Seat headrest

• US 9,616,789 B2
• Filed: 06/11/2013
• Issued: 04/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cardiff Products
• Original Assignee: Cardiff Products
• Inventors: Arriola, Jason, Regan, Will
• Primary Examiner(s): Allred, David E
• Application Number:
  US14/407,057
• Publication Number:
  US 20150145307A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,400 Days
• Field of Search: 297402, 297400, 297399, 297397
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/844 Release mechanisms, e.g. buttons
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/847 with stepwise positioning
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/85 with continuous positioning
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/882 detachable
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/885 provided with side-rests
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2002/905 the head-rest or seat used as an anchorage point, for an object not covered by groups in B60N, e.g. for a canvas

Abstract

A seat headrest having at least one side cushion, a base and a plurality of headrest connection points for use in conjunction with existing, standard car headrests. The seat headrest may have a first side cushion and a second side cushion to provide head and neck support by serving as headrests on the sides of a users head. The user may be any individual in a passenger vehicle.

Claims

1. A supplemental seat headrest for providing head and neck support to a user in a passenger vehicle when used in conjunction with an existing seat headrest, the supplemental seat headrest comprising:

a base portion comprising an elongated opening extending along a length of the base portion, a plurality of screw hooks having respective shafts that extend through the elongated opening and that are adjustably engaged with adjustable knobs at respective first ends of the screw hooks and the screw hooks having hook elements at respective second ends of the screw hooks opposite the first ends, wherein the hook elements are for engaging respective posts of the existing seat headrest;

at least one side cushion supported on a lateral end of the base portion; and

a plurality of seat connection points corresponding to respective positions of the screw hooks in the elongated opening of the base portion.

2. The supplemental seat headrest of claim 1, wherein the base portion fits securely in a horizontal orientation within a space between a seat and the existing seat headrest.

3. The supplemental seat headrest of claim 2, wherein the base portion further includes a base arm located at each lateral end of said base, said base arm extending approximately perpendicular to said base.

4. The supplemental seat headrest of claim 3, wherein the base arm further includes a recess within the base arm for receiving a side cushion.

5. The supplemental seat headrest of claim 1, wherein the at least one side cushion is further comprised of an integrated hinge and a pair of cantilever snaps.

6. The supplemental seat headrest of claim 5, wherein the at least one side cushion is removably attached to the base portion utilizing said cantilever snaps.

7. The supplemental seat headrest of claim 1, wherein the at least one side cushion is configured in a downward orientation from the base arm to point generally downward towards a user'"'"'s shoulders.

8. The supplemental seat headrest of claim 7, wherein the at least one side cushion further curves inward towards a user'"'"'s shoulders at an angle between 15°

and 25°

beginning preferably at the midpoint of the side cushion.

9. The supplemental seat headrest of claim 5, wherein the integrated hinge is further comprised of:

a compression spring;

a gear;

a hinge cap with the integrated cantilever snaps;

a pin; and

a push button.

10. The supplemental seat headrest of claim 9, wherein the integrated hinge provides for repositioning of the at least one side cushion.

11. The supplemental seat headrest of claim 9, wherein reposition of the at least one side cushion is achieved by depression of the push button which further activates the compression spring, thereby allowing for the rotation of the hinge cap and gear to facilitate movement of said side cushion to a desired position.

12. The supplemental seat headrest of claim 5, wherein the integrated hinge is a frictional hinge.

13. The supplemental seat headrest of claim 1, wherein the pair of screw hooks engage the headrest poles of the existing headrest and extend through the elongated opening in the base portion to be secured by the adjustable knobs, thereby securing the base portion to the existing seat headrest.

14. The supplemental seat headrest of claim 9, wherein the push button is recessed relative to the hinge cap.