Articulating headrest
AssigneeWhitmyer Biomechanix, Inc.
InventorJody J. Whitmyer
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Abstract
An articulating headrest of a type suitable for use in combination with a seating device. The headrest is comprised of an occipital pad and a pair of curvilinear sub-occipital pads, each of the pads being adjustably connected to the seating device by a support system such that at least a portion of the occipital pad engages at least a portion of the occiput region of the head of a person occupying the seating device and a first segment of each sub-occipital pad engages at least a portion of the sub-occiput region of the head of the person.
Claims8
An articulating headrest of a type suitable for use in combination with a seating device for a person wherein said headrest comprises:
- an occipital pad and a pair of curvilinear sub-occipital pads, each of said pads being adjustably connected to the seating device, said occipital pad and said sub-occipital pads being adjacent to one another and at least a portion of each said sub-occipital pad being located generally directly below said occipital pad, such that at least a portion of said occipital pad is adapted for engagement with at least a portion of an occiput region of a head of a person occupying the seating device, and each sub-occipital pad of said pair of sub-occipital pads comprising a first segment and a second segment wherein said first segment is adapted for engagement with at least a portion of a sub-occipital region of the head of the person and said second segment extending forwardly of said first segment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.