Patent ID: 8662560
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle seat assembly securable to a floor pan having at least a first attachment receptacle and a second attachment receptacle, said vehicle seat assembly comprising: a seat bottom supportable on the floor pan, the seat bottom including a structural foam frame supportable directly on the floor pan and a flexible foam seat cushion supported directly on the frame, the frame having an average thickness of 20 to 400 mm; and a trim cover engagingly cooperable with the floor pan to enable the trim cover to be securable over the seat bottom and to the floor pan, the trim cover having a front end, a rear end, a first attachment bracket securable to a first attachment receptacle of the floor pan, and a second attachment bracket securable to a second attachment receptacle of the floor pan, the first attachment bracket being disposed on the front end of the trim cover and the second attachment bracket being disposed on the rear end of the trim cover, the first attachment bracket comprising a first planar face aligned with the front end of the trim cover and a downwardly depending flange extending downwardly from the first planar face and being securable to the first attachment receptacle, wherein the first and second attachment brackets are sized to provide an interference fit with the first and second attachment receptacles, respectively and wherein the first attachment receptacle comprises a recess in the floor pan.