Head support for vehicle seat backs

• US 5,154,477 A
• Filed: 04/09/1991
• Issued: 10/13/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nap-Kit, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Jim Lacy
• Inventors: Lacy, Jim
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown, Peter R.
• Application Number:
  US07/682,252
• Time in Patent Office: 553 Days
• Field of Search: 297/397, 297/DIG. 6, 297/391, 297/410
• US Class Current: 297/397
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/383 Detachable or loose head- or neck-supports, e.g. horse-shoe shaped
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/882 detachable
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 297/06 Hook and loop type fastener

Abstract

A device including a head support attachable to a vehicle seat. Attachment is achieved by a first fastener applied to the seat back and a second fastener applied to the head support. The head support is provided in the form of a shaped pillow to receive an individual'"'"'s head providing both frontal and lateral support while sitting in an upright, non-leaning position. The pillow may be adjusted vertically in reference to the seat back to accommodate the requirements of the user.

Claims

1. A head rest/pillow device adapted for supporting a head of a passenger while napping the seat of a moving vehicle including bus, train, airplane and automobile said device comprising;

an integral lightweight deformable pillow of compact size for convenient carry on and storage and having front and back sides configured with a concave front side for cradling the head of an individual;

a slipcover removably mounted on a seat back having a head rest attached to the top of the seat back, said slipcover formed of a front panel of soft loop pile material and a rear panel of elastic material, said slipcover adapted to fit over the seat back and head rest and extended downwardly from the head rest on the seat back to a lower position on said seat back intermediate its longitudinal dimension to cover a range of user head positions,

first and second matable releasable fasteners, said first fastener being the soft loop pile material of the slipcover and the second fastener being a hook pile material provided on the back side of said pillow, said hook pile material being releasably attachable to said loop pile material at any position between said head rest at the top of the seat back and said lower position, said pillow thereby vertically adjustable relative to a seat back on which said slip cover is mounted between unlimited positions between said head rest and said lower position,

said pillow providing cushion support for the back and sides of the user'"'"'s head and said fasteners mounting the pillow centrally on the seat back and at a selected vertical position to support the user'"'"'s head with the user comfortably sitting in the seat in a substantially non-leaning, partially reclined, position, and said soft loop pile material being comfortable to the user'"'"'s head with the pillow removed from the seat back.

2. A head rest/pillow device adapted for supporting the head of a passenger while napping in a sitting position leaning back on the back rest of a seat of a moving vehicle including bus, train, airplane and automobile, said device comprising;

an integral light weight, pillow of compact size and formed from a yieldably resilient material for convenient carry on and storage and said pillow having a U shaped front side for cradling the head of a user with the legs of the U restricting side movement of the user'"'"'s head and the connecting web having a thickness of the resilient material whereby the front side thereof is projected forward of the back rest to engage and support the user'"'"'s head in the sitting position;

a slipcover adapted to fit over the back rest of the seat having a front side formed of a soft loop pile material, said loop pile material provided continuously between an upper position at the top of the seat back and a lower position intermediate the seat back'"'"'s longitudinal dimension and substantially across the entire width on said seat back to cover a range of user head positions, said pillow having a back side formed of a hook pile material that is releasably attachable to said loop pile material is any position between said upper and lower positions, said pillow thereby vertically adjustable relative to a seat back on which said slipcover is provided at unlimited positions between said upper and lower position,

said loop pile material on said slipcover and said hook pile material on the back of the pillow mounting the pillow centrally on the seat back and at a selected vertical position to support the user'"'"'s head with the user comfortably sitting in the seat in a substantially non-leaning, partially reclined, position and said loop pile material having the property of being non-abrasive to a user'"'"'s touch and thereby comfortable to the user'"'"'s head and neck with the pillow removed from the seat back.