Patent ID: 7837263

Claim:
A vehicle seat comprising: a foam cushion defining a concavity; a flexible cover at least partially defining the outer surface of the vehicle seat; a three dimensional spacer fabric having a first fabric panel operatively connected to the flexible cover, a second fabric panel operatively connected to the foam cushion and extending across the concavity, and an interconnecting layer that operatively interconnects the first and second fabric panels and that resiliently biases the first and second panels away from one another; and a first fastening element mounted with respect to the foam cushion and being at least partially disposed within the concavity; said first fastening element operatively connecting the spacer fabric to the foam cushion; wherein the foam cushion defines a cushion surface; wherein the concavity is open at the cushion surface; wherein the cover extends across the concavity; and wherein the cover does not define a trench where the cover extends across the concavity.