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US 4,064,401 AGranted
Headholder assembly
OwnerDanny Alden Mardeninventor
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Abstract
An improved assembly is disclosed to orient and immobilize the head of a patient for the purpose of taking x-ray pictures. The size of the assembly is adjustable to readily fit different patient accomodating means (e.g. a table, chair or the like). The assembly is free to move in any of a plurality of directions in order to conveniently engage the head of the patient. The assembly can be moved out of the way of the patient so as to allow easy access to or exit from the patient accomodating means.
Claims8
In combination:
- first and second support arms,
- connecting means extended between said support arms,
- an elongated member having attached to one end thereof means adapted to fit a portion of a human head,
- clamping means having means by which to receive said connecting means and said elongated member in substantially perpendicular directions with respect to one another,
- means to respectively join each end of said connecting means to said first and second support arms
- at least one end of said connecting means having a sleeve portion formed therein, and
- spacer means,
- said spacer means connected between said sleeve portion and said means to join so as to selectively vary the length of said connecting means between said first and second support arms.
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An assembly for supporting and positioning a human head, said assembly comprising:
- first and second support arms, each of said support arms having a respective slot formed therein,
- connecting means extending between said support arms at the slots formed therein,
- an elongated member having attached to one end thereof means adapted to fit a portion of the human head,
- clamping means having openings to receive said connecting means and said elongated member in substantially perpendicular directions with respect to one another,
- means by which to change the position of said connecting means along said slots formed in said support arms to thereby move said head fitting means relative to the position of the head, and
- space means received by said connecting means to selectively vary the length of said connecting means so as to adjust the distance between said first and second support arms.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.