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Rear seat cushion sound reduction mat
US8974003B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8974003-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213435558-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2012 |
| Priority date | Mar 30, 2012 |
| Publication date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
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A sound blocking rear seat assembly for an automotive vehicle. The rear seat assembly includes a seat back adjacent to a seat bottom. The seat bottom also defines at least two passenger seating locations. A seat base of the seat bottom extends the width of the seat assembly and has a non-planar three dimensional contoured upper surface. A nonporous resilient sound blocking layer has a shape substantially conforming to the upper surface of the seat base and is located over the seat base such that it extends substantially continuously and uninterruptedly over the width of the seat assembly. Positioned over the sound blocking layer is a resilient seat cushion, and a trim layer is located over the seat cushion layer.
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We claim: 1. A sound blocking rear seat assembly for an automotive vehicle, the rear seat assembly comprising: a seat back located adjacent to and extending generally upward from a seat bottom, the seat bottom defining a width extending laterally relative to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle and further defining at least two seating locations for passengers in the vehicle, the seat bottom further including a seat base extending substantially the width of the seat bottom and benea…
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Physics · mapped topic
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8974003B2 cover?
- A sound blocking rear seat assembly for an automotive vehicle. The rear seat assembly includes a seat back adjacent to a seat bottom. The seat bottom also defines at least two passenger seating locations. A seat base of the seat bottom extends the width of the seat assembly and has a non-planar three dimensional contoured upper surface. A nonporous resilient sound blocking layer has a shape sub…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Reedy Lacey A, Vargo Christopher M, Rutkowski Paul M, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60N2/70. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).