Patent ID: 7789465

Claim:
A headrest lock guide assembly for removably securing a headrest assembly to a vehicle seat comprises: a lock housing including an inner surface defining a lock cavity, a post opening having a post opening axis, the post opening being in communication with the lock cavity and configured to receive a headrest post extending along the post opening axis through the post opening, and a tool passage extending from an outer surface of the lock housing to the lock cavity along a tool passage axis; a lock located in the lock cavity and including a lock abutment surface facing the tool passage and a post engagement member configured and dimensioned to selectively engage a portion of the headrest assembly to lock the portion of the headrest assembly within the lock, the lock being movable within the lock cavity between a locked position in which the post engagement member extends into a portion of the post opening when viewed along the post opening axis and an unlocked position in which the post engagement member is located further from the post opening axis than when the lock is in the locked position, the lock configured to move in a direction substantially parallel to the tool passage; and a spring member located in the lock housing and configured to provide a spring force acting between the lock and the lock housing.