Patent ID: 7857381

Claim:
A vehicle seat comprising: a seat back frame for supporting a back of an occupant having a pair of spaced apart side members and at least one cross member connected to the pair of side members; a pair of spaced apart linkages each operably connected to one of the side members; a horizontally actuatable lumbar mechanism connected to each of the pair of linkages for providing lumbar support to the occupant and for receiving an input force for actuating the pair of spaced apart linkages; and a head restraint extending from the seat back frame for supporting a head of the occupant, the head restraint being operably connected to the frame and the pair of linkages such that actuation of the pair of linkages actuates the head restraint from a design position to an actuated position; wherein each of the pair of linkages further comprises: a first link pivotally connected to the seat back frame, a second link pivotally connected to the first link, and a third link pivotally connected to the second link and the seat back frame.