Patent ID: 8764115

Claim:
A preassembled upholstered component for assembly of an upholstered seat, the upholstered seat having a wood seat frame, the preassembled upholstered component for placement on the front face of the upholstered seat, the preassembled upholstered component having a front side and a back side, and a panelar geometric shape with an edge, the component comprising a backer board at the backside with the geometric shape, a panel with the geometric shape positioned adjacent to the backer board, a foam material layer opposite the panel from the backer board, and a upholstery covering on the front side adjacent the foam material layer and covering the foam material layer, a multiplicity of decorative metallic fasteners with rounded fastener heads exposed on the front side and arranged in a series to follow the geometric shape, a central area that bulges outwardly on the front side from cushion material below the upholstery covering, the component secured together by the multiplicity of decorative metallic fasteners with rounded fastener heads extending at least partially through the component, the multiplicity of decorative metallic fasteners not having prongs extending out the back side of the preassembled upholstered component, the upholstery covering extending over the front side and wrapped onto the back side of the component and secured thereto, and the upholstery covering attached to the component by way of the backer board, and a plurality of pronged fasteners with respective prongs extending from base components of the pronged fasteners, the base components extending transverse to the prongs, the base components sandwiched between the panel and the backer board, the prongs extending outwardly from the back side of the preassembled upholstered component for future installation of the preassembled upholstered component on a wood seat frame.