Portable, With Seat Attacher Patents (Class 297/397)
  • Publication number: 20020067063
    Abstract: A head restraining device for restraining a child's head while they are sitting in a car seat. The head restraining device includes a cushioning member. A coupling member for removably coupling the cushioning member to the car seat. A securing member for securing a person's head to the cushioning member is securably attached to the coupling member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventor: David A. Taborro
  • Patent number: 6394554
    Abstract: The “7”-shaped seat belt pillow includes a neck-supporting pillow member which is adapted to be placed behind the head or neck while sitting in a vehicle's seat. The neck-supporting pillow member has integrally formed therewith a secondary body pillow member which is angled to approximate the angle of a buckled shoulder restraining strap. The secondary body pillow is adapted to be strapped to the seat belt and can be snuggled and hugged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Inventor: Megan E. Hingle
  • Publication number: 20020043859
    Abstract: A child's sleep collar for use with a child safety seat that includes a pair of collar supports, forming a left and a right collar support. Each of the collar supports has a body, an attachment end, and a coupling end. The attachment end includes an attachment strap and is designed to attach respectively to a left or right belt positioning clip of a child safety seat. The coupling end of each collar support forms a generally planar surface and has a left or right collar fastener respectively attached to the planar surface. Each of the collar fasteners is designed to releasably engage the other collar fastener. When the collar fasteners are attached, the left planar surface faces the right planar surface. The body of each collar support includes a cushion fill material and is preferably tubular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventor: Carol J. Smith
  • Patent number: 6363558
    Abstract: An infant head support which fits within an infant carrier, swing, stroller, or car seat, prevents the infant's head from falling to one side and protects the infant from injury during transport. The infant head support includes a main body portion and a head cushion element extending around a portion of the body portion. The body portion includes two panels which cooperate to facilitate securement of the support within the infant carrier or other device having shoulder restraint straps. The two panels, which are releasably coupled to one another, detach to form a wide opening for receiving simultaneously the shoulder restraint straps, including a V- or Y-joint. The panels can be re-attached to one another after the shoulder restraint straps have been threaded through the support, thereby separating the straps from one another and guiding the straps over the infant's shoulders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Noel Joanna, Inc.
    Inventor: Debra L. Dunne
  • Publication number: 20010054837
    Abstract: A headrest. In one embodiment, the headrest includes a support member having a center portion and an end portion which is integrally formed and which extends angularly from the center portion. A wing member is coupled to the end portion by a hinge mechanism that has sufficient friction to maintain any of a plurality of positions under a load of a human head leaning against said wing member, yet yields when a greater load is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventor: Richard W. O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20010040401
    Abstract: A pillow device can be adhered to the pillow of a car seat is disclosed. The pillow device includes an adjustable or inflatable soft portion for supporting the neck of a passenger, a head supporting portion for preventing the head to turn aside. A ring sticky buckle serves to fix the pillow device on the pillow of a car seat so that other than the original function of a pillow, the pillow device of the present invention has a further function of protecting the head and neck of a passenger so as to improve the quality in sleep.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Inventor: Chang-San Lin
  • Patent number: 6305749
    Abstract: A headrest for supportably engaging a person's head at rest to substantially inhibit neck strain is disclosed. In one embodiment, the headrest includes a center portion for supporting a neck portion of a person's head and first and second wing portions for supporting first and second side portions, respectively, of the person's head, and padding covering at least a portion of the center portion and the first and second wing portions. In another embodiment, the center portion is located distally relative to the first and second wing portions, and is adapted to frictionally and/or abuttingly engage the back surface of a seatback to releasably secure the headrest to a seatback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Inventors: Richard W. O'Connor, Brian H. Steuer
  • Patent number: 6299248
    Abstract: A posture system with a lumbar pad and a cervical pad either one or both of which may be used. The lumbar and cervical pads may be supported on a chair by arms which can be bent to a desired position which position is retained until sufficient force is applied to place the arms into a different position. A back cover held on the back of a chair by a pocket at the end of back cover may also used with or be used in place of the arms. Hook and loop material on the lumbar pad and the cervical pad and the back cover provides support for the lumbar pad and the cervical pad. The lumbar pad and the cervical pad wrap up into the back cover which is held in the pocket for carrying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Inventors: Richard Gennaro, Jay Lipoff
  • Patent number: 6266832
    Abstract: An infant cranial support system particularly adapted to cushion and support the head of an infant carried in an infant restraining car seat. A first toroidal cushion is configured and sized to receive the posterior region of the infant's skull and is provided with a relieved region next to the neck of the infant. A second toroidal cushion is preferably provided to encircle the neck of the infant to cushion against lateral and forward motion of the head. The first and second cushions may be releasably attached to each other. And at least one strap fastener may be provided for attaching the system to the restraining straps of the car seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Inventor: Pamela A. Ezell
