Patent ID: 8388060

Claim:
A mobile entertainment system comprising: a headrest configured to be installed in a vehicle such that a front surface thereof substantially faces a direction of forward travel of the vehicle and a back surface thereof substantially faces a direction of rearward travel of the vehicle; a housing mounted to the headrest, the housing including a base wall recessed relative to the back surface of the headrest, the housing further including a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall, and a fourth sidewall that cooperate with the base wall to define a cavity within the headrest, the housing including a first hinge portion; a screen assembly including a casing and a metallic frame positioned at least partially within the casing, the screen assembly further including a second hinge portion secured to the metallic frame so as to distribute impulsive forces thereto in the event of a collision of the vehicle, a third hinge portion extending through a first wall of the casing, and a fourth hinge portion extending through a second wall of the casing on an opposite side of the screen assembly as the first wall of the casing, the third and fourth hinge portions defining an axis of rotation, and the second hinge portion cooperating with the first hinge portion of the housing to permit the screen assembly to rotate about the axis of rotation between a stowed orientation in which at least a portion of the screen assembly is received within the cavity defined by the housing and a deployed orientation in which the screen assembly is angled with respect to the base wall of the housing.