US6378949B1
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Seat having seat surface portion made of surface-like elastic body
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 2000-05-05
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Granted: 2002-04-30
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Expires: 2020-05-05
Abstract
Abstract A seat having a seat back and a seat cushion, the seat back including a first frame and a first support member stretched within the first frame, the first support member being made of a first elastic body, the first elastic body including a first section having first tension suitable for supporting a person sitting on the seat, and second sections having second tension lower than the first tension.
Inventors
- 👤 Minoru Maeda
- 👤 Isao Kawashima
- 👤 Naohiro Takahashi
- 👤 Tsutomu Ao
- 👤 Masashi Ishii
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 16:33
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/58; B60N2/5816; B60N2/5825; B60N2/70; B60N2/7011; D; D03; D03D; D03D15/00; D03D15/50; D03D15/56
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A seat having a seat back and a seat cushion, said seat back comprising a frame and support means stretched within said frame, said support means being made of an elastic body, wherein said elastic body comprises a first section having first tension suitable for supporting a person sitting on said seat, and second sections having second tension lower than said first tension, said second sections of said elastic body being positioned to correspond to the shoulder blades of the person sitting on said seat, and said first section of said elastic body extending from a lower side to an upper side of said elastic body between said second sections.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
A seat having a seat back and a seat cushion, said seat back comprising a frame and support means stretched within said frame, said support means being made of an elastic body, wherein said elastic body comprises a first section having first tension suitable for supporting a person sitting on said seat, and second sections having second tension lower than said first tension, said second sections of said elastic body being positioned to correspond to the shoulder blades of the person sitting on said seat, and said first section of said elastic body extending from a lower side to an upper side of said elastic body between said second sections.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
The seat according to claim 1 , wherein said elastic body is made of material selected from a group consisting of cloth and braided goods, said cloth and braided goods having warp and weft, and at least one of said warp and weft being elastic thread.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
63 words
The seat according to claim 1 , wherein said elastic body comprises first and second elastic sheets, said first elastic sheet being stretched within the entire frame, said first elastic sheet having a first area corresponding to said first section and second areas corresponding to said second sections, and said second elastic sheet being superposed on said first area of said first sheet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
The seat according to claim 3 , wherein each of said first and second elastic sheets is made of material selected from a group consisting of cloth and braided goods, said cloth and braided goods having warp and weft, and at least one of said warp and weft being elastic thread.
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