Patent ID: 8511751
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A pivoting headrest, comprising: a pair of upwardly projecting supports associated with a vehicle seatback and terminating at a pair of spaced apart sectors; a headrest bun supporting frame pivotally secured to said sectors and including a pair of elongated side members and a lower interconnecting housing; a widthwise extending rod supported within said housing, opposite extending ends of said rod engaging said sectors at a first upright position and seated within channels in said side supports; and a widthwise extending shell through which extends a central portion of said rod, a pair of spaced apart bushing supports extending from said shell and in turn seating thereupon a pair of compression springs exerting a biasing force against a top underside of said housing; said rod being biased in a first engaging direction against said sectors and, upon being displaced in a reverse direction, causing its ends to unseat from said sectors and said bun to rotate about said sectors to a dump position.