Patent ID: 6299254
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
Head restraint for a backrest of a vehicle, comprising:a head cushion; anda retaining device including a pivot adapted to be positioned above a backrest for coupling the head cushion pivotably to the backrest,said pivot being aligned transversely to a front surface of the backrest and passing eccentrically through a plane of symmetry of the head cushion such that the head cushion is pivotable between an upper functional position and a lower nonfunctional position, wherein the retaining device includes a bearing cup having a cup axis coaxial with said pivot,said pivot including a pivot pin coupled to said head cushion and extending rearwardly of a proximal portion of the head cushion which is lower in the functional position,said cup rotatable accommodating said pivot pin, wherein said proximal portion of the head cushion is bevelled on a rearward side to define an oblique surface running approximately parallel to the front surface of the backrest.