US 12,240,365 B2
Sleeve device for a headrest
Steve Bivens, Kankakee, IL (US); Michael A. Tyler, Mokena, IL (US); and Taher Rangwala, Windsor (CA)
Assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US)
Filed by Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US)
Filed on Aug. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/889,145.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/241,631, filed on Sep. 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0071448 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 2/897 (2018.01); B60N 2/809 (2018.01)
CPC B60N 2/897 (2018.02) [B60N 2/809 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sleeve device for a headrest comprising a sleeve body for insertion into a vehicle frame of a vehicle seat, the sleeve body comprising:
a tubular wall defining an inner axial passage configured to receive a rod of the headrest;
a guide extending from the tubular wall and extending along at least a portion of a length thereof;
one or more flex fingers positioned to contact the rod within the inner axial passage of the tubular wall; and
a plurality of elastomeric elements positioned on an outer surface of the sleeve device, wherein at least one of the plurality of elastomeric elements is positioned on the tubular wall and configured to apply an inward force upon the one or more flex fingers to bias the one or more flex fingers inwardly against the rod when the rod is within the inner axial passage.