VEHICLE SEAT PROTECTION DEVICE
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Abstract
A vehicle seat neck protection device (8) that protects and supports the nape of the neck (4) of a user wherein the device (8) has a body (27) of a predetermined size and shape and a convex surface (6) for positioning the device (8) behind the nape of a neck (4), a rear wall (10) located on the body (27) and at least one securing means (7) located on the rear wall (10) for securing the vehicle neck protection device (8) to at least one post (3) of a vehicle headrest (1). The body (27) may include a cushion area (12) that forms the convex surface (6) and a dense area (11) located between the cushion area (12) and the rear wall (10). In the alternative, an inflatable bladder (17) may form the convex surface (6) wherein a user may selectively adjust the degree of inflation of the bladder (17). The bladder (17) may also be automatically inflated upon strong impact against the vehicle itself. The device (8) may be retroactively fit onto an existing vehicle headrest (1) or may built-into a vehicle headrest (1).
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Citations
27 Claims
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1-26. -26. (canceled)
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27. A vehicle neck protection device for protecting and supporting a nape of a neck of a user comprising:
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a head rest attachable to a seat via at least one post wherein the height of the headrest in relation to the seat may be adjusted to a higher or lower position to accommodate the height of a user; said head rest having a substantially flat upper front surface which is preferably positioned behind the head of a user; said headrest having a lower front surface that curves outward and downward away from a lower edge of the substantially flat upper front surface to an apex and then curves inward and downward toward a front surface of the seat, thereby creating a lower convex surface that projects forward away from the flat upper front surface and is contoured to the nape of a user'"'"'s neck; a flat rear surface located on the rear of the lower convex surface, said flat rear surface rests against a front surface of the seat while the head rest is in a downward position, in which a bottom surface of the head rest is resting against a top surface of the seat.
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Specification