Patent ID: 8152242

Claim:
A remote head restraint actuation system comprising: a seat back; a head restraint positionable in an upright and folded position, the head restraint moveably attached to the seat back; a rod assembly in communication with the head restraint and the seat back, the rod assembly having a moveable rod that moves within a hollow support member; a biasing bushing attached to an end of the rod assembly, the biasing bushing having at least one biasing member that is attached to a moveable rod, the biasing bushing permitting movement of the moveable rod through the biasing bushing while the biasing member provides a restoring force to the biasing bushing; a head restraint actuator in communication with the rod assembly, the head restraint actuator operable to move the head restraint from the upright to the folded position; an actuating cable system having a cable, the cable having a first end in communication with the head restraint actuator; and a handle attached to a second end of the cable such that user initiated movement of the handle causes movement of the head restraint actuator causing the head restraint to be positioned in the folded position.