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Attachment assembly for securing trim material to the padding of a ventilated seat

Title: Attachment assembly for securing trim material to the padding of a ventilated seat

Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Claims

The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20090152909, Attachment assembly for securing trim material to the padding of a ventilated seat.

What is claimed is:

1. A ventilated vehicle seat comprising: one of a seat back and a seat cushion having an air transmission channel therethrough; upholstery covering the one of a seat back and a seat cushion; an air permeable spacer layer disposed between the one of a seat back and a seat cushion and the upholstery, the air permeable spacer layer being in fluid communication with the air transmission channel; and an air permeable tie-down strap connecting the upholstery to the one of a seat back and a seat cushion.

2. The ventilated vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the spacer layer is adjacent the upholstery, and wherein the upholstery and adjacent spacer layer comprise a plurality of panels, adjacent panels being joined together at a seam.

3. The ventilated vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the air permeable tie-down strap is disposed in a trench formed in the one of a seat back and a seat cushion.

4. The ventilated vehicle seat according to claim 3, wherein the spacer layer is adjacent the upholstery, wherein the upholstery and adjacent spacer layer comprise a plurality of panels, adjacent panels being joined together at a seam, and wherein the tie-down strap has a first edge and a second edge, the first edge being attached to the upholstery and adjacent spacer layer at the seam, the second edge being attached to the one of a seat back and a seat cushion within the trench.

5. The ventilated vehicle seat according to claim 4, wherein a portion of the tie-down strap extends outwardly of the panels at the seam, the outwardly extending portion of the tie-down strap defining a flow path for air moving between adjacent panels of the air permeable layer and through the air permeable tie-down strap.

6. The ventilated vehicle seat according to claim 2, wherein the air permeable tie-down strap defines a flow path for air moving between adjacent panels of the air permeable layer at the seam and through the trench.

7. The ventilated vehicle seat according to claim 2, wherein the air permeable tie-down strap includes a plurality of apertures for the movement of air between adjacent panels of the air permeable layer at the seam and through the trench.

8. The ventilated vehicle seat according to claim 2, wherein the tie-down strap is attached to an air permeable panel at the seam.

9. The ventilated vehicle seat according to claim 8, wherein the tie-down strap is further attached within a trench formed in the one of a seat back and a seat cushion.

10. The ventilated vehicle seat according to claim 1, further including a second cushion between the upholstery and the spacer layer.

11. The ventilated vehicle seat according to claim 1, further including an anchor interconnecting a portion of the one of a seat back and a seat cushion and the tie-down strap.

12. A ventilated vehicle seat comprising: one of a seat back and a seat cushion having an air transmission channel therethrough; upholstery covering the one of a seat back and a seat cushion; an air permeable spacer layer disposed between the one of a seat back and a seat cushion and the upholstery, the air permeable spacer layer being in fluid communication with the air transmission channel; and an air permeable tie-down strap connecting the upholstery to the one of a seat back and a seat cushion; wherein the air permeable tie-down strap defines a flow path for air moving within the spacer layer.

13. The ventilated vehicle seat according to claim 12, wherein the air permeable tie-down strap is disposed in a trench formed in the one of a seat back and a seat cushion.

14. The ventilated vehicle seat according to claim 13, wherein the spacer layer is adjacent the upholstery, wherein the upholstery and adjacent spacer layer comprise a plurality of panels, adjacent panels being joined together at a seam, and wherein the tie-down strap has a first edge and a second edge, the first edge being attached to the upholstery and adjacent spacer layer at the seam, the second edge being attached to the one of a seat back and a seat cushion within the trench.

15. The ventilated vehicle seat according to claim 14, wherein a portion of the tie-down strap extends outwardly of the panels at the seam, the outwardly extending portion of the tie-down strap defining a flow path for air moving between adjacent panels of the air permeable layer and through the air permeable tie-down strap.

16. The ventilated vehicle seat according to claim 12, further including a second cushion between the upholstery and the spacer layer.

17. The ventilated vehicle seat according to claim 12, further including an anchor interconnecting a portion of the one of a seat back and a seat cushion and the tie-down strap.

18. An air permeable tie-down strap for a ventilated vehicle seat, the tie-down strap comprising a mesh body portion having a length and a width; wherein the ventilated vehicle seat includes one of a seat back and a seat cushion having an air transmission channel therethrough, upholstery covering the one of a seat back and a seat cushion, and an air permeable spacer layer disposed between the one of a seat back and a seat cushion and the upholstery, the air permeable spacer layer being in fluid communication with the air transmission channel; and wherein a portion of the tie-down strap is attached to at least one of the upholstery and the spacer layer, and a portion of the tie-down strap is attached to the one of a seat back and a seat cushion, thereby connecting the at least one of the upholstery and the spacer layer to the one of a seat back and a seat cushion.

19. The air permeable tie-down strap according to claim 18, wherein the air permeable tie-down strap is disposed in a trench formed in the one of a seat back and a seat cushion.

20. The air permeable tie-down strap according to claim 18, wherein the spacer layer is adjacent the upholstery, wherein the upholstery and adjacent spacer layer comprise a plurality of panels, adjacent panels being joined together at a seam, and wherein the tie-down strap has a first edge and a second edge, the first edge being attached to the upholstery and adjacent spacer layer at the seam, the second edge being attached to the one of a seat back and a seat cushion within the trench.

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