assembly based on the identifier, and generating an order to acquire the determined seating pad assembly; and a communications network for coupling the at least one terminal and the server. The terminal may be configured in the form of a computer, a kiosk or a mobile terminal. The system will allow a purchaser of a transportation seat to either purchase or rent the seating pad assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Nightgear LLC.
    Inventor: Richard M. Leeds
  • Patent number: 8393675
    Abstract: Some embodiments of a furniture cover device provide a protective covering for a selected furniture piece, such as a couch, loveseat, or chair, and the furniture cover device can be readily removed or repositioned by user. In particular embodiments, the furniture cover device includes a main body comprising a flexible web and a plurality of elongate anchor members extending in a parallel manner through the flexible web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Inventor: Kevin Swanson
  • Patent number: 8387186
    Abstract: A kind of assembly kit group, for use as a back cushion, a sitting cushion, and a sitting cushion having a rotatable base, with a sitting cushion cover set to cover the outside section of a cushion body, and this cushion body having a concave hole in the central section, then a combining element combines to the inside of the concave hole in the central section position of the cushion body, so as to allow the central section position of this sitting cushion cover to slide into the inside of this concave hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Inventor: Ming Ming Yu
  • Publication number: 20130020847
    Abstract: A modular seat assembly including a seat bottom, a seat back, and a fastener. The seat bottom having a frame and a cushion, the frame including a first member having a channel with an open end. The seat back having a back frame, a back cushion, a second member, and a first restraint system. The second member is configured to be removably coupled to the first member by the fastener with the channel of the first member receiving the second member through the open end. The seat assembly is configured such that the second member may be decoupled from the first member to decouple the first seat back from the seat assembly and replace the first seat back with a second seat back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Paul Michael Smith, Bradley Michael Glance, Thomas Grzybowski, Frank Glenn Walega
  • Patent number: 8328279
    Abstract: A pad is adapted to set on a seat pan included in a vehicle seat. The pad includes a cushion on the seat pan and a cushion cover on the cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Brncick, Robert Fender, Lola Lafferty, Karen Brosnan
  • Patent number: 8328277
    Abstract: A slide fastener element, cushion arrangement, vehicle seat or interior covering part. The slide fastener element includes a flexible, foamable lattice that is provided with a plurality of holes, and a plurality of slide fastener teeth secured directly to the lattice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Faurecia Autositze GmbH
    Inventors: Dagmar Brockschnieder, Silvia Krömer, Christian Neyrinck
  • Patent number: 8256839
    Abstract: A seat cover and attached footmuff using the latest sun protection fabrics designed for child carriers, strollers and joggers, has a top portion with natural UV protected cotton to block the sun's harmful rays and uses buttons and zippers to ensure the top portion cannot be separated from the bottom portion. The bottom portion is designed to perfectly line the inside of carriers with head, back, seat and leg portions. A plurality of buttons and a single zipper connect the top and bottom portion to allow for maximum flexibility of use and airflow to child. The top portion never covers the child's head or face. The bottom has several openings to thread all harness systems safely. The buttons and zipper can be opened and used in any combination to fold the top unit up to child's chest level or rolled down to completely expose child's lower body and even feet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Inventor: Colleen Challenger Schropfer
  • Patent number: 8191966
    Abstract: An upper section and a seat peripheral section are positioned adjacent to the top and seat periphery of the seat component. The peripheral section has a lowermost edge positioned adjacent to the bottom and periphery of the seat component. The seat cover has a lower section with short peripheral side edges. The side edges are coupled for a minority of their extents to the lowermost edge of the peripheral section. The lower section also has long peripheral rear and front edges. The front edge is coupled for a majority of their extents to the lowermost edge of the peripheral section. The lower section of the seat cover has a zipper parallel with the front and rear edges. The zipper divides the lower section into two similarly sized and shaped pieces. In this manner the seat cover is allowed to be secured to and removed from the seat component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Inventor: Mary L. Longenette
  • Patent number: 8157324
