Adjustable tool-free ergonomic headrest for a desk chair
OwnerAli Budimaninventor
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Abstract
A removable and adjustable headrest capable of being manually installed without the assistance of a tool and which is adjustable about at least one axis is presented herein. The headrest includes a headrest frame, an adjustable clamping mechanism, an adjustable neck mechanism, a rocking arm assembly connected between the headrest frame and the adjustable neck mechanism, and at least one activation lever. The activation lever being connected to the headrest frame and being manually disposable between a normal position and an activated position. When the activation lever is held in the activated position, a gear assembly is disengaged, allowing the headrest to be manually tilted about an axis.
Claims20
A removable and adjustable headrest capable of being manually installed without the assistance of a tool, said removable and adjustable headrest comprising:
- a headrest frame,
- an adjustable clamping mechanism,
- an adjustable neck mechanism,
- a rocking arm assembly connected between said headrest frame and said adjustable neck mechanism,
- at least one activation lever connected to said headrest frame, said at least one activation lever being manually disposable between a normal position and an activated position, and
- at least one gear assembly connected to said at least one activation lever, said at least one gear assembly being disposable between a normal locked condition and an unlocked condition, said gear assembly being disposed in said normal locked condition when said at least one activation lever is disposed in said normal position, said at least one gear assembly being disposed in said unlocked condition when said at least one activation lever is disposed in said activated position.
A removable and adjustable headrest assembly, said removable and adjustable headrest assembly comprising:
- a headrest frame,
- an adjustable clamping mechanism,
- a housing,
- a rocking arm assembly connected between said headrest frame and said housing,
- a first activation lever manually disposable between a normal position and an activated position,
- a second activation lever manually disposable between a normal position and an activated position,
- a first gear assembly connected to said first activation lever, said first gear assembly being disposable between a normal locked condition and an unlocked condition, said first gear assembly being disposed in said normal locked condition when said first activation lever is disposed in said normal position, said first gear assembly being disposed in said unlocked condition when said first activation lever is manually depressed into said activated position,
- a second gear assembly connected to said second activation lever, said second gear assembly being disposable between a normal locked condition and an unlocked condition, said second gear assembly being disposed in said normal locked condition when said second activation lever is disposed in said normal position, said second gear assembly being disposed in said unlocked condition when said second activation lever is manually depressed into said activated position, and
- an auxiliary support element removably attached to a rear portion of said housing, said auxiliary support elements extending in a substantially lateral direction relative to said housing to define a hanger upon which at least one personal item can hang.
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