US 7,585,030 B2
Environmentally friendly layered seating assembly
Ashford A. Galbreath, 6462 Red Oak Dr., Troy, Mich. 48098 (US); Asad S. Ali, 2168 Radcliffe Dr., Troy, Mich. 48085 (US); Mark A. Folkert, 36055 Crompton Cir., Farmington Hills, Mich. 48335 (US); Scott A. Ziolek, 8192 Lake Crest Dr., Ypsilanti, Mich. 48197 (US); and Terry R. O'Bannon, 1825 Dallas Ave., Royal Oak, Mich. 48067 (US)
Filed on Jul. 20, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/458,832.
Prior Publication US 2008/0018162 A1, Jan. 24, 2008
Int. Cl. A47C 7/02 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 297—452.27  [297/452.37; 297/452.58; 297/DIG. 1; 297/DIG. 2] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle seat assembly comprising:
a cushion composite comprising a structural molded expanded polyolefin layer and a foam cushion layer having a surface and hysteresis of 18 to 30 KPa, the foam cushion layer being substantially adjacent to the structural layer and in substantially uninterrupted contact with the structural layer; and
a trim material secured over the cushion composite, wherein the cushion composite further comprises a comfort pad disposed between the structural layer and the trim material, wherein the structural layer, the cushion layer, the comfort pad and the trim material are not secured to each other such that they are separable from each other.