    Abstract: There is provided a long-life and strong cover material terminal treating member in which the terminal treatment of a cover material is easy to perform, and the terminal of the cover material is less liable to be taken away by a force from the outside, and which can withstand a long-time use. The cover material terminal treating member 10 for a seat part in which a cushion material 23 is covered with a cover material 24 includes a retaining plate 17 fixed to the terminal of the cover material 24a and a retaining clip 11 for storing the retaining plate 17. The retaining clip 11 includes a first wall part 12 fixed at a position different from the terminal of the cover material 24a, a second wall part 14 facing to the first wall part 12, and a connecting part 13 for connecting the two wall parts 12 and 14 to each other. In the end part of the second wall part 14, a retaining claw 16 bent at an acute angle and being in contact with one end side of the retaining plate 17 is erectingly provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Matsuzaki, Tsubasa Hitomi
  • Patent number: 8025333
    Abstract: A seat may includes a seat base, a seat cover that is capable of being detachably attached to the seat base, a first engagement member that is attached to a circumferential surface of the seat base, a second engagement member that is attached to the seat cover, and a third engagement member that is attached to the circumferential surface of the seat base. The first engagement member is capable of engaging the second engagement member when the seat cover is attached to the seat base, so as to fix the seat cover to the seat. The first engagement member is capable of engaging the third engagement member when the first engagement member does not engage the second engagement member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ryo Yasuda
  • Patent number: 8020936
    Abstract: An aircraft seat which can receive the load of a sitting person with only a back plate member, using no seat back frame, thus eliminating the need for sacrificing the sitting space, which results from the existence of the seat back frame, and at the same time, allowing the weight of the seat to be reduced, is provided. The aircraft seat (1) on which an aircraft passenger is to sit comprises a seat back (10) made up of a back plate member (11) that a cushion (12) is installed onto a front face (11a) thereof for receiving the back of a sitting person, and a reinforcing member (13) which is disposed on the rear face (11b) of the back plate member (11) for reinforcing the back plate member (11), and said back plate member (11) is formed in the shape of a curved surface which enhances the surface rigidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Koito Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Bungo Asami, Kohei Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20110140490
    Abstract: Some embodiments of a furniture cover device provide a protective covering for a selected furniture piece, such as a couch, loveseat, or chair, and the furniture cover device can be readily removed or repositioned by user. In particular embodiments, the furniture cover device includes a main body comprising a flexible web and a plurality of elongate anchor members extending in a parallel manner through the flexible web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: Kevin Swanson
  • Patent number: 7931335
    Abstract: A car seat protector for covering and protecting a car seat from becoming soiled, where the car seat has a sitting area and a back rest, where the back rest has sides and a top, and where the car seat is mounted to a chassis such that the back rest is attached to the chassis and a gap is formed between the chassis and the back rest along the sides and the top of the back rest; and where the car seat protector comprises: a seat portion, comprising fabric of sufficient size and shape to cover the sitting area of the car seat; a back portion, comprising fabric of sufficient size and shape to cover the back rest of the car seat, where the back portion has sides and a top; a back side portion, comprising fabric extending from the sides and top of the back portion, where the back side portion is of sufficient size and shape to cover the sides and top of the back rest and extend beyond the gap formed between the chassis and the back rest; and a plurality of retention parts encased within the back side portion, such
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Bergan, LLC
    Inventors: Tibor Siklosi, David Price
  • Patent number: 7901002
    Abstract: A clip for use in a cushion for a vehicle seat, wherein the cushion includes a cushioned pad and a trim cover , the cushioned pad having a recess portion and a wire embedded in the cushioned pad so as to be partially exposed to the recess portion from the cushioned pad, the trim cover having a portion, a longitudinal tensioning cord attached to the portion of the trim cover, a longitudinal bulged member provided along a longitudinal edge portion of the cord, and a laterally elongated through-hole formed in the cord.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Mashimo
  • Patent number: 7862116
    Abstract: A seat cushion for an aircraft seat includes a plurality of rear edge securing straps attached to the lower surface of the seat cushion. The rear edge securing straps each have a free end that includes a pull-the-dot fastener that engages a corresponding pull-the-dot fastener at the rear edge of the seat pan. The length of the rear edge securing straps is selected so that when the seat cushion is installed, the rear edge securing straps are pulled substantially flat so that the seat cushion is firmly held in place. The seat cushion is easily removable because the pull-the-dot fasteners are at the ends of the rear edge securing straps rather than affixed directly to the bottom of the seat cushion. Therefore, when the front edge of the seat cushion is released, the seat cushion can be lifted up enough to allow the cushion to be released without pulling at the bottom of the seat cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Steve Bredl
