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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2001
Steven James Reed, Pickney, MI (US);
Kevin John Ventura, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Jacob Aaron Bentekoe, Linden, MI (US);
Steven James Reed, Pickney, MI (US);
Kevin John Ventura, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Jacob Aaron Bentekoe, Linden, MI (US);
Intier Automotive Inc, Aurora, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A head restraint () having a front surface () for supporting the head of the occupant seated on the seat assembly () is pivotally coupled to the upper portion () of the seat back () and moveable relative to the seat back between a plurality of angled head supporting positions (A) and a forwardly folded stowed position (B) defined by the front surface () of the head restraint () being generally perpendicular to the front surface () of the seat back (). The seat assembly further includes a mechanism operatively interconnecting the head restraint to the seat back for providing automatic and continuous pivotal movement of the head restraint between one of the head supporting positions and the stowed position in response to pivotal adjustment of the seat back between one of the reclined seating positions and the forwardly folded positions.