Patent ID: 7325877

Claim:
A foldable headrest assembly for a seat comprising: a first support extending from a first distal end to a first support end; a second support extending from a second distal end to a second support end and spaced from said first support for supporting a headrest cover; a first plate extending from said first support end and a second plate extending from said second support end; a first paddle and a second paddle spaced from said first paddle; said first plate rotatably supported by said first paddle for rotation about a first axis and said second plate rotatably supported by said second paddle about said first axis for movement of said second plate in unison with said first plate between an upright position and a forwardly folded position; a lock lever rotatably supported on said first plate for rotation about a second axis between a locked position engaging said first paddle for preventing folding movement from said upright position toward said forwardly folded position and for movement of said lock lever to an unlocked position allowing such folding movement toward said forwardly folded position; and a first biasing member disposed between said plates and a second biasing member supported by said first plate engaging said lock lever with said first biasing member rotatably biasing said supports about said first axis toward said forwardly folded position and said second biasing member rotatably biasing said lock lever about said second axis toward said locked position in a common rotational direction as said rotation of said supports about said first axis.