Portable headrest
OwnerKristin Knickerbockerinventor
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Abstract
A collapsible portable headrest extends from a bed. A base fits between the mattress and box spring of a bed. An outer end of the base is connected by hinged clamps to lower ends of legs. Upper ends of legs are connected by locking hinges to inner ends of a headrest top. An opening or space for breathing is provided in cushions or a cushion on the top. Telescoping tubes with clamps adjust to mattress thickness and compact storage requirements. Clamping or locking hinges at the joints allow folding the elements flat for carrying or storing. The user rests on the bed and slides forward, resting the head with the nose in the middle of the curved horseshoe-shaped padded headrest. This position makes it possible for a masseur to massage the back while standing beside or in front of the prone subject.
Claims16
A portable headrest for a bed, comprising an under mattress base having an outer end extending from between a mattress and a support structure for the mattress, spaced uprights having upper ends and lower ends, wherein the uprights are adjustable vertically, the lower ends being connected to the outer end of the base, first interconnectors between the lower ends of the uprights and the outer end of the base for rigidly holding the uprights in predetermined normal relative positions for working, and in collapsed parallel positions for storage and carrying, a head support having inner ends connected to the upper ends of the spaced uprights, second interconnectors between the upper ends of the uprights and the inner ends of the head support for rigidly holding the head support in predetermined normal relative working positions with the uprights, and in collapsed parallel positions for storage and carrying, and a padded headrest connected to the head support for resting a head of a user on the headrest away from the mattress.
A headrest apparatus for a bed, comprising a base for placing between a mattress and a mattress support with an outer end of the base projecting beyond an edge of the mattress, a first hinge connected to the outer end of the frame, an upright support connected to the first hinge for standing upward along a wall of a mattress in an operational position and for lying parallel with the frame in a stored position, a second hinge connected to an upper end of the upright support, and a head support extending outward from the second hinge for extending outward from an upper surface of the mattress in an operational position and for lying parallel with the upright support in a stored position wherein the first and second hinges comprise first spaced apart locking hinges and second spaced apart locking hinges respectively connected to spaced apart members of the frame and the upright support, and connected to spaced apart members of the upright support and the head support, wherein the frame comprises a lightweight horizontal plate, and wherein the spaced apart members of the upright support comprise extensible telescoping tubes connected by the hinges to the outer end of the base and foldable parallel to the base in stored position, and extending normally to the base in working position.
A portable headrest for a bed comprising a base, the base being placed between a mattress and a support structure for the mattress, an end of the base extending from between the mattress and the support structure, spaced parallel supports having upper ends and lower ends, the lower ends of the spaced parallel supports connected to the end of the base, the upper ends of the spaced parallel supports connected to a headrest for resting a head of a user on the headrest away from the mattress, wherein the parallel supports are adjustable vertically, quick release levers for locking the headrest and parallel supports in predetermined normal relative positions for working, and in collapsed parallel positions for storage and carrying.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.