Patent ID: 6902239

Claim:
A head restraint guide for defining a channel between a top of a seat back and through an aperture of a seat back frame to allow a support post of a head restraint to slide therethrough, said head restraint guide comprising: a center tube extending between first and second ends, said center tube defining an outer surface and a bore extending axially therethrough; a support wall extending perpendicularly from said outer surface of said center tube for abutting the seat frame and preventing said center tube from moving therepast; a support extending between said first end and an intermediate point along said center tube between said first and second ends corresponding to a portion of said center tube extending out from the seat back frame to the top of the seat back, said support including a plurality of structural ribs extending between and fixedly secured to said first end of said center tube and said support wall and defining a lattice including a first set of ribs and a second set of ribs extending perpendicular, to said first set of ribs wherein said lattice surrounds and encases said center tube between said first end and said support wall to provide rigidity and structural support to said head restraint guide.