Vehicle seat mounted headrest and utility console
AssigneeLarry A. Davis
InventorsLarry A. Davis, Dale R. Langner
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Abstract
A device which may be removably mounted on a back of a seat. The device includes a lower bracket and an upper compression portion connected by telescopic sleeves. The extension of the sleeves may be releasably fixed to secure the device to the seat. The device may be padded and provide lateral support for the user. Various elements may also be releasably mounted to the device, such as a head support, a utility console and a pencil holder.
Claims18
In combination, a support adapted to mount to a back of a seat, the seat back generally defining a rectangular plane, and a lateral head rest, said support comprising:
- a bracket adapted to extend substantially normal to the plane and abut against a first horizontally extending end of the plane;
- leg means adapted to extend substantially normal to the plane and engage a second horizontally extending end of the plane;
- means, extending between and substantially perpendicular to said bracket and said leg means, allowing relative movement of said bracket and said leg means in a direction substantially perpendicular to said ends and parallel to the plane, comprising
- two struts extending outwardly from said bracket and having free ends, said struts adapted to extend substantially parallel to the plane toward the second end;
- two sleeves extending outwardly from said leg means and having free ends, said sleeve adapted to extend substantially parallel to the plane toward the first end, and each being telescopically received by an associated one of said struts;
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- means for releasible fixing said means allowing relative movement and thus fixing the position of said bracket with respect to said leg means, comprising two means for fixing, each associated with one of said sleeves,
- and said lateral head rest comprising:
- a cushioned member including a substantially vertical face extending outwardly from the plane and having a vertical extent much less than that of said extending means, and adapted to provide lateral support to a user's head when the user is setting upon the seat with the user's back supported by the plane;
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- clip means mounted on said cushioned member and adapted to releasible retain said cushioned member on said means extending between said bracket and said compression means at one of several possible positions along said direction, and wherein said clip means comprises a pivot clip having first and second clasps, each of said clasps having an inner periphery substantially corresponding to an outer periphery of an associated one of said sleeves, being slightly resilient, and having a portion thereof removed whereby said associated sleeve may be removably received within said inner periphery of said clasp.
In combination, a support adapted to mount to a back of a seat, the seat back generally defining a rectangular plane, and a utility console, said support comprising:
- a bracket adapted to extend substantially normal to the plane and abut against a first horizontally extending end of the plane;
- leg means adapted to extend substantially normal to the plane and engage a second horizontally extending end of the plane;
- means, extending between and substantially perpendicular to said bracket and said leg means, allowing relative movement of said bracket and said leg means in a direction extending substantially perpendicular to the ends and parallel to the plane, comprising
- two struts extending outwardly from said bracket and having free ends, said struts adapted to extend substantially parallel to the plane toward the second end;
- two sleeves extending outwardly from said leg means and having free ends, said sleeve adapted to extend substantially parallel to the plane toward the first end, and each being telescopically received by an associated one of said struts;
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- means for releasible fixing said means allowing relative movement and thus fixing the position of said bracket with respect to said leg means, comprising two means for fixing, each with one of said sleeves,
- and console comprising:
- at least one side wall extending about the periphery of said console;
- a top;
- a cup holder cavity opening into said top;
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- clip means mounted on said console and adapted to releasible retain said console on said means extending between said bracket and said compression means at one of several possible locations along said direction, and wherein said clip means comprises a pivot clip having first and second clasps, each of said clasps having an inner periphery substantially corresponding to an outer periphery of an associated one of said sleeves, being slightly resilient, and having a portion thereof removed whereby said associated sleeve may be removably received within said inner periphery of said clasp.
A support adapted to mount to a back of a seat, the seat back generally defining a rectangular plane, comprising:
- a bracket adapted to extend substantially normal to the plane and abut against a first horizontally extending end of the plane;
- leg means adapted to extend substantially normal to the plane and engage the second horizontally extending end of the plane;
- means, extending between, and substantially perpendicular to, said bracket and said leg means, allowing relative movement of said bracket and said leg means in a direction substantially perpendicular to the ends and parallel to the plane, said means extending between said bracket and said leg means comprising
- at least one strut extending outwardly from said bracket and having a free end, said strut adapted to extend substantially parallel to the plane toward the second end of the seat back;
- at least one sleeve extending outwardly from said leg means and having a free end, said sleeve adapted to extend substantially parallel to the plane toward the first end of the seat back, and to telescopically receive said at least one strut;
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- means for releasible fixing of said means allowing relative movement and thus fixing the position of said bracket with respect to said leg means, said means for releasible fixing comprising means for releasible fixing said sleeve with respect to said strut to prevent telescopic movement therebetween.
In combination, a support adapted to mount to a back of a seat, the seat back generally defining a rectangular plane, and a lateral head rest, said support comprising:
- a bracket adapted to extend substantially normal to the plane and abut against a first horizontally extending end of the plane;
- leg means adapted to extend substantially normal to the plane and engage the second horizontally extending end of the plane;
- means, extending between, and substantially perpendicular to, said bracket and said leg means, allowing relative movement of said bracket and said leg means in a direction substantially perpendicular to the ends and parallel to the plane;
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- means for releasible fixing of said means allowing relative movement and thus fixing the position of said bracket with respect to said leg means;
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- said lateral head rest comprising:
- a cushioned member including a substantially vertical face extending outwardly from the plane and having a vertical extent much less than that of said plane and being adapted to provide lateral support to a user's head when the user is sitting upon the seat with the user's back supported by the plane;
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- clip means mounted on said cushioned member and adapted to releasible retain said cushioned member on said means extending between said bracket and said leg meant at one of several possible positions along said direction.
In combination, a support adapted to mount to a back of a seat, the seat back generally defining a rectangular plane, and a utility console, said support comprising:
- a bracket adapted to extend substantially normal to the plane and abut against a first horizontally extending end of the plane;
- leg means adapted to extend substantially normal to the plane and engage the second horizontally extending end of the plane;
- means, extending between, and substantially perpendicular to, said bracket and said leg means, allowing relative movement of said bracket and said leg means in a direction substantially perpendicular to the ends and parallel to the plane;
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- means for releasible fixing of said means allowing relative movement and thus fixing the position of said bracket with respect to said leg means;
- and said utility console comprising:
- at least one side wall extending about the periphery of said console;
- a top;
- a cup holder cavity opening into said top;
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- clip means mounted on said console and adapted to releasible retain said console on said means extending between said bracket and said compression means at one of several possible locations along said direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.