Lateral head support for a vehicle passenger seat
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1. A passenger seat for a vehicle comprising:
- an upper portion of a seat back of the passenger seat; and
a lateral head support selectively configurable between a deployed configuration in which the lateral head support provides lateral support for at least one side of a passenger head and a stowed configuration in which the lateral support collapses into the passenger seat such that the lateral head support no longer provides lateral support for a passenger head, wherein the lateral head support comprises a flexible fabric.
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Abstract
A passenger seat for a vehicle includes a head restraint positioned at an upper portion of the passenger seat and a lateral head support selectively configurable between a deployed configuration in which the lateral head support provides lateral support for at least one side of a passenger head and a stowed configuration in which the lateral support collapses into the passenger seat such that the lateral head support no longer provides lateral support for a passenger head.
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18 Claims
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1. A passenger seat for a vehicle comprising:
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an upper portion of a seat back of the passenger seat; and a lateral head support selectively configurable between a deployed configuration in which the lateral head support provides lateral support for at least one side of a passenger head and a stowed configuration in which the lateral support collapses into the passenger seat such that the lateral head support no longer provides lateral support for a passenger head, wherein the lateral head support comprises a flexible fabric. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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10. A passenger seat for a vehicle comprising:
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an upper portion of a seat back of the passenger seat; and a lateral head support selectively configurable between a deployed configuration in which the lateral head support provides lateral support for at least one side of a passenger head and a stowed configuration in which the lateral support collapses into the passenger seat such that the lateral head support no longer provides lateral support for a passenger head, wherein the lateral head support is attached to the upper portion of the seat back and comprises a fan folded fabric.
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13. A passenger seat for a vehicle comprising:
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an upper portion of a seat back of the passenger seat; and a lateral head support selectively configurable between a deployed configuration in which the lateral head support provides lateral support for at least one side of a passenger head and a stowed configuration in which the lateral support collapses into the passenger seat such that the lateral head support no longer provides lateral support for a passenger head, wherein the lateral head support comprises an outer facing panel that is connected to a surface of the upper portion of the seat back by at least one flexible rib. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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