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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:
Jul. 15, 1986
Filed:
Mar. 09, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael J Suman, Holland, MI (US);
Kim L Van Order, Hamilton, MI (US);
Russell L Clark, Zeeland, MI (US);
Ted W Haan, Wyoming, MI (US);
Assignee:
Prince Corporation, Holland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
297408 ; 188 / ; 188 826 ; 297374 ; 403 19 ; 403116 ; 403379 ;
Abstract
A headrest includes a unidirectional clutch permitting adjustment of the headrest from a reference position to any desired selected position and resists motion in a rearward direction except upon release of the clutch. In one embodiment of the invention, a spring return mechanism is provided to automatically return the headrest to a reference position upon release of the clutch.