ADJUSTABLE BODY REST

• US 3,828,377 A
• Filed: 09/11/1973
• Issued: 08/13/1974
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/1973
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: George D. Fary Sr
• Original Assignee: George D. Fary Sr
• Inventors: Fary, George D. Sr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gilliam, Paul R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Calvert, Andrew M.
• Application Number:
  US05/396,130
• Time in Patent Office: 336 Days
• Field of Search: 5/327,327B,70,66,337,338 269/322,328 128/76R 297/391,392,410
• US Class Current: 5/632
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 20/026 Supports for lying in a prone position A47C20/025 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 9/1054 for lying face downwards
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2200/325 prone
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/07 for the head or torso, e.g. special back-rests pillows in general A47G9/10
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 5/922 with hook and loop type fastener

Abstract

An adjustable head and upper body rest is disclosed which is intended primarily for supporting the body while lying face down. A head or face rest having an open portion for the nose and mouth is provided, together with chest and shoulder supports, permitting proper weight distribution and adjustment to different body dimensions, and allowing ease of breathing and body comfort.

Claims

1. A rest for the head and shoulder portion of the human body comprising:

a. a base member, b. a pair of laterally spaced apart resilient members (hereinafter denoted as shoulder members) mounted on said base member adapted to support the shoulders of a human body in face-down position on the said rest, c. said shoulder members being adjustably fastened to the base member to vary the lateral distance between them, d. a resilient face or head support membeR (hereinafter denoted as a face member) mounted on the base member, e. the face member having an inner portion facing the shoulder members, f. the face member being spaced longitudinally and substantially about equidistant from each of the shoulder members, so that the head and shoulders of the human body in face-down position may be comfortably supported by said face and shoulder members, g. the inner portion of the face member having a generally U shaped notch at the center portion thereof, adapted to receive the nose and mouth portion of a human face when in face-down position on the face member, h. means for adjustably raising and lowering the face member, and i. means for permitting rotational motion of said face member about a transverse axis parallel to the base member.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the shoulder members are adjustable about a vertical axis.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the resilient chest support member (hereinafter denoted as chest member) is located generally midway along the transverse axis of the shoulder members.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the chest member is adjustable for longitudinal movement.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the face member has fastened thereto a resilient chin support member (hereinafter denoted as a chin member), spaced from the inner face of the face member and in generally parallel relationship thereto, whereby a person'"'"''"'"'s chin may rest thereon when lying face-down on the face member.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the chin member is adjustable relative to the face member.

7. The device of claim 6, wherein the chin member has fastened thereto a vertically adjustable stop member adapted to contact the base member.

8. The device of claim 2, wherein the face member has fastened thereto a resilient chin support member spaced from the inner face of the face member and in generally parallel relationship thereto, whereby a person'"'"''"'"'s chin may rest thereon when lying face-down on the face member.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the chin member is adjustable relative to the face member.

10. The device of claim 2, wherein the shoulder members are detachably fastened to the base by fabric fastening tapes.