Patent ID: 9597990
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: B60N,B60R

Claim:
1. A vehicle seating assembly, comprising: a seatback defining a cavity between a front passenger support and a hard back panel, the cavity being generally accessible via a slot disposed on the hard back panel of the seatback; a plurality of cover members extending over the cavity and operable between a flexed position and an unflexed position, wherein the plurality of cover members are spaced a predetermined distance from one another and are substantially flush with a planar portion of the back panel in an unflexed position, and wherein the plurality of cover members are each independently operable between the flexed and unflexed positions; a webbing extending between the plurality of cover members; and an elastic member disposed on an inner-surface of the back panel proximate the plurality of cover members, the elastic member, the plurality of cover members, and the webbing together defining a pocket, wherein the elastic member is configured to expand into the cavity defined between the front passenger support and the hard back panel, thereby expanding the pocket.