Patent 7681954 was granted and assigned to Airbus on March, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A seat including a sitting surface, a back, and a headrest pivoting between a vertical position in the extension of the back and an inclined position. The back includes a vertical support consisting of a plate extending at the rear of the back of the seat and above the back and a pivotably mounting component of the headrest fastened to the vertical support, the pivotably mounting component including at least one rod extending substantially perpendicular to the vertical support.