Multi-function headrest
US6394551B1 · kind B1 · utility
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5Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 31, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2/879
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A headrest is tiltably mounted to a passenger side seat and includes a lamp assembly for directing illumination rearwardly and downwardly from a rear surface in the headrest to illuminate the lap area of the seat located behind the passenger seat. The seat can be folded forwardly and the headrest tilted rearwardly to direct illumination onto a work surface located in the back of the seat back.
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