Patent ID: 8047605

Claim:
A vehicle seat comprising; a seat frame including a cushion frame, the cushion frame including a first and a second side frame; a bead extending from an outer side of at least one of the first and the second side frames; the bead including a first and a second inclined surface connected to each other at a ridge portion; a notch portion defined in a lower portion of the at least one of the first and second side frames and comprising a cut out, wherein the notch portion is positioned proximate the bead: wherein the first and second inclined surfaces extend from a longitudinally extending side surface of the at least one of the first and second side frames to a first wall that extends longitudinally transverse to the side surface; wherein the cut out is in a second wall that extends longitudinally transverse to first wall and is spaced from the side surface, the cut out having an edge in the front to rear direction, the edge of the cut out being substantially vertically aligned with one of the inclined surfaces of the bead in a vertical direction that is perpendicular to the front to rear direction of the vehicle seat.