Adjustable head rest
AssigneeZodiac Seats US LLC
InventorsRik Westerink, Timothy W. Terleski
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Abstract
Described are passenger seats having a seat back support and a head rest assembly coupled to the seat back support. The head rest assembly includes a head support and a lower head support with a rest bar and a pair of extensions, wherein a first end of each extension is slidingly coupled to the rest bar and a second end of each extension is pivotally coupled to the head support. The rest bar is positioned adjacent the head support when the lower head support is in a stowed position and is positioned a distance forward of the head support when the lower head support is in a deployed position.
Claims11
A passenger seat comprising:
- (a) a seat back support;
- (b) a head rest assembly slidingly coupled to the seat back support via at least one track, the head rest assembly comprising:
- (i) a head support;
- (ii) a lower head support comprising a rest bar and a pair of extensions, wherein a first end of each extension is slidingly coupled to the rest bar and a second end of each extension is pivotally coupled to the head support;
- wherein the rest bar is positioned adjacent the head support when the lower head support is in a stowed position, and wherein the rest bar is positioned a distance forward of the head support when the lower head support is in a deployed position.
A passenger seat comprising:
- (a) a seat back support;
- (b) a head rest assembly coupled to the seat back support, the head rest assembly comprising:
- (i) a head support comprising a head rest pan and a pair of lower head deployment arms pivotally coupled to the head rest pan;
- (ii) a lower head support comprising a rest bar and a pair of extensions, wherein a first end of each extension is slidingly coupled to the rest bar and a second end of each extension is pivotally coupled to one of the pair of deployment arms;
- wherein the rest bar is positioned adjacent the head rest pan when the lower head support is in a stowed position, and wherein the rest bar is positioned a distance forward of the head rest pan when the lower head support is in a deployed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.