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US 9,845,030 B2Granted
Automobile vehicle headrest
OwnerDamaris Palmainventor
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Abstract
A headrest device that integrates with vehicle's seats for providing persons with a device for resting ones head when traveling as a passenger in a vehicle, the headrest device including a headrest assembly that removably mates with a mount assembly.
Claims15
A headrest adapted for use in conjunction with a passenger seat in a motor vehicle, said headrest comprising:
- a head cushion;
- a strap assembly having at least one strap having a first distal end and a second distal end, said strap assembly capable of holding said head cushion below an existing vehicle headrest, said at least one strap attachable on said first distal end to a vehicle anchor and said at least one strap attachable on said second distal end to an existing vehicle seat headrest post;
- wherein each of said plurality of straps further comprises a first strap portion having first length and a second strap portion having a second length, said first strap portion having a first proximal end and said first distal end, said second strap portion having a second proximal end and said second distal end, a strap receiving member configured to secure together said first strap portion and second strap portion;
- wherein at least of one said first strap portion and said second strap portion are manipulable to adjust the overall measurable length between said first distal end and said second distal end;
- and
- further comprising a mount assembly facilitating cooperation between said strap assembly and said head cushion, wherein the position of said mount assembly along said strap is slidably adjustable.
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A vehicle headrest unit for use in a vehicle having a seat, the seat defining a backrest portion, said vehicle headrest unit comprising:
- a strap assembly having at least one strap having a first distal end and a second distal end, said at least one strap attachable on said first distal end to a vehicle anchor and said at least one strap attachable on said second distal end to an existing vehicle seat headrest post;
- and
- an adjustable headrest defining a central head cushion portion and a pair of forward extending side cushion portions extending from said central cushion portion, said adjustable headrest configured to receive a head of a person, said headrest having a back portion removably securable about said strap assembly;
- wherein each of said strap further defining a first strap portion having first length and a second strap portion having a second length, said first strap portion having a first proximal end and said first distal end, said second strap portion having a second proximal end and said second distal end, a strap receiving member configured to secure together said first strap portion and said second strap portion;
- and
- further comprising a mount assembly slidably disposed about the length of said strap assembly.
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A vehicle headrest unit for use for children and persons who are not tall enough to rest their head against the existing vehicle headrest in a vehicle, said vehicle headrest unit comprising:
- a strap assembly having at least one strap, each strap defining a first strap portion having first length and a second strap portion having a second length, a buckle portion for securing each of said first strap portion and said second strap portion together, said first strap portion securable to a vehicle anchor and said second strap portion to a portion of an existing vehicle headrest, wherein the existing vehicle headrest includes at least the head cushion and at least one headrest post;
- an adjustable headrest having a cushion, said cushion defining a central head cushion portion and a pair of forward extending side cushion portions extending from said central cushion portion, said adjustable headrest configured to support the head of a person, said headrest further including a replaceable washable sanitary cover around at least a portion of said cushion;
- and
- a mount assembly slidably disposed about said strap assembly, wherein said mount assembly facilitates securement of said adjustable headrest about said strap assembly via reciprocating hook and loop material, said reciprocating hook and loop material positioned about a peripheral edge of said mount assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.