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Container for accommodating small article(s) comprises: a container body including flange portion wherein connecting slits are formed; and a container lid element including lateral wall region having projected connecting pieces. A trim cover assembly of the seat includes: a peripheral end area or ma

Container for accommodating small article(s) comprises: a container body including flange portion wherein connecting slits are formed; and a container lid element including lateral wall region having projected connecting pieces. A trim cover assembly of the seat includes: a peripheral end area or margin defined in a container mounting hole formed in the trim cover assembly; and connecting slits formed in that margin. In assembly, the connecting pieces are inserted through those flanged portion, while simultaneously the margin of trim cover assembly is sandwiched between the flanged portion and lateral wall region. Those free ends are flattened to connecting slits, respectively, so that free ends of the connecting pieces project from the connect together all the container body, container lid element and trim cover assembly. Finally, the trim cover assembly is attached upon a foam padding, with the container body inserted in a recession of the foam padding.

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1. A structure of container mounted to a vehicle seat, said container being configured to receive at least one small article therein, wherein said vehicle seat includes: an upper surface;a foam padding having an upper surface defined therein in correspondence with said upper surface of the vehicle s

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A structure of container mounted to a vehicle seat, said container being configured to receive at least one small article therein, wherein said vehicle seat includes: an upper surface;a foam padding having an upper surface defined therein in correspondence with said upper surface of the vehicle seat and a recession formed in said upper surface of said foam padding; anda trim cover assembly covering said foam padding, said trim cover assembly including an upper cover section configured to cover said upper surface of said foam padding,wherein said container comprises: a container body having: a main body portion; a flange portion defined integral with said main body portion so as to extend outwardly and peripherally of the main body portion, said flange portion having a top surface and a reverse surface opposite to said top surface; and a first plurality of connecting slits formed in and along said flange portion;a container lid element including; a top wall region; an openable lid region defined in said top wall region; and a lateral wall region extending vertically from and peripherally of said top wall region and terminating in an end extending along the lateral wall region;said lateral wall region having: an outer surface defined outwardly of the container lid element; and an inward surface defined inwardly of the container lid element; and a flat surface defined in said end of the lateral wall region so as to lie between said outer surface of the lateral wall region and a predetermined point in said end of the lateral wall region and extend along said end; anda plurality of connecting pieces formed in and along said end of said lateral wall region in correspondence with said first plurality of connecting slits, respectively, so as to project from said end and lie between said predetermined point in said end and said inward surface of said lateral wall region, said plurality of connecting pieces therefore projecting from said end in an offset manner with reference to said outer surface of the lateral wall region, with said flat surface being situated between said plurality of connecting pieces and said outer surface of the lateral wall region, in said end,wherein said upper cover section includes: a container mounting hole formed therein; and a peripheral end area defined about said container mounting hole,wherein a second plurality of connecting slits are formed in and along said peripheral end area so as to surround said container mounting hole, said second plurality of connecting slits being disposed in correspondence with said plurality of connecting pieces, respectively,wherein said lateral wall region of said container lid element is juxtaposed upon said top surface of said flange portion of said container body,wherein said peripheral end area of said upper cover section is sandwiched between said top surface of said flange portion and said flat surface of said lateral wall region of said container lid element,wherein said plurality of connecting pieces pass through said second plurality of connecting slits of said upper cover section, respectively, and also pass through said first plurality of connecting slits formed in said flange portion of said container body, respectively, whereupon said plurality of connecting pieces project from said reverse surface of said flange portion,wherein each of said plurality of connecting pieces has a flattened stopper portion formed at the free end thereof by melting or fusing, said flattened stopper portion being in close contact with said reverse surface of said flange portion, thereby preventing removal of said container lid element from said container body, andwherein said trim cover assembly is securely attached to said foam padding, such that said upper cover section thereof covers said upper surface of said foam padding, with said main body portion of said container body being inserted in said recession of the foam padding. 