Patent ID: 7478860
Filing Date: 2009-01-20
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: a floor; a seat assembly including a lower seat member being operatively connected to the floor and being selectively movable between an elevated position and a lowered position with respect to the floor, a seatback member being operatively connected to the lower seat member and being selectively rotatable with respect to the lower seat member between a generally upright position and a generally horizontal position, and a head restraint being operatively connected to the seatback member and being selectively rotatable with respect to the seatback member between an extended position and a folded position; and wherein the seat assembly is configured such that the head restraint is automatically rotated to its folded position when the seatback member is between its generally upright and generally horizontal positions, and the head restraint is automatically rotated from its folded position toward its extended position when the lower seat member is moved to its lowered position with the seatback member in its generally horizontal position.