US 12,280,876 B2
Passenger seat headrest with adjustable hinge
Justin K. Murnan, Whitesboro, TX (US)
Assigned to Safran Seats USA LLC, Gainesville, TX (US)
Filed by Safran Seats USA LLC, Gainesville, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/956,434.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/398,411, filed on Aug. 16, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0059416 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. A47C 7/36 (2006.01); B60N 2/806 (2018.01); B64D 11/06 (2006.01); E05D 11/10 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 11/0642 (2014.12) [B60N 2/806 (2018.02)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A passenger seat headrest for a passenger seat comprising:
a main portion;
a wing; and
a hinge connecting the wing with the main portion such that the wing is movable relative to the main portion about at least one axis, wherein the hinge is adjustable such that a resistance to rotation of the wing relative to the main portion is adjustable, wherein the hinge comprises:
a first hinge piece comprising a connecting portion;
a second hinge piece comprising a first ear overlapping a first end of the connecting portion and a second ear overlapping a second end of the connecting portion, wherein the first ear comprises an aperture and the second ear comprises an anchoring member within the second ear, and wherein either the first ear is a topmost end of the hinge along the at least one axis and the second ear is a bottom-most end of the hinge along the at least one axis, or the first ear is the bottom-most end of the hinge along the at least one axis and the second ear is the topmost end of the hinge along the at least one axis; and
an adjuster connecting the first hinge piece with the second hinge piece and defining a pivot axis for the hinge as the at least one axis, wherein the first hinge piece is movable relative to the second hinge piece about the pivot axis, wherein the adjuster extends through the first ear, through the connecting portion, and into engagement with the anchoring member within the second ear.