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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1996
Eiichi Yamano, Ayase, JP;
Tohru Satoh, Yamato, JP;
Ikeda Bussan Co., Ltd., Ayase, JP;
Abstract
A headrest to be installed to a seat back of an automotive seat. The headrest comprises a generally bag-shaped outer skin including a surface section which has first and second end edge portions. The first end edge portion includes a first part integral with the surface section, and a second part integral with the first part and generally parallel with the surface section. A slit is defined between the first part of the first end edge portion and the second end edge portion. The headrest is produced by a process including the following steps: (a) bending the first end edge portion inward of the surface section so that the second part of the first end edge portion is generally parallel with the surface section; (b) forming first insertion holes in the second part of the first end edge portion and second insertion holes in the surface section; (b) inserting headrest stays of a frame inside the bag-shaped outer skin through the slit formed; (d) inserting each headrest stay into each first insertion hole and each second insertion hole so that the head rest stay is projected out of the surface section; (e) disposing the bag-shaped outer skin inside a foaming-fabrication mold; and (f) pouring a raw material of a foam material through the slit into the bag-shaped outer skin so that the second end edge portion is brought into contact with the first part of the first end edge portion so as to tightly close the slit.