  • Patent number: 6254189
    Abstract: A body support device (10) for the interior of a vehicle equipped with seats (101). The device (10) includes a hollow housing member (20) having bulbous housing elements (21), (22) disposed on the opposite ends of a hollow neck portion (23) which combine to form a continuous hollow chamber (24) which is only partially filled with a volume of filler material (30) comprising particles (31) which can be redistributed within the hollow chamber (24) to vary the firmness and density of the respective bulbous housing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Inventor: Victoria Hunter Closson
  • Patent number: 6217116
    Abstract: A slipcover with inflatable pillow is provided for furniture comprising a first sheet having an outer layer of fabric attached to an inner layer of thermoplastic, a second, smaller sheet attached to the inner layer of the first sheet so as to form an inflatable pillow, a valve located in at least one of the sheets so as to enable the pillow to be inflated, and a backing layer attached to the first sheet along an edge so as to create a pocket-shaped slipcover with the inflatable pillow in the interior of the slipcover whereby the slipcover can receive a portion of the furniture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Printmark Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Alexander Sloot
  • Patent number: 6158812
    Abstract: A head restraint for seats with a seat back with an upper support body (1) which is provided in the extension of the seat back (3) above the upper edge (2) of the seat back (3) at head height, and with the longitudinal axis (6) aligned horizontally and parallel to the longitudinal axis (7) of the seat back (3), whereby the underside of the upper support body (1) is in contact with, or spaced apart from, the upper edge (2) of the seat back (3). At least two horizontally spaced apart structures (5) for lateral support of the head are provided at the front (9) of the upper support body (1) and/or integrated into it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Inventor: Christoph Bonke
  • Patent number: 6158813
    Abstract: A foldable head and neck rest comprising a generally rectangular cardboard member which may be folded to create a pair of spaced-apart triangular-shaped support members on opposite sides of a base portion so that the base portion may be positioned behind the user's neck and/or head with the triangular-shaped supports being positioned on opposite sides of the user's neck and/or head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Inventor: L. Stanley Karash
  • Patent number: 6139100
    Abstract: A child's car seat (20) includes a backrest (26) with a plurality of strap slots (34) formed therein, a seat portion (24), and a removable headrest (22). The headrest (22) has a pair of projections (50) each having a pair of leaves (86) that extend outwardly from the other toward opposed peaks (88) and inwardly from the peaks (88) to form a head (80). The head (80) is rounded and the leaves (86) are flexible, such that upon initial insertion into the strap slots (34) the leaves (86) compress to facilitate ingress of the projection (50), and upon complete insertion, the leaves (86) expand to inhibit removal of the headrest (22). The position of the headrest (22) relative to the seat (20) is thus adjustable, according to the size of the child, dependent on into which of the plurality of slots (34) the projections (50) are inserted. The headrest (22) includes a pillow (54) shaped to have a lower portion (58) which helps to support the child's head and deter its forward motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventors: Sharon Baskin-Lockman, Ronald B. Berringer
  • Patent number: 6126237
    Abstract: An adjustable assembly for securing a cushion in a plurality of positions on the seat back of a lawn chair. In a preferred embodiment, two adjustable assemblies are used to secure a cushion to the seat back. One assembly is secured to each side of the seat back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Inventor: Keith I. Ritterhouse
  • Patent number: 6123389
    Abstract: A headrest for supportably engaging a person's head at rest to substantially inhibit neck strain is disclosed. In one embodiment, the headrest includes a frame member for supporting the back portion and first and second side portions of a person's head, and a padding member covering at least a portion of the frame member. Such frame member may include a back member extending between first and second wing members, such wing members being pivotal relative to the back member to provide adjustability in the width of the headrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Inventors: Richard W. O'Connor, Brian H. Steuer
  • Patent number: 6116691
    Abstract: A head support pillow formed of a visco-elastic foam that is securable to a car seat, baby carrier, or the like that includes a number of support surfaces for maintaining the head of a user in an upright position by providing support to the back of the head, the left and right sides of the head and the chin. The head support pillow also includes a cervical support portion for supporting the cervical spine in a comfortable position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Inventor: Jennifer S. Reece
  • Patent number: 6095611
    Abstract: A modular backrest system for a wheelchair is removably attached to backrest posts of the wheelchair. The backrest system includes a back support that provides a surface against which the back of a wheelchair user rests, and a support chassis mounted to the back support for supporting the back support at a desired incline with respect to the posts, and at a desired seat depth with respect to the seat. An attachment assembly is further included that is operably connected to the support chassis at two locations and to the posts to allow the support chassis and back support to be readily removed from or attached to the chair. The particular back support employed in conjunction with the support chassis is based upon the support needs of the wheelchair user. One embodiment of the back support includes a backing plate, and a cushion or insert attached to a forwardly presented face of the backing plate against which the back of the individual rests when sitting on the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Roho, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Bar, Dennis L. Clapper
