Patent ID: 7044555

Claim:
An automotive seat assembly for use in an automobile comprising: an automotive seat element comprising: a seatback element comprising a seatback forward face, a seatback top face, and a seatback rearward face, said seatback element rotatable between a seatback use position and a seatback folded position; and a seatbase element comprising a seatbase top face; a headrest mounting structure positioned within said seatback element; a pivot structure having a lower pivot end and an upper pivot end, said lower pivot end rotatably mounted to said headrest mounting structure, said pivot structure rotatable about said lower pivot end between a pivot structure storage position and a pivot structure use position, said pivot structure extending vertically upward from said seatback top face when in said pivot structure use position, said upper pivot end rotating forward about said lower pivot end to reach said pivot structure storage position; a headrest inner structure rotatably engaged to said upper pivot end, said headrest inner structure extending on a downward angle from said upper pivot end; a headrest outer structure covering said headrest inner structure, said headrest outer structure comprising a head engagement surface, said headrest inner structure rotatable away from said seatback element such that as said pivot structure rotates into said pivot structure storage position, said headrest outer structure slides down along said seatback forward face, said head engagement surface remains parallel to said seatback forward face as said pivot structure rotates into said pivot structure storage position.