Automotive adjustable head & neck rest

• US 4,796,953 A
• Filed: 11/16/1987
• Issued: 01/10/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Anthony S. Pereira
• Original Assignee: Anthony S. Pereira
• Inventors: Pereira, Anthony S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Dorner, Kenneth J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Brown, Peter R.
• Application Number:
  US07/121,664
• Time in Patent Office: 421 Days
• Field of Search: 297/191, 297/194, 297/402, 297/400, 297/408, 297/409, 297/391, 297/410, 297/406, 297/407, 248/231.4, 248/286, 248/298
• US Class Current: 297/400
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/847 with stepwise positioning
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/865 providing a fore-and-aft movement with respect to the occupant's head

Abstract

An automotive adjustable head rest is selectively securable to an existing seat-head and neck rest arrangement to enable selective positioning of a user'"'"'s head. Adjustable "U" shaped clamps are in a first embodiment securable to an existing seat-head rest organization where a releasably securable pivotal positioner enables pivoting of said head and neck rest to a desired orientation relative to a user. Alternatively, the head and neck rest arrangement may be formed as a permanent operative unit with a seat by telescoping and retracting such head and neck rest within the seat for selective use and again including a pivoting positioner to enable forward pivoting of said head and neck rest.

Claims

1. An automobile head rest for use in combination with an automobile seat comprising,

an automobile seat clamp means for securement to an automobile seat including a pair of first "L" shaped portions telescopingly receiving a respective pair of second "L" shaped portions and a bridge member adjustably securing said first pair of "L" shaped portions together;

said bridge member including a single first bridge member telescopingly receivable within a single second bridge member, and

said first "L" shaped portions and said second bridge member each including clamp means for respectively securing said second "L" shaped portions and said first bridge member, and

wherein a padded head support member is telescopingly securable relative to said automotive seat by means of a telescoping link arrangement including a forward link secured to said automotive head rest telescopingly receiving a rearward link secured to a pivotal positioning means, and

wherein said pivotal positioning means is fixedly secured to said first bridge member, and

wherein said pivotal positioning means comprises first and second interdigited housing members including a spring therebetween to normally bias said first and second housing members in a first lock position, and

said pivotal positioning means including a manually displaceable plunger to displace said first and second housing members to a second unlock position to enable said pivotal movement of said padded head support means relative to said seat clamp means.