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US 6,631,956 B2Granted
Headrest support rod with plastic sleeves
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsAndré Ribeiro Mauro, Sergio Mitsuo Hatano
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a headrest support rod includes bending a cylindrical steel rod into a desired shape including first and second legs. The bent steel rod is then placed into an injection mold, and first and second plastic sleeves are injection molded over the first and second legs, respectively, to complete the headrest support rod. Accordingly, weight of the headrest support rod is minimized. Preferably, the first and second plastic sleeves include lock slots formed therein.
Claims9
A headrest support rod comprising:
- a bent cylindrical steel rod having first and second legs;
- and
- first and second plastic sleeves molded over the first and second legs, respectively, such that the first and second sleeves form a tight fit on and are fixed to the first and second legs, respectively, wherein one of the plastic sleeves includes multiple lock slots formed therein to facilitate vertical adjustment of the legs and the plastic sleeves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.