Neck pillows with internal vibrational mechanisms

• US 5,393,297 A
• Filed: 03/14/1994
• Issued: 02/28/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Beverly A. Kristoff
• Original Assignee: Beverly A. Kristoff
• Inventors: Kristoff, Beverly A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hafer, Robert A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): HANLON, BRIAN EMMETT
• Application Number:
  US08/209,239
• Time in Patent Office: 351 Days
• Field of Search: 132/333, 4/519, 4/523, 604/46, 604/50, 604/51, 604/56-61-74, 604/98, 604/99, 604/101-103, 604/113, 604/115, 604/128, 604/84, 604/93, 604/94, 604/97
• US Class Current: 601/57
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 19/10 Backward lavabos
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2015/005 multiple on the same axis
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0138 incorporated in furniture
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0149 Seat or chair
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1609 Neck
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/04 neck
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0254 with rotary motor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 5/915 with vibrating means

Abstract

A neck pillow with internal vibrational mechanisms comprising a pillow positionable over a curved indentation at the edge of a shampooing sink, the pillow having a curved central extent to conform with the indentation of the sink and downwardly extending legs positionable interiorly and exteriorly of the sink, the pillow being of a waterproof external material configured to seal the interior of the pillow; and a plurality of vibrational balls secured together in a planar array beneath the foam, the balls being configured in a plurality of rows with the balls of each of the rows coupled by laterally extending wires with springs at the opposite ends thereof coupled to the lateral ends of the pillow, the central balls of the rows being hollow with a rotatable rod extending therethrough and with an eccentric within each central ball coupled for rotation with the rotation of the rod.

Claims

1. A new and improved neck pillow with internal vibrational mechanisms comprising, in combination:

a pillow positionable over a curved indentation at the edge of a shampooing sink, the pillow having a curved central extent to conform with the indentation of the sink and downwardly extending legs positionable interiorly and exteriorly of the sink, the pillow being of a waterproof external material configured to seal an interior of the pillow;

a layer of elastomeric foam disposed in an interior of the pillow in the upper extent of said interior;

a plurality of vibrational balls secured together in a planar array beneath the foam, the balls being configured in a plurality of rows with the balls of each row being coupled to springs by laterally extending wires, said springs coupled at a first end to said laterally extending wires and at a second end to the lateral ends of the pillow, the central ball of each row having a hollowed center, each of said hollowed centers containing an eccentric weight, said eccentric weights being coupled to a rotatable rod which extends through said hollowed centers for rotating said eccentric weights;

a motor for rotating the rod and the eccentric weight, thereby vibrating the central balls of the array and moving the laterally extending balls in response to the vibration of the central balls for vibrating the neck of a patron resting on the pillow; and

a switch on the exterior surface of the pillow for activating and deactivating the motor.

2. A neck pillow with internal vibrational mechanisms comprising:

a pillow positionable over a curved indentation at the edge of a shampooing sink, the pillow having a curved central extent to conform with the indentation of the sink and downwardly extending legs positionable interiorly and exteriorly of the sink, the pillow being of a waterproof external material configured to seal an interior of the pillow; and

a layer of foam disposed within an interior of the pillow;

a plurality of vibrational balls secured together in a planar array beneath the foam, the balls being configured in a plurality of rows with the balls of each row being coupled to springs by laterally extending wires, said springs coupled at a first end to said laterally extending wires and at a second end to the lateral ends of the pillow, the central ball of each row having a hollowed center, each of said hollowed centers containing an eccentric weight, said eccentric weights being coupled to a rotatable rod which extends through said hollowed centers for rotating said eccentric weights; and

means for rotating said rod.

3. The device as set forth in claim 2 wherein said means for rotating said rod includes

a motor for rotating the rod and the eccentric weight, thereby vibrating the central balls of the array to and moving the laterally extending balls in response to the vibration of the central balls for vibrating the neck of a patron resting on the pillow.