Patent ID: 6899399
Filing Date: 2005-05-31
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A trim material attachment assembly for securing trim material to the padding of a vehicle seat comprising: an elongate wedge including a wedge tip, opposed walls joined at said wedge tip and extending angularly outward therefrom toward a terminal end, said opposed walls each having interior and exterior sides, said interior sides defining a substantially V-shaped channel adapted to receive the trim material of a vehicle seat; and a receiving member including a base for operatively engaging the padding of a vehicle seat, an elevated platform disposed in spaced relation to said base and cantilevered retention tabs extending from said elevated platform adapted to operatively receive said elongate wedge therebetween, each of said cantilevered retention tabs having a guide deck adapted to provide positive placement of said elongate wedge and an engaging flange adapted to releasably engage said terminal end of said opposed walls when said elongate wedge is juxtaposed between said cantilevered retention tabs; wherein said cantilevered retention tabs each include at least one latitudinal support rib located between said elevated platform and said guide deck and at least one longitudinal support rib extending from said elevated platform and terminating at said guide deck.