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

Claim 15:
16. A method of installing a bellows of a bellows assembly onto 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 method comprising:
separating first and second free ends of a skirt of the bellows to provide a gap between the first and second free ends, the skirt exhibiting a continuous perimeter between the first free end and the second free end;
surrounding the bellows around the base portion while the base portion remains installed within the cab of the vehicle and the seating portion remains installed on the base portion, to extend the skirt along the four sides of the base portion of the seat assembly, with the skirt extending vertically to cover at least part of the height of the base portion, and with a break between the first and second ends of the skirt; and
while the base portion is installed within the cab of the vehicle and the seating portion is installed on the seat assembly, securing the first and second free ends of the skirt together or to the base portion with one or more closures, 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.