Patent ID: 6364347
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: B60N,B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
A seat assembly for a vehicle comprising;a seat frame, a cover covering said seat frame and including at least one seam, an air bag unit supported by said seat frame and disposed inside said cover, said air bag unit including an air bag, a pair of sheets sandwiching said air bag therebetween, each of said sheets having a first edge connected to said seam of said cover and a second edge supported by said seat frame, a fastener having outboard and inboard portions with said outboard portion being connected to one of said second edges and said inboard portion being connected to the other of said second edges, said inboard portion interconnected to said outboard portion to support said second edges on said seat frame, and said outboard and inboard portions each including a back panel extending in a strip between opposite ends and at least one J-shaped hook disposed between said opposite ends, said seat assembly characterized by a mechanical locking device disposed on at least one of said panels of said portions for locking said outboard and inboard portions together when said J-shaped hook of said outboard portion is interleaved with said J-shaped hook of said inboard portion, whereby said outboard and inboard portions remain locked together during a deployment of said air bag.