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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2005
Nagarjun V. Yetukuri, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Gerald S. Locke, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Thomas J. Fowler, Clarkston, MI (US);
Nagarjun V. Yetukuri, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Gerald S. Locke, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Thomas J. Fowler, Clarkston, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle seat assembly that is disposable in a vehicle rearward of a front seat includes a seat bottom, a seat back attached to the seat bottom, and a head restraint attached to the seat back and having a head restraint body that is moveable from a raised position to a lowered position. The seat assembly further includes an actuator associated with the head restraint for enabling movement of the head restraint body from the raised position to the lowered position. The actuator is located proximate a front portion of the seat bottom such that the actuator is accessible by an occupant of the front seat when the seat assembly is installed in the vehicle.