Patent ID: 7374239

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a seat back having an outer surface that selectively contacts a seat occupant; a head restraint extending from the seat back and having a head restraint portion that selectively contacts the seat occupant, wherein the head restraint portion is moveable between a forward position and a rearward position; and a head restraint control assembly including: an actuator, wherein the actuator transfers an actuation force to the head restraint portion for initiating movement of the head restraint portion from the rearward position to the forward position; a lock mechanism for selectively restraining the headrest portion from moving from the forward position to the rearward position; and a lock mechanism resetting device operably coupled to at least a portion of the lock mechanism by a first link portion, wherein the lock mechanism will restrain the headrest portion from moving from the forward position to the rearward position in a first actuation event, the lock mechanism will selectively reset by action of the lock mechanism resetting device in order to permit the headrest portion to move from the forward position to the rearward position in a second actuation event, and wherein the lock mechanism resetting device will reset the lock mechanism by converting at least a portion of the kinetic energy generated in the first actuation event into a resetting energy.