  • Patent number: 7857383
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention provide a soft cover for covering a seat having an inner frame. According to various embodiments, the soft cover includes a rear portion having a first side portion, a second side portion, an upper portion, and a flap portion with a medial portion. In various embodiments, the medial portion of the soft cover is configured to be recessed by engaging hooks that are attached to the inner surface of the medial portion to the inner frame of the seat and engaging fasteners along the edges of the flap portion with corresponding fasteners along the first and second side portions of the rear portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventors: Thanh P. Nguyen, Tomonari Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20100237667
    Abstract: A portable folding seat including a back support, a seat portion and a pair of laterally-spaced mounting assemblies extending between and operatively connecting the back support to the seat portion so as to allow reciprocal rotational movement of the back support with respect to the seat portion between a carrying mode wherein the back support is positioned over and adjacent to the seat portion and a storage mode wherein the back support is positioned adjacent to and coplanar with the seat portion and from a storage mode to a seating mode wherein the back support is disposed at an angular orientation with respect to the seat portion and the mounting assemblies support the back support in selectively variable angles of rearward inclination in the seating mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: PICNIC TIME, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Guy, Guang Zhan, Sufang Tong, Siyuan Zhan
  • Publication number: 20100187877
    Abstract: A seat cover for stadium style seats of the type having a seat back and a seat base movable between a lowered and a raised position includes an elongate body of durable fabric having a first end and a second end. The first end is removably affixable to the seat back of the stadium style seat, and the second end is removably affixable to the front edge of the seat base of the stadium style seat. The elongate body, when the first end is affixed to the seat back and the second end is affixed to the seat base when the seat base is in its down position, forms a hammock style sling for a person to sit on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventor: Ronald W. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20100148552
    Abstract: A seat cushion for an aircraft seat includes a plurality of rear edge securing straps attached to the lower surface of the seat cushion. The rear edge securing straps each have a free end that includes a pull-the-dot fastener that engages a corresponding pull-the-dot fastener at the rear edge of the seat pan. The length of the rear edge securing straps is selected so that when the seat cushion is installed, the rear edge securing straps are pulled substantially flat so that the seat cushion is firmly held in place. The seat cushion is easily removable because the pull-the-dot fasteners are at the ends of the rear edge securing straps rather than affixed directly to the bottom of the seat cushion. Therefore, when the front edge of the seat cushion is released, the seat cushion can be lifted up enough to allow the cushion to be released without pulling at the bottom of the seat cushion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Steve Bredl
  • Patent number: 7686392
    Abstract: Disclosed is an improvement in a bucket seat cover, which permits the functionality of seat-integrated seat belts and seat-attached armrests, which comprises: a vehicle seat cover of a type and size adequate to cover both the front of a vehicle seat and the back of a vehicle seat, characterized by elastic lined pass-through openings in the shoulder and hip area, connected by a zipper or other separation means to permit the transverse of seat-integrated seat belts, and, optionally incorporating additional openings on side panels, behind zipper, for transverse of seat-attached armrests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventor: Kevin Brian Kenny
  • Patent number: 7677662
    Abstract: The illustrative exemplary non-limiting embodiments relate to a seat cover that may include such features as a protective first side, multiple front securing straps arranged on a leading edge, and multiple rear securing straps arranged on a trailing edge. The protective cover can be held in place by securing the straps to headrests in the car. Additionally, the cover may include multiple pockets, accessible through an upwards facing side of the cover, and capable of being slid into a gap between an upper portion lower portion of the rear seats of a vehicle. One or more objects, placed within the pockets when the pockets are in position, help to hold the cover in place. The cover may also be reversible, machine-washable, and easy to remove and install.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Inventor: Kevin Thompson
  • Patent number: 7673939
