Patent ID: 7131698

Claim:
A passenger seat for a vehicle comprising: (a) a frame for being attached to a floor of the vehicle; (b) a fixed backshell attached to the frame; (c) a seat back inserted into the backshell; (d) a seat bottom attached to the backshell; and (e) a headrest assembly attached to the backshell at a position above the seat back, the headrest assembly comprising: (i) left and right spaced-apart side wings, each of the side wings comprising a rigid support and a wedge-shaped cushion having a tapered thickness attached to the rigid support; (ii) wherein the left and right cushions are each translatable in a direction parallel to the rigid support to selectively increase or decrease the effective width of the headrest assembly by increasing or decreasing the distance between the left and right side wings; and (iii) further wherein the left and right cushions are each mounted for rotation relative to the rigid support for selectively changing the angle of a forward face of the cushion relative to the rigid support to thereby permit selection by a seat occupant of a desired cushion position.