Head care station and kit and method for reclining the occupant of a wheelchair against a head support

A head care station comprising a foundation member having a front portion and a back portion, a wheelchair jack having a main portion and a bearing member, said main portion being mounted in fixed relation to said front portion of said foundation member, said bearing member being connected pivotably to said main portion for movement of said bearing member between a floor position and an elevated position, a pedestal engaging said back portion of said foundation member in a linearly displaceable relationship for rectilinear motion of said pedestal along said back portion of said foundation member, a head support upheld in variable vertical displacement by said pedestal, and a bolster connected in rigid relationship to said pedestal, said bolster being disposed horizontally between said wheelchair jack and said head support, said wheelchair jack and said bolster defining between them in conjunction with the floor upon which said head care station rests a wheelchair occupancy space.

A head care station kit comprising a foundation member having a front portion and a back portion, a wheelchair jack adapted for mounting to said front portion, said wheelchair jack having a bearing member movable between a floor position and an elevated position, a pedestal adapted for mounting on said back portion, a head support adapted for mounting on said pedestal in spaced vertical and horizontal relation to said wheelchair jack, said head support being movable between a lower position and an upper position, means for reversibly changing the spaced horizontal relationship between said wheelchair jack and said head support after assembly, and a bolster adapted for mounting to said pedestal in fixed horizontal relationship to said head support at a vertical elevation above said elevated position of said wheelchair jack whereby a wheelchair occupancy space is thereby defined by the relative positions of said bolster and said wheelchair jack and the floor upon which said head care station is supported when assembled.

A head care station comprising a pedestal having a generally vertical face, said pedestal including a displacer slidably mounted to said working face, said displacer having a follower portion and an attachment portion, said follower portion being mounted in a fixed spatial relationship to said face, said attachment portion being pivotably linked to said follower portion, said head care station further comprising a head support connected in rigid relationship to said attachment portion, and a bolster assembly mounted in fixed relationship to said pedestal, said bolster assembly having a bolster and a plurality of braces, said bolster being disposed in spaced relation and generally parallel to said working face said braces being joined to said bolster and to said pedestal, said braces and said bolster defining a protected space adjoining said working face, said bolster assembly deterring intrusion into said protected space.

A head care station comprising a bolster and a wheelchair jack disposed in spaced relation to said bolster, said wheelchair jack having a bearing member pivotably movable relative to said bolster between a floor position and an elevated position, said wheelchair jack and said bolster and the floor on which a wheelchair and said bolster and said wheelchair jack are supported, thereby defining a wheelchair occupancy space free of other structure, whereby a wheelchair on said floor in said wheelchair occupancy space is held secure and urged against said bolster while being raised and pivoted about its axle by said wheelchair jack.

A head care station comprising a bolster disposed adjacent a head support and a wheelchair jack having a bearing member movable relative to said bolster between a floor position and an elevated position, said wheelchair jack and said bolster and the floor upon which said wheelchair is supported, thereby defining a wheelchair occupancy space free of other structure, said wheelchair occupancy space being accessible from two adjacent sides without restriction other than said wheelchair jack.

A head care station comprising a bolster, a head support disposed adjacent said bolster, said head support being movable vertically and pivotable relative to said bolster, and a wheelchair jack having a bearing member movable relative to said bolster between a floor position and an elevated position, said wheelchair jack and said bolster and the floor upon which said wheelchair is supported, thereby defining a wheelchair occupancy space free of other structure, said wheelchair occupancy space being accessible from two adjacent sides without restriction other than said wheelchair jack.