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

Claim 18:
19. 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
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;
wherein the one or more closures includes:
at least one opening on at least one of (i) one or more of the first or second portions of the skirt, or (ii) the base portion of the seat assembly; and
at least one anchor feature that engages the at least one opening to releasably secure the first and second portions of the skirt together or to the base portion; and

wherein the at least one opening is formed on the skirt and the at least one anchor feature is a strap.