HEAD RESTRAINT ASSEMBLY

A head restraint assembly (10) includes a one-piece armature (14) including a cross member (26) having an offset portion (36). Also included is a ratcheting mechanism (134) having a pivot plate (152) directly and fixedly engaged with the offset portion of the cross member. Further included is a pivot pin (262) extending through an aperture defined by the pivot plate and tangentially contacting a forward portion of the one-piece armature.