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US 8,146,998 B2Granted
Chuck reducing device
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsSai Prasad Jammalamadaka, Paul Castellani, Gerald S. Locke
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Abstract
A vehicle head restraint includes a head restraint frame having at least one post for attaching the head restraint to a seat back. The head restraint is pivotable relative to post. The head restraint also includes a spring clip attached to the head restraint frame and a stop rigidly held relative to the post, such that the stop contacts the spring clip when the head restraint in positioned in an upright position.
Claims13
A head restraint comprising:
- a head restraint frame having a support structure for positioning the head restraint proximate to a seat back, the head restraint being pivotable relative to the support structure;
- a spring clip attached to the head restraint frame herein wherein the spring clip comprises an elongate strip having a first end and a second end, the strip being shaped such that the first end and the second end contact the head restraint frame, the strip including a clip section having attachment fingers for holding a head restraint structural component;
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- a stop rigidly held relative to the support structure, such that the stop contacts the spring clip when the head restraint is positioned in an upright position such that chuck in the head restraint is reduced or eliminated.
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A head restraint comprising:
- a head restraint frame having a pair of posts for attaching the head restraint to a seat back, the head restraint rotatable relative to the pair of posts;
- a cross member attached to the pair of posts;
- a spring clip attached to the head restraint wherein the spring clip comprises an elongate strip having a first end and a second end, the strip being shaped such that the first end and the second end contact the head restraint frame, the strip including a clip section having attachment fingers for holding a head restraint structural component;
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- a stop rigidly held relative to the cross member, such that the stop contacts the spring clip when the head restraint in positioned in an upright position such that chuck in the head restraint is reduced or eliminated.
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A vehicle seat comprising:
- a seat bottom having a forward and rear section;
- a seat back having a bottom section positioned proximate to the rear section;
- a head restraint comprising:
- a head restraint frame having a support structure for positioning the head restraint proximate to a seat back, the head restraint being pivotable relative to the support structure;
- a spring clip attached to the head restraint frame wherein the spring clip comprises an elongate strip having a first end and a second end, the strip being shaped such that the first end and the second end contact the head restraint frame, the strip including a clip section having attachment fingers for holding a head restraint structural component;
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- a stop rigidly held relative to the support structure, such that the stop contacts the spring clip when the head restraint is positioned in an upright position such that chuck in the head restraint is reduced or eliminated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.