  • Patent number: 6088855
    Abstract: A cervical neck support for children having a substantially rectangular shape and constructed of a semi-rigid molded foam material. A semi-circular recess is cut-out of a longitudinal side of the foam support for receiving the neck of a child when in a car-seat. The support insures a firm but comfortable hold to prevent jerky movement of the head of a child while riding in an automobile. It also maintains the natural curvature of a child's spine, and attaches to a car seat with use of fasteners. The fasteners are strips attached to the back of the support which detachably engages with the napped fabric of a car-seat for convenience. Second strips of adhesive fasteners are alternatively used for car-seat covers with plastic surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Inventor: Christopher Connolly
  • Patent number: 6042184
    Abstract: A supporting device for supporting a person's head on a lounge chair is provided. The lounge chair has a support frame and webbing secured within the support frame. The supporting device includes a substantially flat base with the base having a first side surface and a second side surface opposite the first side surface. The base also includes an aperture through the first side surface and the second side surface opposite the first side surface, with the aperture being sized and shaped to allow passage of a major portion of the user's head therethrough. A cushioned pillow is positioned adjacent the first side surface of the base with the cushioned pillow substantially surrounding at least a portion of the aperture. A securement mechanism releasably secures the cushioned pillow to the first side surface of the base wherein the base is mountable over the webbing of the lounge chair such that the cushioned pillow supports the person's head in a reclining, face-down position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Inventor: Virginia C. Kofoed
  • Patent number: 6036263
    Abstract: An infant rest, particularly for use with infant support devices, such as cribs, bassinets, strollers, infant seats and the like. The infant rest of the present invention provides not only support for the head of the infant from sudden movements and the impact from sudden movements but from the effects of the environment as well. A padded roll is formed by a doubled padded layer which provides protection from sudden movements and the impacts from sudden movement. A zipper or other fastener is disengaged to allow this doubled padded layer to extend upward into a single layer to form a bonnet around the head of the infant. This provides protection from excessive sun, wind, cold or other environmental causes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Gold Bug, Inc.
    Inventor: Katherine Gold
  • Patent number: 6033023
    Abstract: A portable, compact, flexible and inflatable headrest for securing to one or two vehicle seats having a separately inflatable headrest section contoured for optimal head support and a separately inflatable base for inserting in the space between adjoining seats of a passenger vehicle or in the space between the top of a vehicle seat provided with an extendible seat head rest and the bottom of the extended seat head rest to optimize rest comfort for a passenger using the headrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Inventors: Martin F. Strassner, Mark S. Bochman
  • Patent number: 6030034
    Abstract: An accessory for lounge or patio chairs is disclosed. The accessory comprises a storage bag for conveniently storing a cover for the chair with the chair itself and a bolster for supporting the head, neck, back or legs of a user. The accessory also provides for convenient storage of the bolster with the chair itself as it does for a chair cover. In addition, the storage bag with enclosed chair cover can also act as a pillow to support the back, neck or head of the user when attached to the lounge or patio chair. Also disclosed is a bolster capable of storing a protective cover which can be directly attached to a lounge or patio chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Blue Sky Products
    Inventor: John R. Plohetski
  • Patent number: 6010192
    Abstract: A travel pillow having a channel formed into a pillow member having a slope adapted for contoured support of the head and neck of the user and a rubber backed flap extending from the lower side edge thereof that extends downwardly past the back and shoulders of the user to allow the weight from the user's back and shoulder area to maintain the pillow in a fixed position during use. An alternate embodiment provides mounting brackets for attachment to a car seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Inventor: Jenny K. King
  • Patent number: 5979981
    Abstract: An adjustable head support for use with a child ranging in size from a small infant to a toddler. A soft pliable body structure has a main body portion and an upper portion, and a pair of flanking openings provided on opposite sides between the main body portion and the upper portion. A pair of fastener elements is located on the main body portion adjacent a different one of a pair of flanking openings. The upper portion has a cushion element permanently arranged along the periphery and terminating in a pair of ends. Each end has a fastener engagement member adapted to be secured by a corresponding one of the fastener elements. A plurality of supplemental fastener elements is arranged on the upper portion inboard of the cushion element, and a supplemental cushion element having mating fastener elements removably attached to the upper portion inboard of the cushion element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Noel Joanna Inc.