    Abstract: Structure of seat back is provided, which comprises: a seat back frame; and an upholstery cover assembly including a forward upholster cover element and a backward upholstery cover element. Those two upholstery cover elements cover respective forward and backward sides of the seat back frame, with an upper region thereof secured on top portion of the seat back frame by a headrest stay holder element. Outer peripheral ends of those two upholstery cover elements are engaged together by an engagement element, so that substantially a whole of the seat back frame is covered with the upholstery cover assembly, thus forming a seat back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Tachi-S Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Taguchi, Yasuyuki Itou
  • Patent number: 7614689
    Abstract: A seat integrated tether system for use in a vehicle for the secure placement of an article on a vehicle seat. One or more retractable or extendable tethers are adapted for attachment to the side of the vehicle seat. By use of the system with the front passenger seat of a vehicle the driver may have ready access to the contents of the retained article, which may be an item storage article such as an open top bag, case or storage net.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: James Hugh Fowler, Kelly Michael Kohlstrand, Heidi Ann Dibble, Bari William Brown
  • Patent number: 7585025
    Abstract: A head restraint assembly of this embodiment includes a bun and a post. The post is adapted to attach the head restraint assembly to a vehicle seat. The head restraint bun includes a head restraint core and a trim cover. The trim cover surrounds at least a portion of the head restraint core. The trim cover includes a close-out section at which the trim cover is closed after the head restraint core is placed within the trim cover. A retainer clip is attached to the head restraint core at an attachment region. The head restraint assembly also includes a close-out retainer bracket which is attached to a close-out section of the trim cover. When the trim cover is in a closed position, the close-out retainer bracket is secured to the retainer clip. A method of assembly head restraints is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Welch, William Parusziewicz, Larry Hulme
  • Publication number: 20090160230
    Abstract: A seat may includes a seat base, a seat cover that is capable of being detachably attached to the seat base, a first engagement member that is attached to a circumferential surface of the seat base, a second engagement member that is attached to the seat cover, and a third engagement member that is attached to the circumferential surface of the seat base. The first engagement member is capable of engaging the second engagement member when the seat cover is attached to the seat base, so as to fix the seat cover to the seat. The first engagement member is capable of engaging the third engagement member when the first engagement member does not engage the second engagement member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Ryo YASUDA
  • Patent number: 7488036
    Abstract: A cover for a seat portion of an automotive vehicular seat, the cover including a panel releasably engageable with an attachment mechanism mounted on the upholstery layer of the vehicle seat. The cover layer overlies the seat surface of the vehicle seat when in the attached position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Oscar Tache
  • Patent number: 7481490
    Abstract: An apparatus protects the feet and legs of an infant from certain rigid parts of an infant bouncer seat while the infant is sitting and playing in the bouncer seat. A foot and leg protector includes a unitary and elongated, shell, wherein the shell is u-shaped when viewed from its top surface. Padded material having a thickness of at least about one half inch is disposed within the shell. The shell containing the padded material is permanently attached to the bouncer seat such that the foot and leg protector covers substantially the entire portion of the front lip of said bouncer seat, and front portions of left and right side lips. Alternatively, the foot and leg protector includes a removable attachment means including a male part and a female part. The male part is located on the bottom surface of the foot and leg protector and the female part is located substantially near the front lip of the bouncer seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Inventor: Marc A. Cornella
  • Publication number: 20080281701
    Abstract: A towel to fit over and be secured to a lounge chair to minimize slipping of the towel when a person in such lounge chair changes position. The towel includes an elongated cloth material of predetermined length to cover the length of such lounge chair and of width to cover the width of such lounge chair. A pouch member, of predetermined length and predetermined depth, is disposed at a first end of the elongated cloth material and engageable over an upper end of a back portion of such lounge chair. A portion of the pouch member is formed from the predetermined material and integrally with the first end thereof for retaining the elongated cloth material in place. There is at least one mechanism secured to and disposed on a second end of the elongated predetermined cloth material for holding the second end on a leg portion of such lounge chair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventor: Jeff A. Scheiner