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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1999
Roy D. Van Wynsberghe, Mesa, AZ (US);
Ahmad K. Al-Amin, Higley, AZ (US);
Jess A. Cuevas, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Bryan W. Shirk, Mesa, AZ (US);
Timothy A. Swann, Mesa, AZ (US);
John P. O'Loughlin, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Wael S. Elqadah, Gilbert, AZ (US);
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
A headrest apparatus (,) for a vehicle seat (,) includes first and second relatively movable cushion portions (,). An outer covering (,) for the first and second cushion portions has a head engaging portion (,) for engaging the head (,) of a vehicle occupant. The apparatus (,) further includes actuatable means (,) located within the outer covering (,) which, upon the occurrence of a vehicle crash event, moves the head engaging portion (,) of the outer covering (,) and one (,) of said cushion portions relative to the other cushion portion (,) in a direction toward the head (,) of the occupant of the vehicle seat (,).