Patent ID: 7284793

Claim:
A neck rest for a seat of an automobile, said neck rest comprising: a neck rest body which includes a neck rest cushion; and at least two neck rest rods connected with the neck rest body, the neck rest rods adapted to be accommodated in a back rest of the seat and each of said neck rest rods having a support portion attached thereto, wherein the neck rest body comprises a housing which has a front wall and a rear wall, the cushion being attached to a front side of the front wall and the rear wall, the support portion being located in the housing between the front and rear walls, the housing being moveable between a basic position wherein the support portion is adjacent to an inner side of the front wall, and an extended position wherein the support portion is remote from the front wall, a linkage adapted to link the support portion or the neck rest rods, respectively, and the front wall, a spring arrangement biasing the linkage or the housing, respectively, towards the extended position, a releasable locking element adapted to lock the housing or the linkage, respectively, in the basic position, a releasing element which upon actuation releases the locking element whereby the housing is moved from the basic position to the extended position, a releasable strut element which forms an abutment for the housing and the linkage in the extended position; and the linkage comprises a pivoting lever and a strut lever which are linked to each other between their upper and lower ends, the pivoting lever is linked to the support portion or the neck rest rods, respectively, with its upper end and to the housing with its lower end, the strut lever with its upper end supports the housing vertically and with its lower end is supported on a supporting surface when the housing is in the extended position; the pivoting lever at its lower end has a bearing rod, said bearing rod having ends protruding beyond the pivoting lever, the ends being accommodated by bearing openings of the housing; and the bearing rod extends over a central recess of the pivoting lever, and a locking lever pivotally supported by the support portion cooperating with the bearing rod in the recess.