Patent ID: 11932148
Assignee: SEATS INCORPORATED
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A bellows assembly for a seat assembly for a cab of a vehicle, the seat assembly including a seating portion and a base portion with four sides, including a front side, first and second lateral sides, and a rear side, the bellows assembly comprising:
a bellows with a skirt that is sized to extend vertically to cover at least part of a height of the base portion, the skirt exhibiting a continuous perimeter between a first portion and a second portion, the skirt being configured to extend along the four sides of the base portion of the seat assembly with a break between the first and second portions of the skirt and a gap defined between the first and second portions of the skirt at the break; and
one or more closures configured to at least one of releasably secure the first and second portions of the skirt together at the break or releasably secure the first and second portions of the skirt to the base portion, to secure the bellows to the base portion while the base portion is installed within the cab of the vehicle and while the seating portion is installed on the seat assembly, with the one or more closures securing the first and second portions of the skirt together at the gap or to the base portion adjacent to the gap, to secure the bellows around the base portion of the seat assembly.