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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:
Jun. 13, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth R Ptak, Livonia, MI (US);
Anthony J DiSalvo, Allen Park, MI (US);
Assignee:
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Plymouth, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C / ; B60N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
297408 ; 297410 ;
Abstract
A vehicle seat assembly with a retractable head rest that rotates from an upright use position to a lowered, retracted, stowed position to improve visibility for a vehicle driver. The motion mechanism for the head rest is contained within the body of the head rest itself thus eliminating modification of the seat back to which the head rest is mounted. The head rest is further vertically adjustable relative to the seat back and is rotatably adjustable within a range of upright use positions.