Patent ID: 8911018

Claim:
A passenger seat comprising: (a) a seat back support; and (b) a neck support structure comprising: (i) a headrest fixedly coupled to the seat back support and configured to provide support for a passenger's head; (ii) planar connecting member pivotally coupled to a lower end of the headrest so that the connecting member pivots downwardly from a stowed position to a deployed position adjacent a passenger's neck, wherein the connecting member is configured to allow contact between the passenger's head and the headrest when the connecting member is in the stowed position and the deployed position; and (iii) a pair of wings pivotally coupled to opposing lateral ends of the connecting member via friction hinges so that each wing pivots from a stowed position to a deployed position relative to an adjacent lateral end of the connecting member, wherein the pair of wings are configured to provide lateral support for the passenger's neck in the deployed position.