    Inventors: Debra L. Dunne, Shirley Pepys
  • Patent number: 5967613
    Abstract: A fully adjustable upper torso and head support positioning system that retro fits to nearly any standard wheelchair is provided. This system has two individually adjustable lateral pads to provide comfortable yet positive adjustable support to fit the unique contours of a wide variety of users. An integrated head support adjusts vertically to an individual's height and adjusts horizontally to accommodate a moderate to severe Kyphosus. The head and shoulder support adjustments facilitate the present invention's use for patients with varying heights and shoulder widths. The aforementioned head and shoulder supports are attached to a mounting bracket which is designed in a manner that facilitates its easy attachment to the varying designs of wheelchairs currently used today.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Piccard Corporation
    Inventor: Michael David McKeever
  • Patent number: 5964504
    Abstract: An automobile neck rest cushion which can be detachably connected to the upright portion of an automobile seat. The cushion is shaped so that it tapers from the thickest portion at the center of the cushion outwardly toward the thinnest portion which is the point at which the front portion meets the rear portion. The shape is designed for providing support for the neck while not restricting or interfering with the neck and jaw when the driver turns his head to either side. A strap is provided which is used to attach an position the cushion onto the seat back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Hogan & Schuman Development L.L.C.
    Inventors: Jule Hogan, Steven G. Schuman
  • Patent number: 5964505
    Abstract: An adjustable headrest assembly including a mounting post for mounting the headrest assembly to a vertically adjustable tower. The headrest including an elongated body portion extending horizontally between first and second ends and defining a tubular opening for receiving a mounting post for securing the headrest to the tower. A cavity is integrally formed in the first end of the body portion and a ratchet mechanism is disposed in the cavity for pivoting the headrest in both the forward and rearward direction. The ratchet mechanism including a ratchet pivotally support by the mounting post and a rack having a plurality of rack teeth mounted along an arcuate path in the cavity of the headrest body. The assembly further including a tower cover including an expandable window portion connected between the tower and the seat back for automatically expanding coverage of the tower upon movement of the tower between a lower position and a raised position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Lear Corp.
