Neck rest

• US 8,851,573 B2
• Filed: 11/02/2011
• Issued: 10/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ekornes Asa
• Original Assignee: Ekornes Asa
• Inventors: Klokk, Jan Kato
• Primary Examiner(s): GABLER, PHILIP F
• Application Number:
  US13/881,013
• Publication Number:
  US 20130328373A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,070 Days
• Field of Search: 297/391, 297/408, 297/463.1
• US Class Current: 297/391
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/38 for the head adjustable coupled to reclining or easy chairs A47C1/036
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/844 Release mechanisms, e.g. buttons
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/85 with continuous positioning
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/894 with rods solidly attached to the back-rest

Abstract

It is described a neck rest where the cushion 1 is rotatably and eccentrically mounted on a mounting stay 2. The mounting stay is attached in a cushion by means of sector shaped hinges 3. The friction between the stay and cushion can be regulated by means of a wheel.

Claims

1. A neck rest apparatus comprising

a neck cushion rotatably attached to a mounting arm having an outside mounting arm surface, sector-shaped hinge elements, each having a spindle, wherein the hinge elements are arranged to be mounted towards each other so that the spindles cooperatively form a shaft,

a T-shaped revolving element attached to the shaft, the revolving element includes a first sleeve coupled around the shaft and a second sleeve having an outside second sleeve surface and second sleeve inside portion and coupled with the first sleeve, wherein the second sleeve is arranged to hold the mounting arm,

and the second sleeve includes threads on the outside second sleeve surface,

a regulation sleeve surrounding and threaded onto the second sleeve, the regulation sleeve having a regulation sleeve inside portion;

a transfer sleeve having a transfer sleeve outside surface and a transfer sleeve inside portion and being arranged inside the second sleeve and outside the mounting arm, wherein one end of the transfer sleeve abuts a flange on the regulation sleeve inside portion and the other end abuts a clamping sleeve which is clamped around the mounting arm, wherein the clamping sleeve is pressed onto the shaft formed by the spindles.

2. The neck rest apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second sleeve is provided with slits on two sides and the first sleeve is split on one side.

3. The neck rest apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the regulation sleeve is provided with a wheel.

4. The neck rest apparatus according to claim 1, wherein grooves are disposed on the transfer sleeve outside surface that meshes with corresponding grooves disposed on the second sleeve inside portion.

5. The neck rest apparatus according to claim 1, wherein grooves are disposed on the transfer sleeve inside portion that meshes with corresponding grooves disposed on the outside mounting arm surface.

6. The neck rest apparatus according claim 1, wherein each of the hinge elements, revolving element, regulation sleeve, transfer sleeve and clamping sleeve are made of metal, a polymeric material or a fiber reinforced polymeric material.

7. The neck rest apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a second mounting arm.