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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
May. 09, 2008
Matthias Gans, Aub, DE;
Matthias Gans, Aub, DE;
ITW Automotive Products GmbH & Co. KG, Iserlohn, DE;
Abstract
A plastic headrest sleeve receiving a headrest rod and comprising a tube fitted at its top end with a flange within which a slider is displaceably supported between a locked position, wherein it locks the headrest rod, and a release position, the wall of the said tube being fitted between its ends with at least one resilient clamping segment, a spring being mounted on the tube outside and biasing the resilient segment toward the tube inside, and a drive element displaceably resting on the tube, said drive element being operationally connected to the slider and the clamping segment in a manner that the spring's action on the clamping segment shall be reduced or eliminated when the slider is displaced into the release position.