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Flip-up headrest

  • US 5,622,405 A
  • Filed: 10/10/1995
  • Issued: 04/22/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/13/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A dual-aspect headrest especially suitable for use on a vehicle having a seatback for supporting a user of the vehicle, which headrest comprises:

  • (a) a support body having (i) a front face and (ii) a rear face having an anatomical cavity therein for supporting the head of a user of the vehicle, said body having in an upper edge thereof a non-deformable neck support having the shape of a semicircle and having an inner part, said neck support being open toward said rear face, and intersecting said anatomical cavity, and having a rigid inner core incorporated in the internal structure of the body, and a spongy material covering said core;

    (b) pivoting means pivotally connected to said body for pivoting said body around a horizontal axis and allowing the body to be flipped over the seatback between a first position at which the front face faces the head of a user and a second position at which the rear face faces the head of a user, so that the anatomical cavity and the neck support are positioned to receive, respectively, the head and neck of a user; and

    (c) linking means for linking said body to said seatback, said linking means being connected to said pivoting means.

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