Headrest for motor-vehicle seat

Abstract

A motor-vehicle seat having a frame covered by upholstery is provided with a headrest having a cushion, a vertical support rod having an upper portion carrying the cushion and a lower portion, and a socket in which the lower rod portion is seated. The socket is formed with a relatively slim stem seated in the frame, an upper head bearing downward on the seat upholstery and spaced above the frame, and a relatively thick body between the stem and the head.

I claim:  
     
         1 . In combination with a motor-vehicle seat having a frame covered by upholstery, a headrest comprising: 
 a cushion;    a vertical support rod having an upper portion carrying the cushion and a lower portion; and    a socket in which the lower rod portion is seated and which is formed with 
 a relatively slim stem seated in the frame,  
 an upper head bearing downward on the seat upholstery and spaced above the frame, and  
 a relatively thick body between the stem and the head.  
   
     
     
         2 . The motor-vehicle seat headrest defined in  claim 1  wherein the upholstery includes padding and a covering and the socket forms between the head and the body an outwardly open groove into which the covering fits.  
     
     
         3 . The motor-vehicle seat headrest defined in  claim 2  wherein a portion of the upholstery fits into the groove.  
     
     
         4 . The motor-vehicle seat headrest defined in  claim 1  wherein the body is of such a thickness relative to the head and stem that a test ball of predetermined diameter cannot engage the body and both the stem and head simultaneously.  
     
     
         5 . The motor-vehicle seat headrest defined in  claim 4  wherein the diameter is about 165 mm.  
     
     
         6 . The motor-vehicle seat headrest defined in  claim 1  wherein the body is of a greater thickness measured transversely of the rod than the head and the stem.  
     
     
         7 . The motor-vehicle seat headrest defined in  claim 1  wherein the body is formed by a plurality of fixed-together segments.  
     
     
         8 . The motor-vehicle seat headrest defined in  claim 1  wherein the body is formed by a plurality of fixed-together disks.  
     
     
         9 . The motor-vehicle seat headrest defined in  claim 1  wherein the body is solid.  
     
     
         10 . The motor-vehicle seat headrest defined in  claim 1  wherein the body is hollow.  
     
     
         11 . The motor-vehicle seat headrest defined in  claim 1  wherein the body, head, and stem are unitarily formed of plastic.  
     
     
         12 . The motor-vehicle seat headrest defined in  claim 1  wherein the head and stem are formed with interfitting formations and are separable thereat.  
     
     
         13 . The motor-vehicle seat headrest defined in  claim 12  wherein the formations include a downward tubular extension on the head and an upward extension on the stem, the extensions surrounding the rod.  
     
     
         14 . The motor-vehicle seat headrest defined in  claim 13  wherein the extensions have interfitting barbs.