Headrest guide sleeve

A tubular bushing (26) assembly disposed in an opening (24) in a seat back frame (18) for an automotive vehicle having a bore to receive and adjustably support at least one post (22) of a headrest (20), said bushing (260 comprising:

• an outer sleeve (28) including an outer tubular surface and at least one protrusion (32, 34) having a raised ridge extending radially from and longitudinally along said tubular surface for engaging the inner periphery of the opening (24) in the seat back and an inner sleeve (30) for insertion within said outer sleeve (28) for slidably supporting the post (22) and for forcing said outer sleeve (28) radially outwardly into gripping engagement with the inner periphery of the opening (24), said inner sleeve including an outer tubular surface and at least one hoop section providing a fixed radial ring (46, 48) extending outwardly from said tubular surface forming a raised cylinder around a portion of said inner sleeve for forcing said protrusion (32, 34) radially outwardly to deform said protrusion against the inner periphery of the opening (24).

A tubular bushing assembly disposed in an opening in a seat back frame for an automotive vehicle having a bore to receive and adjustably support at least one post of a headrest, said bushing assembly comprising:

• an outer sleeve for engaging an inner periphery of the opening in the seat back and an inner sleeve for insertion within said outer sleeve for slidably supporting the post and for forcing said outer sleeve radially outwardly into gripping engagement with the inner periphery of the opening;
• said outer sleeve having a top end and a bottom end and a plurality of slots extending longitudinally into said bottom end and upwardly to catches at the ends thereof spaced below said top end;
• said inner sleeve having a top end and a bottom end and a plurality of latches extending radially outwardly from said inner sleeve adjacent said top end for snapping into interlocking engagement with said catches at the upper ends of said slots.