2. The structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said flange portion has a vertically protrudent end portion formed integrally therewith so as to extend vertically from and peripherally of the flange portion, wherein said lateral wall region of said container lid element is surrounded by said vertically protrudent end portion, and wherein said peripheral end area of said upper cover section is sandwiched between said lateral wall region and said vertically protrudent end portion as well as between said top surface of said flange portion and said flat surface of said lateral wall region of said container lid element. 3. The structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said openable region comprises a pair of spaced-apart resilient lid portions, and wherein said container lid element includes an opened region formed therein by cutting out a predetermined area thereof, excepting said pair of spaced-apart resilient lid portions. 4. The structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said container body and said container lid element are each formed from a resilient material, said resilient material including a soft synthetic resin material. 5. The structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said top wall portion of said container lid element has: an outer surface facing outwardly thereof; and a reverse surface opposite to said outer surface, said reverse surface facing toward said container body, andwherein said main body portion of said container body comprises: a substantially annular lateral wall portion with which said flange portion is foamed integrally so as to extend outwardly and peripherally thereof; and an end portion defined integrally with said substantially annular lateral wall portion, and wherein said end portion extends vertically from a point in said substantially annular lateral wall portion where said flange portion lies and terminates at a level where the end portion is situated adjacent to or in contact with said reverse surface of said top wall portion of said container lid element. 6. A method for mounting a container to an upper surface of a vehicle seat, wherein said container is configured to receive at least one small article therein, the container comprising: (a) a container body having: a main body portion; a flange portion extending outwardly and peripherally of said main body portion, said flange portion having a top surface and a reverse surface opposite to said top surface; and a first plurality of connecting slits formed in and along said flange portion; and(b) a container lid element including; a top wall region; and a lateral wall region extending vertically from and peripherally of said top wall region and terminating in an end extending along the lateral wall region; said lateral wall region having: an outer surface defined outwardly of the container lid element; and an inward surface defined inwardly of the container lid element; and a flat surface defined in said end of the lateral wall region so as to lie between said outer surface of the lateral wall region and a predetermined point in said end of the lateral wall region and extend along said end; and a plurality of connecting pieces formed in and along said end of said lateral wall region in correspondence with said first plurality of connecting slits, respectively, so as to project from said end and lie between said predetermined point in said end and said inward surface of said lateral wall region, said plurality of connecting pieces therefore projecting from said end in an offset manner with reference to said outer surface of the lateral wall region, with said flat surface being situated between said plurality of connecting pieces and said outer surface of the lateral wall region, in said end,said method comprising the steps of: providing a foam padding which includes: an upper surface defined therein in correspondence with said upper surface of said vehicle seat; and a recession formed in said upper surface of said foam padding,providing a trim cover assembly for covering said foam padding, said trim cover assembly including an upper cover section adapted to cover said upper surface of said foam padding, wherein said upper cover section includes: a container mounting hole formed therein; a peripheral end area defined about said container mounting hole; and a second plurality of connecting slits formed in and along said peripheral end area so as to surround said container mounting hole, said second plurality of connecting slits being disposed in correspondence with said plurality of connecting pieces, respectively,placing said upper cover section upon said container lid element, while causing said plurality of connecting pieces to pass respectively through said second plurality of connecting slits,attaching said container lid element with said upper cover section thus placed thereon to said container body, while causing said plurality of connecting pieces to pass respectively through said first plurality of connecting slits and bringing both said lateral wall region and said flat surface of said container lid element into contact with said top surface of said flange portion of said container body, so that said peripheral end area of said upper cover section is sandwiched between said top surface of said flange portion and said flat surface of said lateral wall region of said container lid element, and free ends respectively of said plurality of connecting pieces project outwardly from said reverse surface of said flange portion,melting or fusing each of said free ends respectively of said plurality of connecting pieces to form a flattened stopper portion therein, such that said flattened stopper portion is in close contact with said reverse surface of said flange portion, thereby preventing removal of said container lid element from said container body, whereupon a resultant assembled state of said container is securely mounted to said upper cover section, andthereafter, attaching said upper cover section, to which said resultant container has been thus mounted, upon said upper surface of said foam padding, while simultaneously inserting said main body portion of said resultant container in said recession of the foam padding.