Appeal No. 2001-0243
Application No. 09/001,285
a headrest having a lamp assembly mounted to a rear
surface thereof, said lamp assembly including a light source
for directing illumination from said headrest to allow a
person located behind said headrest to read under low ambient
light conditions; and
means for moving said headrest from a first position,
generally co-planar with the back of a seat to which said
headrest is mounted for directing illumination toward an area
behind said headrest, to a second position generally
orthogonal to the plane of the seat for directing illumination
onto the rear surface of the back of a seat to which it is
mounted.
8. A vehicle seat assembly including an illuminated
headrest comprising:
a vehicle seat having a seat and a seat back pivotally
mounted to said seat, such that said seat back can be folded
forwardly over said seat, said seat back including a work
surface formed thereon;
a headrest having front and rear surfaces, said headrest
mounted to said seat back and including a lamp assembly
including a light source for directing illumination therefrom;
and
means for mounting said headrest to said seat back for
movement from a first position, generally co-planar with said
seat back for directing illumination toward an area behind
said seat, to a second position for directing illumination
onto said work surface of said seat back.
13. An illuminated headrest assembly comprising:
a headrest having a recessed lamp housing mounted to a
rear surface thereof;
a lamp assembly including a light source mounted in said
housing for directing illumination from said headrest; and
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