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US 8,474,913 B2Granted
Structural head restraint guide sleeve
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorJohnathan Andrew Line
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Abstract
A guide sleeve for a vehicle seat having a body portion adapted for insertion into a horizontal support of a vehicle seating assembly. The body portion includes a plurality of engagement members that extend radially outward from a center of the body portion.
Claims16
A guide sleeve for a vehicle seat assembly comprising:
- a body portion adapted for insertion into a horizontal support of the vehicle seat assembly;
- a plurality of elongate engagement members that are parallel with a longitudinal extent of the body portion and that extend radially outward from a center of the body portion, the engagement members being equidistantly spaced about the perimeter of the body portion, and including at least one seat frame receiving channel.
A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a seat frame having at least one guide sleeve receiving aperture;
- a guide sleeve disposed in the guide sleeve receiving aperture and including a body portion;
- a plurality of elongate engagement members extending radially from and equidistantly spaced about a perimeter of the body portion, wherein the guide sleeve is adapted for rotational engagement with the seat frame and provides structural support to load forces applied to the seat frame, and wherein the engagement members are covered with a rubber material.
A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a seat frame;
- a guide sleeve receiving aperture in an upper portion thereof;
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- a guide sleeve disposed in the guide sleeve receiving aperture;
- a plurality of outwardly-extending engagement members spaced equidistantly about a perimeter of the guide sleeve and defining upper and lower seat frame receiving channels that receive a portion of the seat frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.