Patents Assigned to Ralph Stas
  • Patent number: 5108150
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved head rest and neck support assembly for seating furniture. The assembly contains an elongated support bar which is mounted horizontally to the seating furniture behind the neck of a prospective user. One end of the support bar has a pivoting carrying element with a cushion attached thereto. The cushion may swivel between a neck support position and a side head rest position. In a second embodiment, the elongated support bar in the assembly has a groove running the length of the bar. The cushion is also elongated and possesses a track or partial track which cooperates with the groove in the elongated support bar to allow the elongated cushion to slide horizontally along the bar. A portion of the track is capable of exiting the groove and allowing the elongated cushion to bend into an L-shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Assignee: Ralph Stas
    Inventors: Ralph H. Stas, Siegfried Maisenhalder
  • Patent number: 4971393
    Abstract: A lateral head-rest for seating furniture is provided consisting of a soft-elastic cylindrical body, which is mounted on a carrying element through a slotted hole. The carrying element is connected with a clamping device consisting of a front and a rear bar, which show recesses facing each other. The two bars can be screwed together and be clamped to the supporting tubes of a neck-rest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Assignee: Ralph Stas
    Inventor: Siegfried Maisenhalder