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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2022
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/897 (2018.01); B60N 2/809 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/897 (2018.02); B60N 2/809 (2018.02);
Abstract
Described is a sleeve device having a sleeve body for insertion into a vehicle frame of a vehicle seat. The sleeve body includes a tubular wall with an inner axial passage configured to receive a rod of a headrest and at least one elastomeric element overmolded to an outer surface of the sleeve device. The elastomeric elements may be provided in the form of ribs, rings, or other shapes. Additionally or alternatively, the sleeve device includes a latching mechanism having one or more flexible tabs configured to limit lateral and/or vertical movement.