    Inventors: Kirk P. Koenig, Ricardo O. Quincoses, Dean Rinke, Don H. Bernhardt, Mark Alan Farquhar
  • Patent number: 5918933
    Abstract: A support adapted for infant holding devices, such as strollers, swing, seats, etc., includes an upper support and a lower support extending from the upper support. The upper support is adapted to support the upper portion of the body, including the head, and the lower support is adapted for supporting the lower portion of the body. The upper portion has a head support that includes a base member having a central support and left and right upper supports extending left and right of the central support. Each of the left and right supports has a pocket carrying a substantially rigid backing member. These backing members shape the left and right supports to a desired configuration for purposes of supporting opposite lateral portions of the head. In particular, each backing member is arcuate or semi-cylindrical, with a concave side and a arcuate backing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventors: James M. F. Hutchinson, Robert Tor Pike
  • Patent number: 5906414
    Abstract: A vehicle headrest assembly includes a one-piece blow-molded hollow elongated plastic body having a channel formed therein with a mouth portion having a mouth width. A substantially U-shaped support rod includes a cross member extending between first and second support legs. The cross member is configured with a cross-sectional width slightly greater than the mouth width to facilitate a snap-fit relationship of the cross member within the channel as the cross member is inserted through the mouth portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventor: Liviu Rus
  • Patent number: 5904406
    Abstract: A foam-core fabric-covered headrest snaps in place over the top tube of the frame of any of a wide variety of lawn or beach furniture. The core is a resilient foam cylinder into which is cut or molded a radially directed longitudinal slit leading to a cylindrical axial channel. A cylindrically looped one-piece fabric shell covers the side surface of the foam core--slit, channel and all. Preferably, a tether is provided with which to secure the device to the chair frame. The tether prevents accidental dislodging of the device while the chair is being transported. It also tends to discourage theft and other forms of inadvertent loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Inventor: John G. Stewart
  • Patent number: 5897167
    Abstract: A detachable, adjustable headrest device for a folding chair can be used either with a recreational vehicle or on a lawn chair. The headrest device comprises a U-shaped tubular bracket supporting a corresponding geometric plate having two vertical parallel slots. A planar rectangular plate having two threaded bolts supports a rectangular block of foam padding covered by a plastic sheet. The plate and covered padding fasten to the bracket through the parallel slots, which provide for vertical adjustment. The bottom portions of the tubular bracket are adapted to fit onto the top portion of a folding chair with a tubular metal frame by friction-fitting cutouts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Inventor: Lendon V. Keith
  • Patent number: 5868471
    Abstract: A headrest includes a cushion attached to the front of a rigid back. A pair of arms slidably extend from the sides of the rigid back. The ends of the arms are pivotable to an orthogonal portion for clamping to a seatback. The hook portion of a hook-and-loop fastener is attached to the inner side of each end of the arm for grabbing the looped fabric on the seatback. A pair of keyhole-shaped sockets are arranged on opposite ends of the rigid back. An arm is inserted into one of the sockets, and a side bolster is pivotally attached to the arm. The cushion supports a head in a neutral position without requiring the user to lean back, and the side bolster restrains the head from falling to one side. The angle of the side bolster is adjustable for conforming to a leaning head. In a second embodiment, the headrest includes a cushion removably positioned in a recess on a housing. A cylindrical rod extending from a side bolster is inserted into one of a plurality of holes arranged on opposite ends of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Benny Graham
    Inventors: Benny Graham, Kenneth Tarlow
  • Patent number: 5829832
    Abstract: A towel retainer headrest device (10) comprising a structure (12) for supporting a head/neck of a person. A facility (14) is for securing in a removable manner the supporting structure (12) to a top tubular frame portion (16) of a lawn/beach chair (18), while holding a draped towel (20) in place on the lawn/beach chair (18). When the person sits on the towel (20) on the lawn/beach chair (18), the head/neck of the person can rest comfortably on the supporting structure (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Inventors: Warren F. Molee, Howard Ong
  • Patent number: 5799344
    Abstract: An anatomically-correct neck and head support removably securable to a barber, beautician or salon chair for use when the individual is placed in a reclined position, the support being a lightweight foam or resilient material covered with a water-resistant, chemical-resistant, washable, sanitizable covering, the upper surface having a double arcuate surface complimentary with the normal cervical lordotic curve of an individual's spine and neck, the support providing planar and lateral support to the neck area of the individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventor: Michael Najar
  • Patent number: 5800019
    Abstract: A headrest for use in combination with a seat back structure, including a clamp having a plurality of attachment sites and being detachably attachable to a side or top of the seat back structure; and a cushion detachably attachable to the clamp at any one of the attachment sites, at varying locations and angles. The clamp is D-shaped and has a rounded front portion bearing the plurality of attachment sites, and a back portion. Each attachment site is tubular and is interiorly threaded. The cushion has an external threaded portion and is attachable to the clamp by threading the threaded portion into a selected tubular portion to a desired depth to effect a desired headrest location and angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventor: Thomas D. Knightlinger
