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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2005
Jeremy J. Gauthier, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Robert R. Sutter, Jr., Belmont, MI (US);
Craig A. Ulman, Rockfrod, MI (US);
Jeremy J. Gauthier, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Robert R. Sutter, Jr., Belmont, MI (US);
Craig A. Ulman, Rockfrod, MI (US);
Gill Industries, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A foldable head restraint has two head restraint supports set within a bracket. A latch is made integral with at least one of the head restraint supports. The latch rests against a stop to prohibit rotation of the head restraint support in a first direction. The latch rests against a rotational cam to prohibit movement of the head restraint support in a second direction. By rotating the cam, the head restraint support may be folded. In another embodiment, an articulating head restraint could also include an armature with a cam. The cam has a lock acumination and a stop acumination. The lock acumination engages a slide to prevent movement of the head restraint in one direction, and the stop acumination engages a bracket to prevent movement in the other direction.