Patent ID: 8197001

Claim:
A pivoting headrest assembly incorporated into a rear row vehicle seat including a base and a pivotally supported seatback, said headrest assembly comprising: a first bracket fixedly supported atop the seatback and exhibiting a striker; a second bracket pivotally secured to said first bracket in a biased direction away from said striker, said second bracket further including an upwardly projecting headrest bun supporting profile; a hook supported upon said second bracket in a first biased direction engaging said striker; a release element supported upon said second bracket in a first biased direction and which, upon being actuated in a second counter-biased direction, being configured to engage a projecting portion associated with said hook, and a cable secured at a first end to a fixed location associated with the seat and extending through a redirection location an offset distance from a pivot location of said seatback, said cable securing at a second end to said release element; upon said seatback being pivoted relative to said fixed location, translation of said cable around said redirection location resulting in actuation of said release element to separate said hook from said striker and said second bracket to pivot away from said first bracket, a return bias associated with said release element resulting in take-up of slack in said cable concurrent with return pivoting of said second bracket into engagement with said striker.