Car Headrest Bag Hook - 2-piece by beer92266

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

My wife ordered a headrest bag hook on-line for her car, and when I saw it (and what they were charging for it) I figured I could do better. I tried printing a version I found here on Thingiverse, but it was 7 pieces and required too much clean-up to put together. I wanted something better than the one piece thing my wife had without having to clean-up a PLA print before using it. I also wanted something that wouldn't require you to remove the headrest to use - I have seen several designs that require you to remove the headrest to install them (really?).
A few hours learning to use Sketch-up again (give me a break, it had been 5 years since I last used it) and this is what I came up with. There are actually four models here. Two types:
A regular version where the main structure is 10mm by 10mm
A skinny version where the main structure is 5mm by 10mm
Each type has two lengths (70mm & 80mm) where the lengths are measured from the inside of the hook to the near opening of the slot. To figure out which you need, you just need to hook a tape measure over the headrest bar and measure to the back of your seat. For my car it was 70mm. I made the 80mm for anyone that might have a deeper seat.
I prefer the 10mm by 10mm one, but realized that it is probably overkill for this application. Thus, I made a skinny version for anyone that prefers the minimalist approach.
The slot is slightly oversized, and the outside edges are all chamfered, so you shouldn't need to sand or trim anything before putting the hook together (even if your printer/material tends towards an elephant's foot).