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Vehicular head arrest assembly
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1994-01-05
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Granted: 1995-01-17
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Expires: 2014-01-05
Abstract
Abstract An improved energy absorbing assembly for permanently mounting on the rear inner surface of a truck cab directly behind the occupants' heads to protect the occupants' heads and necks from impact.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael A. Lanteri
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 01:00
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61G; A61G5/00; A61G5/10; A61G5/1091; B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/80; B60N2/882
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
160 words
An improved energy absorbing head restraining assembly for truck cabs adapted to bridge the variable distances between said truck cab's rear inner wall and occupant seating comprising an energy absorbing skin covered core and multiple filler panels, said skin covered core having a flat back and contoured front and sides, said multiple filler panels conforming to the dimensions of said core flat back; said filler panels having front, side and rear portions, said front and rear portions of sale multiple filler panels having permanent adhesive applied thereon, said filler panel's side portion having a skin thereon, a first of said multiple panel's rear portion adhereing to said truck's rear inner wall, a second of said multiple filler panel's rear portion adhering to said first adhered filler panel front portion said skin covered core flat back adhereing to said second filler panel's front portion thereby forming said improved energy absorbing head restraining assembly permanently adhered to said truck cab's inner wall.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
160 words
An improved energy absorbing head restraining assembly for truck cabs adapted to bridge the variable distances between said truck cab's rear inner wall and occupant seating comprising an energy absorbing skin covered core and multiple filler panels, said skin covered core having a flat back and contoured front and sides, said multiple filler panels conforming to the dimensions of said core flat back; said filler panels having front, side and rear portions, said front and rear portions of sale multiple filler panels having permanent adhesive applied thereon, said filler panel's side portion having a skin thereon, a first of said multiple panel's rear portion adhereing to said truck's rear inner wall, a second of said multiple filler panel's rear portion adhering to said first adhered filler panel front portion said skin covered core flat back adhereing to said second filler panel's front portion thereby forming said improved energy absorbing head restraining assembly permanently adhered to said truck cab's inner wall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
An improved energy absorbing heed restraining assembly adapted to bridge the variable distances between said truck cab's rear inner wall and occupant seating according to claim 1 wherein said permanent adhesive is selected from a group of activatable adhesive consisting of ultraviolet light activatable permanent adhesive, moisture activatable permanent adhesive and two component activatable permanent adhesive.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
62 words
An improved energy absorbing head restraining assembly adapted to bridge the variable distances between said truck cab's rear inner wall according the claim 1 wherein said multiple filler panels and core are of chemically expanded polymers selected from a group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene; mixtures of polyethylene, polypropylene and ethylen-propylenedien elastomers; blends of polyvinylchloride, polyacrylonitrile-butadiene styrene polymers; nitrile elastomers and polyurethane elastomers.
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