William R Collier

US Patent:

7278363, Oct 9, 2007

Filed:

Jul 27, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/494329

Inventors:

Joseph P. Wieczorek - Lake Orion MI, US
William Collier - Commerce MI, US

Assignee:

Irvin Automotive Products, Inc. - Pontiac MI

International Classification:

D05B 15/00
D05B 35/06

US Classification:

11247506, 112139, 112418, 11247027

Abstract:

A seam for use in joining material. The seam having a joint sew line connecting a first and second material. The seam having a cord arranged adjacent to the joint sew line. A stitch line is located adjacent to the cord, wherein the cord forms a predetermined shaped hump on an outer surface of the material.

US Patent:

D685136, Jun 25, 2013

Filed:

Sep 12, 2011

Appl. No.:

29/374625

Inventors:

William Joseph Collier - Dallas GA, US

International Classification:

0206

US Classification:

D29114

US Patent:

55886710, Dec 31, 1996

Filed:

Sep 21, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/531517

Inventors:

Mohamed Boumarafi - Rochester Hills MI
Jonathan P. Hurford - Lake Orion MI
William V. Collier - Milford MI
Ralph Lichlyter - Danridge TN

Assignee:

Takata, Inc. - Auburn Hills MI

International Classification:

B60R 2122

US Classification:

2807302

Abstract:

A vehicle seat having a resealable tear seam through which a seat deployed side impact air bag is deployed during a side impact collision wherein the air bag expands causing the resealable tear seam to open and allowing the air bag to expand outside of the vehicle seat. The resealable tear seam comprises a first and a second seam member, preferably plastic locking fasteners, configured to form a resealable interlocking bond. The seam members elastically deform when forming the bond and when opening along the bond and return to an undeformed state after the bond forms or opens. The seam may be easily opened to install or service the air bag module and after installation or service is complete the interlocking bond may be easily reformed.