Patent ID: 11890998
Assignee: LEAR CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A seat assembly comprising:
a seat bottom comprising a first central recess formed in a rear region of the seat bottom;
a seat back connected for movement relative to the seat bottom, wherein a second central recess is formed in a lower, rear region of the seat back, and wherein the second central recess of the seat back is aligned with the first central recess of the seat bottom;
a rear panel attached to a rear surface of the seat back, wherein the rear panel is contoured to extend into the first central recess;
a trim panel attached to a lower end of the rear panel at a lower region of the seat back and extending over a portion of the seat bottom, to cover the portion of the seat bottom in various positions of the seat back relative to the seat bottom, wherein the trim panel is contoured with a pair of lateral outboard regions to extend into the first central recess of the seat bottom and the second central recess of the seat back, and wherein a series of apertures are formed through the trim panel and the series of apertures are configured to receive fasteners to connect the trim panel to the rear panel.