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Head restraint

  • US 6,299,254 B1
  • Filed: 08/05/1999
  • Issued: 10/09/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/05/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Head restraint for a backrest of a vehicle, comprising:

  • a head cushion; and

    a retaining device including a pivot adapted to be positioned above a backrest for coupling the head cushion pivotably to the backrest, said pivot being aligned transversely to a front surface of the backrest and passing eccentrically through a plane of symmetry of the head cushion such that the head cushion is pivotable between an upper functional position and a lower nonfunctional position, wherein the retaining device includes a bearing cup having a cup axis coaxial with said pivot, said pivot including a pivot pin coupled to said head cushion and extending rearwardly of a proximal portion of the head cushion which is lower in the functional position, said cup rotatable accommodating said pivot pin, wherein said proximal portion of the head cushion is bevelled on a rearward side to define an oblique surface running approximately parallel to the front surface of the backrest.

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