US4848836A
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Headrest for use in vehicles
Assignee: Ikeda Corp
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Filing: 1988-10-24
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Granted: 1989-07-18
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Expires: 2008-10-24
Abstract
Abstract A headrest for use in vehicles comprising a headrest frame, a pair of headrest stays fixed to the headrest frame, a pad material for enclosing the headrest frame, and a surface skin material provided with an opening at the underside thereof and serving to cover a headrest pad assembly formed by enclosing the headrest frame with the pad material, wherein cut-away holes for allowing the headrest stays to pass there-through are formed at one of both opposed rims of the opening and one of strip-like male and female fasteners which is divided into three parts is attached to the one rim which is divided into three parts because of the cut-away holes, while the other of the male and female fasteners which is divided into two parts at the center thereof is attached to the other rim of the opening of the surface skin material.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshio Masui
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 19:28
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/80
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A headrest for use in vehicles comprising a headrest frame, a pair of headrest stays fixed to the headrest frame, a pad material for enclosing the headrest frame, and a surface skin material shaped like a bag to cover a headrest pad assembly formed by enclosing the headrest frame with the pad material, wherein said surface skin material has an opening at the underside thereof through which the headrest pad assembly is pushed, cut-away holes for allowing the headrest stays to pass therethrough are formed at one of both opposed rims of the opening, and one of male and female fasteners which is attached to the one rim of the opening is divided into three parts because of the cut-away holes while the other of the male and female fasteners which is attached to the other rim of the opening is divided into two parts.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
A headrest for use in vehicles comprising a headrest frame, a pair of headrest stays fixed to the headrest frame, a pad material for enclosing the headrest frame, and a surface skin material shaped like a bag to cover a headrest pad assembly formed by enclosing the headrest frame with the pad material, wherein said surface skin material has an opening at the underside thereof through which the headrest pad assembly is pushed, cut-away holes for allowing the headrest stays to pass therethrough are formed at one of both opposed rims of the opening, and one of male and female fasteners which is attached to the one rim of the opening is divided into three parts because of the cut-away holes while the other of the male and female fasteners which is attached to the other rim of the opening is divided into two parts.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A headrest for use in vehicles according to claim 1 wherein said male fastener includes a projection, triangular in section, at the foremost end thereof and a margin connected to the base of the projection and sewed to the surface skin material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
61 words
A headrest for use in vehicles according to claim 2 wherein said female fastener includes a housing into which the projection of the male fastener is pushed and which is provided with stoppers for stopping the projection of the male fastener from coming out of the housing, and a margin connected to the housing and sewed to the surface skin material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
A headrest for use in vehicles according to claim 3 wherein when the male fastener is pushed into the female one, the projection of the male fastener is hooked by the stoppers of the housing of the female fastener to thereby enable both of the fasteners to be engaged with each other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
A headrest for use in vehicles according to claim 1 wherein that one of said male and female fasteners which is divided into three parts includes a main part extending along the center portion of the fastener and side parts extending at both sides of the main part.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
82 words
A headrest for use in vehicles according to claim 5 wherein that one of the male and female fasteners which is divided into two parts is divided at the center thereof and one of these two parts is engaged with one side part and the half of the main part of the other fastener to bridge them while the other is engaged with the other side part and the remaining half of the main part of the other fastener to bridge them.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1992-07-17 | 1993-01-16 | 1993-07-18 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-07-17 | 1997-01-16 | 1997-07-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2000-07-17 | 2001-01-16 | 2001-07-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |