Patent ID: 8690257
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: B60N,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An attachment device for securing a trim cover to a foam pad of a vehicle seat assembly, said attachment device comprising: an elongated attachment component extending between a proximal end adapted to be fixedly secured to the trim cover and a distal end adapted to be operatively coupled to the foam pad, said elongated attachment component including an outwardly protruding barb and key at said distal end thereof; and a base component adapted to be fixedly disposed within the foam pad, said base component including a retaining element having a pair of spaced apart fingers defining a gap therebetween and a keyway at the bottom of said retaining element between said pair of spaced apart fingers, said keyway adapted for receiving said key therein; wherein said key forms a rectangular shaped projection extending from said distal end of said attachment component and said keyway forms an elongated rectangular shaped groove at the bottom of said retaining element for receiving said key, and wherein said key of said attachment component is disposed in said keyway of said retaining element and one of said pair of spaced apart fingers interacts with said outwardly protruding barb to prevent removal of said attachment component from said base component thereby securing the trim cover to the foam pad.