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US 2012/0068516 A1Published application
Hidden headrest removal assembly
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsTravis Matthew Reel, Jun Otsuki
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Abstract
A headrest removal assembly may include a removal device that is operable by an engagement surface to permit removal of a headrest assembly from a seat. The headrest removal assembly may also include a cap that covers the engagement surface to prevent access to the engagement surface and to prevent removal of the headrest assembly. The cap may be moveable with respect to the removal device to uncover the engagement surface to provide access to the engagement surface and to permit removal of the headrest assembly.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a headrest assembly comprising:
- (1) a headrest suitable to support an associated person's head;
- and,
- (2) a first pillar that has:
- (a) a first end that is attached to the headrest;
- and, (b) a second end that is attachable to an associated seatback;
- and,
- a headrest removal assembly comprising:
- (1) a removal device that:
- (a) has an opening that receives the first pillar;
- and, (b) has a first engagement surface that is operable to permit removal of the headrest assembly from the associated seatback;
- and,
- (2) a cap that:
- (a) covers the first engagement surface to prevent access to the first engagement surface and to prevent removal of the headrest assembly from the associated seatback;
- and, (b) is moveable with respect to the removal device to uncover the first engagement surface to provide access to the first engagement surface and to permit removal of the headrest assembly from the associated seatback.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an automotive seat assembly comprising:
- (1) a seat base that is mountable to an associated automobile;
- and,
- (2) a seatback that is operatively connected to the seat base, the seatback comprising first and second openings;
- a headrest assembly comprising:
- (1) a headrest suitable to support an associated person's head;
- (2) a first pillar having a first end that is attached to the headrest;
- and, a second end that is received in the first opening in the seatback;
- and,
- (3) a second pillar having a first end that is attached to the headrest;
- and, a second end that is received in the second opening in the seatback;
- and,
- a headrest removal assembly comprising:
- (1) a removal device that:
- (a) is positioned on an outer surface of the seatback;
- (b) has an opening that receives the first pillar;
- and, (c) has a first engagement surface that is operable to permit removal of the first pillar and the headrest assembly from the associated seatback;
- and,
- (2) a cap that:
- (a) has an opening that receives the first pillar;
- (b) covers the first engagement surface to prevent access to the first engagement surface and to prevent removal of the headrest assembly from the associated seatback;
- and, (c) is moveable with respect to the removal device to uncover the first engagement surface to provide access to the first engagement surface and to permit removal of the headrest assembly from the associated seatback;
- and,
- a headrest adjustment device that:
- (1) is positioned on an outer surface of the seatback;
- (2) has an opening that receives the second pillar;
- and, (3) has a second engagement surface that is operable to permit height adjustment of the headrest assembly with respect to the seatback.
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The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the cap is liftable away from the seatback while the opening in the cap receives the first pillar.
A method comprising the steps of:
- (A) providing a seat comprising a seatback having a first opening;
- (B) providing a headrest assembly comprising:
- a headrest that is suitable to support an associated person's head;
- and, a first pillar having a first end that is attached to the headrest and a second end;
- (C) providing a headrest removal assembly comprising:
- a removal device that is positioned proximal to the first opening in the seatback, that has an opening and, that has a first engagement surface;
- and, a cap that covers the first engagement surface to prevent access to the first engagement surface and to prevent removal of the headrest assembly from the seatback;
- and,
- (D) moving the cap with respect to the removal device to uncover the first engagement surface to provide access to the first engagement surface and to permit removal of the headrest assembly from the seatback.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.