| CPC B60N 2/5816 (2013.01) [B60N 2/20 (2013.01); B60N 2/5825 (2013.01); B60R 13/02 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A seat assembly comprising:
a seat cushion having an external surface and defining a recess therein;
a release handle bezel assembly including a handle housing positioned within the recess and including a body region, a release handle associated with the handle housing, and a bezel having a peripheral edge; and
a trim cover assembly disposed over the seat cushion and handle housing such that a portion of the trim cover assembly is sandwiched between the peripheral edge of the bezel and the body region of the handle housing, the trim cover assembly providing access therethrough to the release handle, the trim cover assembly including:
a trim cover having an A-side as an occupant surface and a B-side, opposite the A-side, facing the external surface of the seat cushion, with the trim cover defining a cover opening therethrough generally corresponding to the release handle; and
a trim retainer secured to the B-side of the trim cover, the trim retainer having an inner periphery defining a retainer opening generally corresponding to at least a portion of the cover opening;
wherein at least one of the body region of the handle housing and the trim retainer include one or more protrusions cooperable with one or more apertures in the other of the at least one of the body region and the trim retainer such that the trim cover assembly can be held on the handle housing between the bezel and the handle housing.
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