US 12,257,935 B2
Car seat adjustable headrest mechanism
Manpreet Singh Sokhi, Attleboro, MA (US); Robert Scott Anderson, Narvon, PA (US); and Stephen Alan Kender, Hingham, MA (US)
Assigned to MONAHAN PRODUCTS, LLC, Rockland, MA (US)
Filed by MONAHAN PRODUCTS, LLC, Rockland, MA (US)
Filed on Nov. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/057,429.
Prior Publication US 2024/0166109 A1, May 23, 2024
Int. Cl. B60N 2/28 (2006.01); B60N 2/812 (2018.01)
CPC B60N 2/2851 (2013.01) [B60N 2/812 (2018.02)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A car seat having an adjustable headrest, the car seat comprising:
a shell;
an adjustment portion coupled to the shell, the adjustment portion having a plurality of grooves;
a headrest portion slidably coupled to the adjustment portion;
at least one prong coupled to the headrest portion, the at least one prong configured to fit within a groove of the plurality of grooves, the at least one prong including a head portion configured to fit within the groove;
a handle; and
a fixing member coupled to the handle, the fixing member being configured to retain the at least one prong in a fixed state, the fixing member having an angled surface configured to slidably mate with a complimentary angled surface of the at least one prong, such that retaining the at least one prong in a fixed state includes the fixing member fitting over at least the head portion of the at least one prong.