Patent ID: 6394551
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: B60N,B60Q

Abstract:
An illuminated headrest assembly comprising:a headrest having a lamp assembly mounted to a rear surface thereof, said lamp assembly housing having said light source mounted in recessed relationship thereto, wherein said housing includes switch means for operating said light source, and wherein said lamp assembly includes a reflector mounted to said housing for directing illumination downwardly at an angle of from 20Â° to 40Â° for directing illumination from said headrest to allow a person located behind said headrest to read under low ambient light conditions; means for moving said headrest from a first position, generally co-planar with the back of a seat to which said headrest is mounted for directing illumination toward an area behind said headrest, to a second position generally orthogonal to the plane of the seat for directing illumination onto the rear surface of the back of a seat to which it is mounted; and means for mounting said headrest to a seat, said mounting means comprising a pivot axle mounted to one of a seat and said headrest and at least one arm coupled to said pivot axle and extending into the other of said headrest and seat for supporting said headrest in said first and second positions.