Seat
OwnerKevin Scott Macliverinventor
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Abstract
A seat (S) comprises a seat portion (SP) having an occupant supporting surface (SPU) and a back portion (BP) having an occupant supporting surface (BPU) and head rest assembly (1), the head rest assembly (1) having a head rest portion (2) and a side impact portion (3), the head rest assembly (1) being secured or securable to the seat (S), and being movable towards and away from a seat portion (SP) of the seat (S), the side impact portion (3) comprising a pair of peripheral elongate portions (3a) which are pivotable together about a common pivot axis (P) and relative to the head rest portion (2) between a first position wherein each peripheral elongate portion (3a) extends along the occupant supporting surface (BPU) of the back portion (BP) of the seat (S) toward the seat portion (SP) and a second or stowed position.
Claims17
A seat comprising a seat portion having an occupant supporting surface and a back portion having an occupant supporting surface and head rest assembly, the head rest assembly having a head rest portion and a side impact portion, the head rest assembly being secured or securable to the seat, and being movable towards and away from a seat portion of the seat, the side impact portion comprising a pair of peripheral elongate portions which are pivotable together about a common pivot axis and relative to the head rest portion between a first position wherein each peripheral elongate portion extends along the occupant supporting surface of the back portion of the seat toward the seat portion and a second or stowed position.
A head rest assembly for a seat, the head rest assembly having a head rest portion and a side impact portion, the head rest assembly being securable to a seat to be movable towards and away from a seat portion of the seat, the side impact portion comprising a pair of peripheral elongate portions which are pivotable together about a common hinge and relative to the head rest portion between a first position wherein each peripheral elongate portion extends along the occupant supporting surface of the back portion of the seat toward the seat portion and a second or stowed position.
A head rest assembly for a seat, the head rest assembly having a head rest portion and a side impact portion, the head rest assembly being securable to a seat to be movable towards and away from a seat portion of the seat, the side impact portion comprising a pair of peripheral elongate portions which are pivotable together about a common hinge and relative to the head rest portion from a first position to a second position and are able to adopt plural stable positions between the first and second positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.