Seat

US10654384B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10654384-B2
Application numberUS-201515523369-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 24, 2015
Priority dateNov 26, 2014
Publication dateMay 19, 2020
Grant dateMay 19, 2020

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Abstract

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The present invention provides a seat which is unlikely to cause wrinkles or slack in a surface cover thereof, makes surface cover attachment and detachment simple, and is also capable of withstanding long-term use. To this end, a second fastening part 50 for attachably/detachably connecting a cushion material 2 and a surface cover 4 to one another is formed as a zipper in a seat 1.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A seat comprising a cushion having a main cushion part and a side cushion part, a surface cover having a main surface part disposed on the main cushion part and a side surface part disposed on the side cushion part, and a peripheral cover disposed on an outer side surface of the side cushion part, wherein the side surface part of the surface cover and the peripheral cover are connected via a detachable first fastening part, the surface cover and the cushion are connected via a detachable second fastening part along a pulling-over part of the cushion, the second fastening part is a slide fastener including a first slide fastener half part having a first row of teeth and fixed to the cushion in a recess extending along the pulling-over part, a second slide fastener half part disposed on the surface cover and having a second row of teeth detachably engaged with the first row of teeth in the recess, and a pull tab for engaging and disengaging the first and second rows of teeth to fasten and unfasten the second fastening part, and the first slide fastener half part includes a resin member having an inverted T-shaped cross-section, and the resin member includes a resin base material projecting from an upper side of a longitudinally long flat resin plate integral with the base material, the resin base material having an upper edge portion extending along a longitudinal direction of the recess with the first row of teeth being mounted on the upper edge portion, and the flat resin plate having a lower side adhesively secured directly to a bottom surface of the recess. 2. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein the first fastening part is a hook-and-loop fastener. 3. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein the first fastening part is a hook fastener.

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What does patent US10654384B2 cover?
The present invention provides a seat which is unlikely to cause wrinkles or slack in a surface cover thereof, makes surface cover attachment and detachment simple, and is also capable of withstanding long-term use. To this end, a second fastening part 50 for attachably/detachably connecting a cushion material 2 and a surface cover 4 to one another is formed as a zipper in a seat 1.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Tachi S Co, Honda Motor Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60N2/6027. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 19 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).