  • Patent number: 5795023
    Abstract: A motor vehicle seat has a seat cushion angularly movable about a pivot, a backrest angularly movable about a shaft, and a headrest detachably mounted on the backrest, the headrest having a pair of stays extending downwardly. A headrest storage mechanism has a headrest storage space defined between the seat cushion and the backrest when the seat cushion is lifted forward and the backrest is lowered forward toward the seat cushion, with the headrest removed from the backrest, and a pair of arms mounted on the seat cushion and attached to the pivot, for supporting the headrest in a given attitude when the seat cushion is lifted forward. The headrest storage space has such dimensions as to be able to store the stays extending downwardly from the headrest when the headrest is supported on the arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsuya Kayumi
  • Patent number: 5785388
    Abstract: A seat belt pillow having a web and two arms of uniform thickness in a non-compressed state, each of the arms having an external surface with a pair of spaced attachment zones for insertion of a vehicle seat belt therebetween, and at least one attachment patch for attachment to the respective zones on an associated arm, whereby the spaced attachment zone and the attachment patch provide a passage for a vehicle seat belt to move freely through the passage relative to the pillow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Inventor: Phillip Curtis
  • Patent number: 5735576
    Abstract: A head support which grows with the child from small infant to advanced toddler. A soft body structure has a central portion comprising an upper, intermediate and lower section and a pair of flanking padded wing portions secured to the upper central portion and having a fold seam at the junction with the upper central portion. The intermediate central portion has a pair of flanking tab portions each provided with a fastener strip, and the lower central portion terminates in a pair of leg portions separated by a gap. The upper side edges of the lower central portion are provided with a plurality of fastener strips. A plurality of fastener tabs are attached to the lower edge of each wing portion in order to provide adjustment in three dimensions of the relative attitudes of the wing portions in the central body portion. The support can be used in a folded attitude or an upstanding attitude, depending on the size of the child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: Noel Joanna, Inc.
    Inventors: Shirley Pepys, Debra L. Dunne
  • Patent number: 5690387
    Abstract: A removable headrest for chairs includes a pocket which is formed to fit over the upper portion of the back of a chair, such as a folding lawn chair or the like. The headrest may be adapted to other types of chairs as well. The pocket portion is preferably formed of a resilient plastic material and includes a relatively thick back panel for structural strength, and a relatively thin front panel in order to conform comfortably to the upper back of a person seated in the chair. The pocket portion may have a single headrest support arm channel formed in the central back portion, or may alternatively include opposite support arm channels formed along each edge of the pocket. Greater versatility may be provided by including a central channel and both side channels in the same seat back pocket portion. The channels may be continuous or may be formed in several segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Inventor: Ronnie A. Sarti
  • Patent number: 5685613
    Abstract: An orthopedic pillow for helping to correct and helping to prevent hyperkyphosis and rigidity of the thoracic spine and for returning the normal lordotic cervical curve comprises a base panel having a first end portion, a second end portion, a left top surface segment extending between the first end portion and the second end portion, and a right top surface segment extending between the first end portion and the second end portion, a first crown for supporting the thoracic spine, the first crown being formed on the first end portion of the base panel, extending toward the second end portion of the base panel, and dividing at least partially the left top surface segment from the right top surface segment, and a transition ramp formed in the first end portion of the first crown for supporting the spine just under and below the shoulder blades of a reclining person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Inventor: Paul W. Franzen, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5669665
    Abstract: A child's safety seat cushion including a back, defining a head support region and a seat portion, and a pair of side supports projecting forward from each side of and in spaced-apart fixed relation to the head support region, wherein each side support includes an associated laterally adjustable ancillary support member which is adjustably connected to the side support and configured to cooperate with the side support. The ancillary support members adjustably connected to the side supports form an adjustable space therebetween for the head of a child with the ancillary support members are in spaced-apart relation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: The First Years Inc.
    Inventor: Ralph M. Nowak
  • Patent number: 5633286
    Abstract: Novel composites are formed from a low rigidity oriented and non-oriented gelatinous elastomer composition of poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene) or poly(styrene-ethylene-proplene-styrene) triblock copolymer and high levels of a plasticizing oil. The gelatinous elastomer composition is physically interlocked with an open cell sponge thereby displacing the air space within the sponge and the gel rigidity is found to be greater than about the sum of the combined rigidity of the gelatinous elastomer composition and sponge alone. The gelatinous elastomer composite exhibits a novel combination of properties including unexpectedly high elongation and tensile strength and excellent shape retention after extreme deformation under high-velocity impact and stress conditions. The gelatinous elastomer composites can be made firm or soft and flexible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
    Assignee: Applied Elastomerics, Inc.
