Headrest
AssigneeRichard W. O'Connor
InventorsRichard W. O'Connor, Brian H. Steuer
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Abstract
A headrest. In one embodiment, the headrest includes a support member having a center portion and an end portion which is integrally formed and which extends angularly from the center portion. A wing member is coupled to the end portion by a hinge mechanism that has sufficient friction to maintain any of a plurality of positions under a load of a human head leaning against said wing member, yet yields when a greater load is applied.
Claims84
A headrest comprising:
- a support member having a first end portion and a center portion, said first end portion extending angularly from said center portion;
- a wing member;
- a hinge mechanism to couple said wing member to said first end portion, said hinge mechanism having sufficient friction to maintain any of a plurality of positions under a load of a human head leaning against said wing member, said hinge mechanism to yield when a greater load is applied.
A seat comprising:
- a headrest portion comprising:
- a center portion;
- a first wing member hingedly coupled to said center portion by a first hinge mechanism;
- a second wing member hingedly coupled to said center portion by a second hinge mechanism, wherein said first hinge mechanism and said second hinge mechanism each has sufficient friction to maintain any of a plurality of positions under a load of a human head leaning against respectively said first and second wing members, and each of said first and second hinge mechanisms to yield when a greater load is applied.
A headrest comprising:
- a support portion comprising:
- a support bar extend log in a first direction;
- a first vertically extending end portion comprising a first foot coupled to said support bar, said first foot having a first bore;
- a second vertically extending end portion comprising a second fool coupled to said support bar, said second foot having a second bore;
- a first wing having a first axial rod press-fit into said first bore to form a first friction hinge, sold first wing being positioned above said first foot portion and being rotatable three hundred and sixty degrees;
- a second wing having a second axial rod press-fit into said second bore to form a second friction hinge, said second wing being positioned above said second foot portion and being rotatable three hundred and sixty degrees.
A headrest comprising:
- a first wing member;
- a second wing member
- a center member;
- a first hinge mechanism to allow horizontal pivotal motion between said first wing member and said cantor wombat, maid first hinge mechanism also rotating upwardly when folded inwardly toward said center member in a headrest folded position;
- a second hinge mechanism to allow horizontal pivotal motion between said second wing member and said cutter member, said second hinge mechanism also rotating downwardly when folded inwardly toward said center member in said headrest folded position.
A headrest comprising:
- a first wing member;
- a center member;
- a motorized mechanism to provide pivotal motion between said first wing member end said center member, said motorized mechanism to maintain any of a plurality of positions under a load of a human head leaning against said first wing member, said motorized mechanism to yield when a greater load is applied.
A headiest comprising:
- an attachment member;
- a wing member;
- a hinge member, said hinge member coupling the wing member to the attachment member, said hinge member having sufficient friction to maintain any of a plurality of positions under a load of a human head leaning against said wing member said hinge mechanism to yield when a greater load is applied.
A headrest comprising:
- a first wing member;
- a second wing member;
- a center member having a yielding portion;
- a first hinge mechanism to allow pivotal motion between said first wing member and said center member, said first binge mechanism having sufficient friction to maintain any of a plurality of positions under a load of a human head leaning against said first wing member, said first hinge mechanism to yield when a greater load is applied;
- a second hinge mechanism to allow pivotal motion between said second wing member and said center member, said second hinge mechanism having sufficient friction to maintain any of a plurality of positions under the load of the human head leaning against said second wing member, aid flit hinge mechanism to yield when the greater load is applied.
A headrest comprising:
- a first wing member;
- a center member;
- a hinge mechanism to allow hinging motion between said first wing member and said center member, said hinge mechanism having sufficient friction to maintain any of a plurality of positions under a load of a human head leaning against said first wing member, said hinge mechanism to yield when a greater load is applied;
- a pivot to allow said first wing member to rotate upwardly.
An apparatus comprising:
- a center portion;
- a first side member hingedly attached to a first end of said center portion by a first friction hinge, said first side member including a first speaker;
- a second side member hingedly attached to said center portion by a second friction hinge, said second side member including a second speaker.
A headrest comprising:
- a headrest hack portion having a front side portion, a plane of the headrest back position being defined as substantially aligned with the front side portion;
- a first head support member pivotally coupled to the headrest back portion, the first head support member being pivotable inwardly and outwardly with respect to the plane of the headrest hack portion to provide support for a human head leaning against the first head support member with the first head support member in any of a plurality of first head support member positions in addition to a first head support member stowed position, the first head support member being maintained in any of the plurality of first head support member positions but pivoting in response to a greater load than the human head leaning against the first head support member being applied;
- a second head support member pivotally coupled to the headrest back portion, the second head support member being pivotable inwardly and outwardly with respect to the plane of the headrest back portion to provide support for the human head leaning against the second head support member with the second head support member iii any of a plurality of second head support member positions in addition to a second head support member stowed position the second head support member being maintained in any of the plurality of second head support member positions but pivoting in response to a greater load than the human head leaning against the second head support member being applied;
- an interconnecting member comprising one or more stems extending from the headrest back portion.
A headrest comprising:
- a headrest back portion;
- a first lateral support member pivotally connected to the headrest back portion, the first lateral support member being movable to pivot about a first substantially vertical axis from a first substantially flat position in which the first lateral support member is substantially parallel to the headrest back portion to a first rotation stop position, said first lateral support member being maintained in any of a plurality of first lateral support member positions between the first substantially flat position and the first rotation stop position, said first lateral support member to pivot if a greater force than a human head leaning against the first lateral support member is applied;
- a second lateral support member pivotally connected to the headrest back portion, the second lateral support member being movable to pivot about a second substantially vertical axis from a second substantially flat position in which the second lateral support member is substantially parallel to the headrest back portion to a second rotation stop position, said second lateral support member being maintained in any of a plurality of second lateral support member positions between the first substantially flat position and the second rotation stop position, said second lateral support member to pivot if a greater force than the human head leaning against the second lateral support member is applied.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.