Headrest
AssigneeBose Corporation
InventorBrad Subat
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Abstract
A headrest that is constructed and arranged to be mounted to one or more support rods that are adapted to be coupled to the backrest of a seat of a vehicle. The headrest has a main body portion and a separate bushing that is positioned at least partially in the main body portion. The bushing has a receptacle that is adapted to receive a portion of a support rod. The bushing is constructed and arranged to partially damp forces that are coupled to the bushing through the main body portion.
Claims17
A headrest that is constructed and arranged to be mounted to one or more support rods that are adapted to be coupled to the backrest of a seat of a vehicle, the headrest comprising:
- a main body portion;
- and
- a separate bushing that is positioned at least partially in the main body portion and that comprises a receptacle comprising a solid material that is adapted to completely surround and receive a portion of a support rod, the bushing constructed and arranged to partially damp forces that enter the bushing through the main body portion, wherein the bushing has a front that faces the head of a person sitting in front of the headrest and a rear that opposes the front, and first and second chambers adjacent to and entirely separate from the receptacle, wherein the first chamber is located between the receptacle and the front of the bushing. and the second chamber is located between the receptacle and the rear of the bushing.
A headrest that is constructed and arranged to be mounted to one or more support rods that are adapted to be coupled to the backrest of a seat of a vehicle, the headrest comprising:
- a main body portion;
- and
- a separate bushing that is positioned at least partially in the main body portion and that comprises a receptacle comprising a solid material that is adapted to completely surround and receive a portion of a support rod, the bushing constructed and arranged to partially damp forces that enter the bushing through the main body portion, wherein the bushing is made at least in part from an elastomeric material and comprises at least two chambers adjacent to and entirely separate from the receptacle, wherein the bushing has a front that faces the head of a person sitting in front of the headrest and a rear that opposes the front, and wherein a first chamber is located between the receptacle and the front of the bushing and a second chamber is located between the receptacle and the rear of the bushing;
- wherein the main body portion has a bushing-receiving cavity in which the bushing is located.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.