Patent ID: 7901007

Claim:
A self-raising headrest apparatus for a foldable vehicle seat comprising: a seat; a backrest located adjacent the seat and rotatable with respect to the seat between a folded position where the backrest and the seat define an acute angle with the seat and an upright position where the backrest and the seat define an angle that is greater than the acute angle; a headrest disposed at an upper end of the backrest and movable along a linear path with respect to the backrest; a bracket linkage; at least one channel located adjacent the bracket linkage; a second linkage having an upper end and a lower end, the upper end rotatable with respect to the seat; and a pivot follower pin connecting the bracket linkage to the second linkage, the pin located within the at least one channel for following the channel when the backrest is rotated with respect to the seat; wherein the pivot follower pin cooperates with each of the bracket linkage, the channel, and the second linkage to displace the headrest along the linear path when the backrest moves between the folded position and the upright position, respectively.