MUMBAI, India, March 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202311059202 A) filed by Mercedes-Benz Group Ag, Stuttgart, Germany, on Sept. 4, 2023, for 'a locking mechanism for headrest of an automotive seat.'
Inventor(s) include Swanand Sayagaonkar.
The application for the patent was published on March 7, under issue no. 10/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A passenger seat 100 for a vehicle includes a headrest 102 with at least one guide rod 108 made of a ferro-magnetic material, a locking lever 202 made of a magnetic material such that the locking lever is attracted to the guide rod 108 and engages with one of the plurality of recesses 204 to lock the headrest 10...