Patent ID: 7252341

Claim:
A vehicle seat comprising: a seat part and a backrest, wherein at least one seat component, which is selected from the group consisting of the seat part and the backrest, includes (a) a structure, (b) at least one adapter for functionally upgrading the structure, wherein the adapter is on the structure, there is a form-fitting connection between the adapter and the structure, the adapter bears against an extensive area of the structure, and the structure supports the adapter, (c) a pad bearing against the adapter, wherein the adapter is positioned between the pad and the structure, and (d) a cover fastened to the structure, wherein the cover is stretched over the pad, and the cover fixedly holds together the adapter and the structure, and the adapter substantially shapes at least a portion of the pad so that the portion of the pad is in a first predetermined configuration, and wherein the adapter functionally upgrading the structure comprises (1) the adapter substantially shaping the portion of the pad in the first predetermined configuration, (2) the structure adapted to support the pad without the adapter being positioned between the structure and the pad so that the portion of the pad is in a second predetermined configuration, and (3) the second predetermined configuration being substantially different from the first predetermined configuration.