Patent ID: 6592181
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: A47C,B60N

Abstract:
A cushion assembly for an automobile including:a contoured, cellular foam pad having a front surface and an opposite back surface, with a plurality of holes extending therebetween; a trim cover for covering said front surface of said foam pad; at least one tunnel cord extending longitudinally between opposite first and second ends, a portion of said tunnel cord passes through a pair of said holes in said foam pad wherein a portion of said cord is secured to said trim cover arid each of said first and second ends is anchored to said back surface of said foam pad to secure said trim cover against said front surface; said trim cover includes an elongated selvedge strip fixedly secured thereto for slidably encasing and securing at least a portion of said tunnel cord to said trim cover; and said cord is longitudinally secured to said trim cover by said elongated selvedge strip whereby each of said first and second ends extends substantially perpendicularly away from said trim cover through said holes in said foam pad to provide a taught and substantially wrinkle-free attachment of said trim cover to said front surface of said foam pad.