Patent ID: 7992933

Claim:
A seat back for a vehicle seat comprising: a one piece frame providing structure for the seat back and adapted to be mounted within a vehicle, the frame having a back support portion to support a back of an occupant that is integrally formed with a head restraint portion to support a head of an occupant; a head restraint supported by the head restraint portion of the frame, the head restraint being moveable relative to the frame to an extended position to provide support to the head of the occupant during an impact condition; and an active head restraint system operatively connected to the head restraint for moving the head restraint to the extended position when the active head restraint system is activated, the active head restraint system having a first linkage and a second linkage each connected to the frame and the active head restraint to move the active head restraint to the extended position such that the first linkage and the second linkage are mounted at an angle relative to each other so that the first and second linkages are not parallel in order to provide stability for the active head restraint system.