Patent ID: 11970099
Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. A sleeve device for a headrest comprising a sleeve body for insertion into a vehicle seat, the sleeve body comprising:
a tubular wall defining an inner axial passage configured to receive a rod of the headrest, and having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a central portion between the upper and lower portions;
at least one elongate rib member overmoulded to an inner surface or an outer surface of the tubular wall and extending along the tubular wall, between the lower portion and the upper portion, wherein the at least one elongate rib member is configured to contact an outer surface of the rod when extending along the inner surface, or is configured to engage an external component, when extending along the outer surface;
wherein the tubular wall comprises at least one aperture through which a material of the at least one rib member extends to provide an outer portion or an inner portion of the at least one elongate rib member, the outer portion being overmoulded to the outer surface of the tubular wall and configured to engage the external component, or the inner portion being overmoulded to the inner surface of the tubular wall and configured to contact the outer surface of the rod; and
at least one guide projecting radially outwardly from the tubular wall and configured for orienting the sleeve device, wherein the at least one guide extends radially outward from the tubular wall farther than the outer portion of the at least one elongate rib member.