Patent · US Active

Adjustable head rest

US8911020B2 · kind B2 · utility

19Cited by

5References

11Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Zodiac Seats US LLC · US

Inventors

Rik Westerink · Corinth, US
Timothy W. Terleski · Garland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 28, 2012
Grant date	Dec 16, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 1, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T50/40
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Described are passenger seats having a seat back support and a head rest assembly coupled to the seat back support. The head rest assembly includes a head support and a lower head support with a rest bar and a pair of extensions, wherein a first end of each extension is slidingly coupled to the rest bar and a second end of each extension is pivotally coupled to the head support. The rest bar is positioned adjacent the head support when the lower head support is in a stowed position and is positioned a distance forward of the head support when the lower head support is in a deployed position.

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