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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2006
Jurgen Steinle, Augsburg, DE;
James T. Davis, Ii, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Scott P. Mcmanigal, Pacific Palisades, CA (US);
Felix Nagelin, Malibu, CA (US);
John W. Krieger, Oxnard, CA (US);
David J. Shumate, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Randall C. Lewis, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Jurgen Steinle, Augsburg, DE;
James T. Davis, II, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Scott P. McManigal, Pacific Palisades, CA (US);
Felix Nagelin, Malibu, CA (US);
John W. Krieger, Oxnard, CA (US);
David J. Shumate, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Randall C. Lewis, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Designworks/USA, Inc., Newbury Park, CA (US);
Abstract
A retractable headrest is movable between an extended position for protecting a passenger and a retracted position for improving rearward visibility. In a first embodiment, the headrest is positioned below a stretchable fabric panel which allows a headrest shell to be raised into the extended position by stretching the panel. A second embodiment incorporates an extending cushion that can be moved between the extended and retracted positions by an extending arm. A third embodiment incorporates a support frame that can be folded or bowed by a drive mechanism to move between the retracted and extended positions. A fourth embodiment is a hybrid between the second and third embodiments.