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1994-08-12

1996-09-03

Cranmer, Laurie K.

Chairs and seats

Armrest

Upholstered

297113, 297115, A47C 754

Patent

active

055517552

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle armrest includes a support, a cushion attached to the support, and a sheet of material covering the support and cushion. The cushion is made from a mat of non-woven PET fibers, about 85% or more of which are from recycled post-consumer materials such as reground soft drink bottles and beverage containers. The remaining material of the mat are binder fibers made of an extrusion of high melt viscosity and low melt viscosity virgin PET material, which is also recyclable. The mat is compression molded, which provides heat and pressure to activate the binder fibers to permanently bind the fibers of the mat into a desired shape. The molded cushion includes pad sections having different thicknesses, shapes, and resilient properties, and further can include structural flanges that are substantially solid thermoplastic material. The structural flanges have bosses, attachment holes, ribs and contours as desired.

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Exhibit A discloses an armrest manufactured by the assignee of the present application. The armrest includes a compartment defining support including a lid, a polyurethane foam cushion shaped to mateably engage the lid, and a sheet of fabric covering the lid and foam cushion.

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