Patent ID: 8579349

Claim:
A headrest assembly for a motor vehicle having a floor, a roof frame and in interior compartment with a vehicle operator's position for a wheelchair whereby a person seated in the wheelchair can operate the motor vehicle comprising: an upright column having an upper end and a lower end, a first connector secured to the upper end of the column adapted to be attached to the roof frame of the vehicle, a second connector secured to the lower end of the column adapted to be attached to the floor of the vehicle, a horizontal arm having first and second ends, first and second supports mounted on the column for maintaining the arm on the column for movement between first and second positions, an attachment connected to first end of the arm, a head restraint pad mounted on the attachment adapted to be located behind the head of a person seated in a wheelchair located in the vehicle operator's position when the arm is in the first position, said head restraint pad being spaced from the person's head when the arm is located in the second position to allow the wheelchair and person seated in the wheelchair to be selectively moved into and out of the vehicle operator's position, and an actuator connected to the column and the attachment operable to move the arm between the first and second positions thereby moving the head restraint pad between a location behind the head of a person seated in the wheelchair to a location spaced from the head of a person seated in the wheelchair.