Leaning support for a vehicle seat back

In combination with a backrest of a set having an occupant supporting surface, a vertical elongated column contiguous with the occupant supporting surface of the backrest to provide a lateral support upon which a person may lean while occupying the seat, said column having a soft, resilient, outer body that frictionally grips the surface of the backrest to resist sliding of the column relative to the backrest when lateral force is applied to the column, the column further comprising a deformable, malleable inner core extending longitudinally within said column, said inner core being covered by said outer body, and wherein the seat is a vehicle seat and includes a lower seat portion, a crevice is formed at the juncture of the backrest and the lower seat portion of the vehicle seat, further characterized by said column having an upper portion and a lower portion wherein said lower portion of the column is inserted into said crevice, whereby said crevice provides lateral support to hold said column in its vertical position.

In combination with a vehicle seat having a backrest extending generally upwardly from an rear portion of the lower seat portion of said vehicle seat, said seat and said backrest converging at a juncture that comprises a crevice extending longitudinally between said seat and said backrest, a vertical elongated column contiguous with the backrest to provide a lateral support upon which a passenger may lean while occupying the seat, said column having a soft, resilient outer body that frictionally grips the surface of the backrest to resist sliding of the column relative to the backrest when lateral force is applied to the column, a lower portion of said column being tucked into said crevice between said lower seat portion and said backrest whereby said column is supported in its vertical position and in which said column further comprises a deformable, malleable inner core extending substantially the length of said column, said inner core being covered by said outer body.

In combination with a vehicle seat, a leaning support comprising a vertical elongated column, contiguous with a backrest of said seat to provide lateral support for the upper torso of a passenger occupying said seat, said column having a soft, resilient outer body that frictionally grips the surface of the backrest to resist sliding of the column relative to the backrest when lateral force is applied to the column, said outer body having an outer surface of a material having a high coefficient of friction with said vehicle seat, said column further comprising a deformable, malleable inner core extending within said column, said inner core being covered by said outer body, said inner core retaining the shape to which it is bent, said column having a length that will extend substantially the entire height of said seat, the length of said column being greater than 24 inches.