Patent ID: 8197007

Claim:
A pivoting headrest assembly, comprising: a bracket incorporated into an upper portion of a vehicle seatback and extending from a top surface of the seatback; a support mounted in upwardly biased and displaceable fashion along a channel defined in said bracket, said support being maintained in a first design position by a trigger located upon said bracket; a headrest frame pivotally secured atop said bracket, a headrest bun installed over said headrest frame; a linkage arm pivotally slaved at a first end to said displaceable support in alignment within said channel, a second end of said linkage arm pivotally engaging said headrest frame at a location offset from a pivotal connection established between said headrest frame and said bracket; upon said trigger releasing said support, upward displacement of said support and slaved linkage pivoting said headrest frame about the seatback to a second dump position.