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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2003
Jeremy J. Gauthier, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Robert R. Sutter, Jr., Belmont, MI (US);
Craig A. Ulman, Rockford, MI (US);
Jeremy J. Gauthier, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Robert R. Sutter, Jr., Belmont, MI (US);
Craig A. Ulman, Rockford, MI (US);
Gill Industries, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
An articulating head restraint includes an armature with a cam. The cam has a lock acumination and a stop acumination. The armature fits within a structure composed of a bracket and a slave bracket. A slide, which is attached to a cable, rides within a slot on the bracket. When the slide is in the locked position, the lock acumination of the cam presses against the slide, restraining movement of the slide. When sufficient force is applied to the cable, the slide moves within the slot to an unlocked position. A torsion spring wrapped around the armature causes the armature to rotate to a stowed position.