Patent ID: 6964453

Claim:
An upholstered seat comprising: a preformed molded foam seat backing having a groove; a plurality of clip members attached to said seat backing at a plurality of locations along said groove; an upholstery covering comprising adjacent panels with aligned longitudinal edges, said panels attached with at least one stitching line positioned inboard of said edges and substantially parallel thereto; an elongate locator strip sandwiched between said upholstery panels and secured therebetween, said strip having a plurality of longitudinal perforations defining a tear line; an elongate attachment strip proximate said locator strip, said attachment strip having an enlarged longitudinal portion outboard of the stitching line that is engageable with said clips and slidable within said clips; wherein said elongate locator strip is tearable along said tear line to remove at least a portion of the locator strip from between the panels.