    Inventor: John Y. Chen
  • Patent number: 5630651
    Abstract: A cervical pillow is disclosed comprising a headrest portion, a cervical neck roll portion, and opposing lateral side portions. The headrest portion and the cervical neck roll portion comfortably supports the user's head area while providing proper cervical support to the user's neck area. The opposing lateral side portions provide side support for the user's head, maintaining the user's head in a straight and anatomically correct position while the user's head is at rest in the cervical pillow. The cervical pillow has air bladders in the headrest, cervical, and lateral support portions for adjusting the amount of pressure against the head and cervical areas of the user. The cervical pillow has resilient cushion inserts between the air bladders and the surfaces that make contact with the user. The cushion inserts are held into place with a fabric material covering the cervical pillow assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1997
    Inventor: Bruce M. Fishbane
  • Patent number: 5613736
    Abstract: A removable headrest device for seats with headrest. The device includes two boards that are joined by an elastic and an non-elastic band that embrace the headrest of the seat, and extend forward a sufficient distance to serve as a support for a user. Velcro pads are used to cooperatively tighten the non-elastic band in order to keep the removable headrest device firmly in place. Advertising or promotional or any other graphic material can be placed in the free areas of the boards. Optimally, protective covers with advertising material are removably inserted on the distal ends of the boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1997
    Inventors: Baruch Schaked, Edgar Schaked, Yaakov Schaked
  • Patent number: 5586351
    Abstract: A support article is adapted to engage an infant's head, neck and shoulders in order to provide lateral stability to the infant's head and neck. The support article broadly comprises a pad having a first surface upon which the infant can be placed in a reposed position and an opposite second surface. An upstanding support pillow is secured to the pad and includes a central portion extending in an arcuate configuration around a region that is sized and adapted to receive the infant's head and a pair of end portions disposed on opposite ends of the central portion. The end portions project in laterally outward directions from one another to define should supports that are positioned against the infant's shoulders when the infant's head is received around the region. The central portion and the end portions provide stability to the head and neck during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Inventor: Ronald A. Ive
  • Patent number: 5580133
    Abstract: A restraint for a child car safety seat provides added assurance that a child, namely an active mobile toddler, is comfortably and securely maintained in the seat. The restraint slidably attaches to the shoulder straps of a conventional car seat, and is secured about the shoulders of the child keeping the shoulder straps in position above the shoulders. By maintaining the shoulder straps above the shoulders, the child is incapable of maneuvering or contorting, and escaping the car seat. The reduces the possibility of injuries to the child due to sudden stops, for example. The restraint also gives the driver of the vehicle the calm assurance that there will be no sudden surprises when the toddler appears in the rear view mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Inventors: Joe Knox, Debbie Knox
  • Patent number: 5567015
    Abstract: A headrest apparatus for securing to a seat having a back rest, the back rest having an upper end and a front face and a rear face includes a flexible sheet member for wrapping over the upper end and having a sheet member first end for extending down the rear face of the back rest and a sheet member second end for extending down the front face of the back rest, a pair of lateral head support cushion members secured to the sheet member second end and laterally spaced apart from each other a sufficient distance to receive between them the head of a user for comfortably retaining the head against lateral sliding and rotation, and a mechanism for securing the apparatus to the back rest. The cushion members preferably include inflatable sacks having inflation and deflation mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Inventor: Antonio Arias
  • Patent number: 5544378
    Abstract: An inflatable pillow comprising end sections and an intermediate portion. Valve means for inflating the pillow is connected to one of said end sections and passages are provided interconnecting said end sections to simultaneously inflate the pillow. The pillow further includes an intermediate trapezoidal section containing a relatively flat portion at its upper end and an inflatable portion at its lower end that is a fraction of the height of the inflatable end sections. A strap means is provided to secure the pillow to a back rest to provide stability of the pillow when in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Inventor: Pok Y. J. Chow
  • Patent number: 5538323
    Abstract: A neck rest for an automobile seat comprised of an attachment portion having an open first end and an open second end. The open first end has an elastic band secured therein surrounding a periphery thereof. The open first end is dimensioned to be positioned over a headrest portion of a car seat. The device contains a flexible extension portion having an open first end and an open second end. The open first end is integral with the open second end of the attachment portion. The device contains a cushion portion having an open first end, a closed second end, and an intermediate extent therebetween. The open first end is integral with the open second end of the flexible extension portion. The intermediate extent has a moldable pillow secured therein. The cushion portion is positionable against the headrest of the car seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Inventor: James O. Henkel