Patent ID: 7344189

Claim:
A seat assembly comprising: a seat cushion having front and rear portions; a seat back having upper and lower portions, said seat back operatively connected at said lower portion to said rear portion of said seat cushion for pivotal movement relative to said seat cushion between a plurality of reclined seating positions for supporting an occupant in said seat assembly, said seat back further including a front surface for supporting the back of an occupant seated on said seat assembly; a head restraint having a front surface for supporting the head of the occupant seated on said seat assembly, said head restraint pivotally coupled to said upper portion of said seat back and moveable relative to said seat back between a plurality of head supporting positions for supporting the head of the occupant; and a mechanism operatively interconnecting said head restraint to said seat back for providing automatic and continuous pivotal adjustment of said head restraint to one of said head supporting positions in response to pivotal adjustment of said seat back to one of said reclined seating positions and for providing automatic and continuous pivotal movement of said head restraint between one of said head supporting positions and a forwardly folded stowed position generally perpendicular to said seat back in response to pivotal adjustment of said seat back between one of said reclined seating positions and a forwardly folded flat position generally against said seat cushion.