Seat Headrest
OwnerRobert Cloughinventor
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Abstract
An adjustable headrest that provides both support and comfort to the user and one that can be used in connection with furniture including household and office furniture and also in connection with various types of passenger vehicles. The headrest includes slide means for permitting easy height adjustment of the headrest and also includes locking means for securely locking the headrest in a desired elevated position. Further, the headrest includes easily adjustable, wing-like, side-support members that are pivotally connected to a centrally located, vertically adjustable head support member by means of constant torque hinges and also includes easily adjustable chin support members that are pivotally connected to the side support members by means of constant torque hinges.
Claims14
A seat headrest for interconnection with a seat comprising:
- (a) a connector member connected to the seat;
- (b) a headrest assembly connected to said connector member for movement relative thereto between a first position and a second position;
- (c) an elongated guide connected to said headrest assembly;
- (d) a plurality of rollers connected to said connector member for rollable engagement with said elongated guide;
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- (e) resistance imparting means connected to said connector member for yieldably resisting movement of said headrest between said first position and said second position, said resistance imparting means comprising a spring disposed in compressive engagement with said elongated guide.
A seat headrest for interconnection with a seat comprising:
- (a) a connector member connected to the seat;
- (b) a plurality of rollers connected to said connector member;
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- (c) a headrest assembly connected to said connector member for movement relative thereto between a first lowered position and a second upraised position, said headrest assembly comprising:
- (i) a central support panel;
- (ii) a guide connected to said central support panel, said plurality of rollers being in rollable engagement with said guide;
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- (iii) a pair of side panels pivotally connected to said central panel.
A seat headrest for interconnection with a seat comprising:
- (a) a generally planar connector member connected to the seat;
- (b) a headrest assembly connected to said generally planar connector member;
- (c) a guide connected to a selected one of said connector member, and said headrest assembly;
- (d) a plurality of rollers connected to a selected one of said generally planar connector member and said headrest assembly for rollable engagement with said guide;
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- (e) resistance imparting means connected to a selected one of said generally planar connector member and said headrest assembly for yieldably resisting movement of said headrest between said first lowered position and said second upraised position, said resistance imparting means comprising a resiliently deformable spring element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.