VEHICLE HEADREST ASSEMBLY
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1. A headrest assembly in combination with a vehicle seat, the headrest assembly comprising:
- a headrest cushion;
a mechanism for placing the headrest cushion from an operable position to a position such that the cushion does not block the outside view of a driver,said mechanism comprising;
(at least one first pipe connected to the vehicle seat;
at least one second pipe connected to the cushion and fitable within the at least one first pipe; and
a stretchable and flexible member disposed within each of the at least one first pipe and at least one second pipe, each stretchable and flexible member being attached to the second pipe(s) or the cushion, whereby the cushion can be raised and laid on part of the vehicle seat below the top of the vehicle seat;
wherein the stretchable and flexible member is a dual diameter spring.
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Abstract
A headrest assembly in combination with a vehicle seat (5), the headrest assembly comprising a head/neck support cushion (10) and adapted so that the cushion (10) can be positioned in a location wherein no portion of the headrest assembly blocks the outside view of a driver. According to some embodiments the cushion (10) is manually positionable outside the driver'"'"'s view, whereas in other embodiments the cushion (10) is automatically positionable.
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1. A headrest assembly in combination with a vehicle seat, the headrest assembly comprising:
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a headrest cushion; a mechanism for placing the headrest cushion from an operable position to a position such that the cushion does not block the outside view of a driver, said mechanism comprising; (at least one first pipe connected to the vehicle seat; at least one second pipe connected to the cushion and fitable within the at least one first pipe; and a stretchable and flexible member disposed within each of the at least one first pipe and at least one second pipe, each stretchable and flexible member being attached to the second pipe(s) or the cushion, whereby the cushion can be raised and laid on part of the vehicle seat below the top of the vehicle seat; wherein the stretchable and flexible member is a dual diameter spring. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 11)
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