Storage for seating assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11007945-B2
Application number	US-202016832401-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 27, 2020
Priority date	Jan 12, 2018
Publication date	May 18, 2021
Grant date	May 18, 2021

Abstract

A vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback. The seatback includes a rear portion and a substantially horizontal strap including first and second ends fixed to the rear portion. The substantially horizontal strap further includes an intermediate attachment area fixed to the rear portion between the first and second ends.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A seatback for a vehicle seating assembly comprising:
a rear portion including:
an interchangeable modular panel attached to a seatback and having a plurality of holes arranged in a linear arrangement; and

a removable attachment including:
one or more pegs configured to be disposed in one or more of the plurality of holes for hanging passenger items thereon.

2. The seatback for a vehicle seating assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of holes comprises a first plurality of holes and wherein the linear arrangement comprises a first linear arrangement and further comprising:
a second plurality of holes disposed in the rear portion and arranged in a second linear arrangement, wherein the removable attachment including the one or more pegs is configured to be disposed in one or more of the first plurality of holes and/or one or more of the second plurality of holes.

3. The seatback for a vehicle seating assembly of claim 2 , wherein the first linear arrangement is transverse to the second linear arrangement.

4. The seatback for a vehicle seating assembly of claim 2 , wherein the first linear arrangement is substantially parallel to the second linear arrangement.

5. The seatback for a vehicle seating assembly of claim 2 , wherein the first linear arrangement and the second linear arrangement are substantially horizontal.

6. The seatback for a vehicle seating assembly of claim 2 , wherein the first linear arrangement and the second linear arrangement are substantially vertical.

7. The seatback for a vehicle seating assembly of claim 2 , wherein the first linear arrangement is one of a plurality of first linear arrangements and wherein the second linear arrangement is one of a plurality of second linear arrangements.

8. The seatback for a vehicle seating assembly of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of first linear arrangements and the plurality of second linear arrangements form a grid-like configuration.

9. The seatback for a vehicle seating assembly of claim 8 , wherein the removable attachment includes a receptacle including one or more pegs protruding from the back of the receptacle and insertable into one or more of the plurality of holes to form an interference fit.

10. The seatback for a vehicle seating assembly of claim 9 , wherein the receptacle includes a backpack.

11. The seatback for a vehicle seating assembly of claim 9 , wherein the receptacle includes a storage member.

12. The seatback for a vehicle seating assembly of claim 11 , wherein the storage member includes a pocket.

13. The seatback for a vehicle seating assembly of claim 2 , wherein the panel is selectively removable from a seatback frame.

14. The seatback for a vehicle seating assembly of claim 13 , further comprising:
snaps disposed on a seatback-facing portion of the panel and selectively engageable with seatback holes in the rear portion of the seatback.

15. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
a panel selectively detachable from a seatback and selectively reattach able to the seatback and including:
a cabin-facing surface; and
a plurality of holes extending from the cabin-facing surface and into the panel; and a storage member selectively detachable from the seatback and selectively reattachable to the seatback and including:
one or more pegs configured to be detachably secured in one or more of the plurality of holes and to form an interference fit between the one or more pegs and the panel.

16. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 15 , wherein the storage member includes a pocket disposed substantially horizontally across the storage member.

17. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 15 , further comprising:
a ring coupled to a peg and a carrabeaner, wherein the peg is disposable in one of the plurality of holes of the panel to form an interference fit between the peg and the panel.

18. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
a seatback including:
a cabin-facing surface including a plurality of holes having cabin-facing openings and disposed in a grid-like configuration defined by at least three substantially parallel columns of holes transverse to at least three substantially parallel rows of holes disposed across a width of the seatback; and
one or more pegs configured to be disposed in one or more of the plurality of holes for hanging passenger items thereon.

19. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 18 , further comprising:
a detachable modular panel that defines the cabin-facing surface.

20. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 19 , further comprising:
a detachable receptacle including:
a substantially vertical portion extending along a length of the seatback and disposed over at least a portion of the plurality of holes;
a substantially horizontal portion extending along the substantially vertical portion and extending outward form the substantially vertical portion and along the seatback; and
one or more pegs extending from a seatback-facing portion of the detachable receptacle, wherein the one or more pegs are receivable in one or more of the plurality of holes.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Vanderpool Patrick
• Shedlarski Dustin
• Schein Victoria Leigh
• Hamlin Timothy Owen

Classifications

• B60N2/64 Primary

  Back-rests {or cushions (B60N2/2222 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60N2/90

  Details or parts not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B60R7/043 Primary

  mounted on or under a seat · CPC title

• B60N3/001

  of tables or trays · CPC title

• B60N3/004

  of foldable trays mounted on the back-rest · CPC title