Patent ID: 7430793
Filing Date: 2008-10-07
Classification: B60N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for securing a trim cover having a first connecting member to a foam pad having a second connecting member, the apparatus comprising: a base; a platform defining a working surface and coupled to said base, said platform adapted to support the foam pad thereon; a plurality of actuators projecting from said working surface and adapted to project through apertures in the foam pad, each said actuator capable of movement away from and toward said working surface and including a pair of retaining fingers at one end thereof movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein said retaining fingers are adapted to grasp the first connecting member on the trim cover and move the first connecting member toward said working surface as said actuators move toward said working surface so as to engage the first connecting member with the second connecting member and thereby secure the trim cover to the foam pad; and a plurality of supports projecting from said working surface and adapted to support the second connecting member during engagement of the first connecting member to the second connecting member.