US 7,523,991 B2
Vehicle seat structure
Bryan Scot Thompson, San Diego, Calif. (US); Raymond Devers, San Diego, Calif. (US); Anke Mazzei, Encinitas, Calif. (US); and Hideshi Saiki, San Diego, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc., Farmington Hills, Mich. (US)
Filed on Jan. 30, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/668,705.
Prior Publication US 2008/0179924 A1, Jul. 31, 2008
Int. Cl. A47C 7/02 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 297—452.62  [297/452.58; 297/452.61; 297/452.38] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
18. A vehicle seat structure, comprising:
a seat assembly having a seat cushion portion configured to support hip portions of a passenger and a seat upright portion configured to support a passenger's backside adjacent to the seat cushion portion, the seat assembly having a forward upright surface extending downward from the seating surface with a front edge defined therebetween, the seat cushion portion being covered with an outer covering material having a seating surface and a lateral outboard non-seating surface with an edge defined therebetween; and
a first reinforcing material section fixed to and covering a portion of the seating surface adjacent to the lateral outboard non-seating surface for providing durability and resistance to wear, the first reinforcing material section further extending part way along the front edge covering a portion of the forward upright surface adjacent to the lateral outboard non-seating surface.