Patent ID: 7427108

Claim:
A head restraint for use in motor vehicles, comprising: a support including at least one support leg for fixing the head restraint to a vehicle seat; an adjusting arrangement operable to adjust at least an angle and a height of the head restraint in relation to the vehicle seat, the adjusting arrangement having a plurality of positions arranged in a predetermined order of a non-operating position that prevents adjustment of the angle and the height of the head restraint, a first operating position that permits adjustment of the angle of the head restraint, and a second operating position that permits adjustment of the height of the head restraint; and the adjusting arrangement including a locking plate and an operating element operably connected to the locking plate for selecting one of the plurality of positions, the plurality of positions being selectable in the predetermined order, wherein in the first operating position, the angle of the head restraint is adjustable while the height of the head restraint remains locked, the angle being adjustable by engaging the locking plate with an adjusting arm having a plurality of predefined locking positions, and in the second operating position, the height of the head restraint is adjustable by engaging the locking plate with the at least one support leg having a second plurality of locking positions.