1. A method of forming a back frame for a vehicle seat comprising the steps of:
providing a blank of a formable material;
shaping the blank to present an upper portion, a lower portion, a pair of vertical portions and a center portion all integrally connected together;
cutting the center portion to define a flange integrally connected to said upper portion and extending downwardly therefrom;
bending the flange to enclose the upper portion; and
securing the flange to another portion of the upper portion.
2. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein before said bending step, the upper portion includes a first flange extending outwardly from the upper portion away from the center portion and the second flange is formed from a material of the center portion and wherein said bending step is further defined as bending the first and second flanges toward one another and wherein said securing step is further defined as securing the first flange to the second flange.
3. The method as set forth in claim 2 further including the step of welding or brazing the flanges to one another.
4. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said step of cutting the center portion is further defined as cutting a pair of spaced and generally parallel slits in the center portion to define the flange.
5. The method as set forth in claim 4 further including the step of removing the non-flange area of the center portion.
6. The method as set forth in claim 1 further including the step of forming at least one hole in the top of the upper portion and at least one hole in the bottom of the upper portion and wherein the holes are aligned with one another.
7. The method as set forth in claim 6 wherein said step of forming a pair of holes in the upper portion is further defined as cutting H-shaped slits into the upper portion and bending the upper portion at the slits to present a pair of generally flat tabs.
8. The method as set forth in claim 7 further including the steps of inserting a tube into the aligned holes in the upper section and attaching the tubes to the generally flat tabs.
9. The method as set forth in claim 8 where the step of attaching the tubes to the generally flat tabs is further defined as welding or brazing the tubes to the generally flat tabs.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. A plug for covering a plurality of openings of an electronic device, comprising:
a plurality of elongated ribs positioned to be substantially parallel to each other, each rib sized to fully or substantially cover or fill an equal plurality of openings of an electronic device;
a connecting member positioned between and substantially perpendicular to two of the ribs and attached to the two ribs; and
an angular locking tab attached to one of the ribs, the tab positioned to engage one of the openings when the rib having the tab is inserted into the opening, wherein the relative positions of the ribs and the connecting member correspond to the relative positions of the openings.
2. The plug of claim 1 further comprising a first gripping wing attached to a first rib and a second gripping wing attached to a second rib, the wings positioned to face opposite directions, each gripping wing further positioned and including a recess sized to accept a typical human finger or thumb.
3. The plug of claim 2 wherein the first gripping wing is sized and positioned to fully or substantially fill a first recess located on the electronic device, and the second gripping wing is sized and positioned to fully or substantially fill a second recess located on the electronic device.
4. The plug of claim 1 wherein the locking tab is comprised of an elastomeric material.
5. The plug of claim 1 wherein the locking tab is comprised of a plastic material.
6. The plug of claim 1 wherein the plug, when inserted into the openings of the electronic device, substantially seals the openings of the electronic device.
7. In combination, a housing of an electronic device having a plurality of elongated openings and a plug sized and shaped to fully or substantially seal the openings when inserted into the openings, wherein the plug comprises:
a plurality of elongated ribs;
a connecting member positioned between and substantially perpendicular to two of the ribs and attached to the two ribs; and
an angular locking tab attached to one of the ribs, the tab positioned to engage one of the openings when the rib having the tab is inserted into the opening, wherein the relative positions of the ribs and the connecting member correspond to the relative positions of the openings.
8. The combination of claim 7 wherein the plug further comprises a first gripping wing and a second gripping wing positioned on opposite sides of the plug, each gripping wing attached to one of the ribs, and each gripping wing positioned and including a recess sized to accept a typical human finger or thumb.
9. The combination of claim 8 wherein the housing further includes a first recess and a second recess positioned along two of the openings, and the gripping wings are sized and positioned to fully or substantially fill the first recess and the second recesses.
10. The combination of claim 7 wherein the tab is comprised of an elastomeric or plastic material.
11. A cover for sealing a plurality of openings of an electronic device, comprising:
a plurality of elongated members sized and positioned to fit into or cover a plurality of openings of an electronic device;
at least one clip, each clip attached to and protruding from one of the elongated members, each clip positioned so that the clip is inserted into and engages one of the openings when the cover is inserted into the electronic device; and
two gripping wings, each gripping wing sized and positioned to accept a human finger or thumb, each gripping wing attached to and protruding from one of the ribs, each gripping wing positioned so that the gripping wings prevent the cover from completely entering the openings when the cover is inserted into the opening.
12. The cover of claim 11 wherein each clip is comprised of an elastomeric or plastic material.