Patent ID: 8348347
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A head restraint assembly comprising: a cross member adapted to be mounted within a vehicle; a head restraint supported by the cross member; a fixed locking member mounted within the head restraint; a latch moveably mounted on the cross member at a first latch position engaged with the fixed locking member and at a second latch position released from the fixed locking member; and an actuator provided proximate the latch to move the latch between the first latch position and the second latch position; wherein the head restraint is pivotable about the cross member when the latch is in the second latch position, wherein the fixed locking member includes a pin mounted on the cross member, wherein the latch has a release slot that allows movement of the latch relative to the pin such that when the latch is in the second latch position, the head restraint pivots about the cross member.