Patent ID: 7445289

Claim:
A head restraint assembly for a motor vehicle seat having a seat back, said head restraint assembly comprising: a support member removably securable to the seat back; a body portion including a foam cushion operatively coupled to said support member for pivotal movement relative to said support member between a generally upright use position and a tilted position; a pivot tube fixedly secured to said support member, said pivot tube defining a pivot tube slot cut through said pivot tube; a helical spring fixedly secured to said pivot tube and extending through a portion of said pivot tube; and a pivot rod disposed within said pivot tube, said pivot rod including a guide pin extending out of said pivot rod and received by said pivot tube slot, said pivot rod fixedly secured to said body portion such that rotation of said pivot rod with respect to said pivot tube pivots said body portion with respect to said support member to move said body portion between said use position and said tilted position; wherein said pivot tube slot includes a primary segment and a secondary segment parallel to and spaced apart from said primary segment for providing lateral movement of said body portion relative to said support member to retain said body portion in each of said use and tilted positions.