Abstract: Multi-part displaceable head plate (1) for an operating table (30), comprising: a coupling arrangement (2), a positioning segment (3) for positioning the head plate (1), a head support segment (4) for supporting the head of the patient, and an unlocking device (24) for unlocking two joint arrangements (5), (6). The positioning segment (3) and the head support segment (4) are each pivotably connected to the coupling arrangement (2) and to the positioning segment (3), via a first (5) and a second (6) joint arrangement respectively.

Abstract: A sling chair may include a frame having one or more side rails, each side rail having a J-channel, and a fabric having one or more edges. The J-channel may include a neck and a foot, and be configured to receive a rod connected to a fabric edge. A locking strip may be inserted and force fit into the J-channel to lock the fabric edge and rod in the J-channel. The locking strip may include one or more lateral protrusions for mating with a ridge along an inner surface of the side rail.

Abstract: A sling chair may include a frame having one or more side rails, each side rail having a J-channel, and a fabric having one or more edges. The J-channel may include a neck and a foot, and be configured to receive a rod connected to a fabric edge. A locking strip may be inserted and force fit into the J-channel to lock the fabric edge and rod in the J-channel. The locking strip may include one or more lateral protrusions for mating with a ridge along an inner surface of the side rail.

Abstract: A staging tray has a bracket with a hook and a bumper. The hook and bumper are configured to be removably engaged with a lipped tray. A pivot mechanism pivotably connects the bracket to the staging tray. The pivot mechanism is selectively positionable into a plurality of positions.

Abstract: A vehicle seat includes: a trim cover including: a plurality of surface materials joined each other; a core material; a welt surface material wrapping the core material; a welt provided along a seam of two pieces of joined surface materials; and an empty core part provided with the welt, the empty core part reaching one end of the welt; and a seat element overlapped on the empty core part.

Abstract: A forehead pad for use in a respiratory mask with a forehead support, which includes a base portion to contact a user's forehead, a support post connected to the base portion, and a head adapted to connect the support post to a forehead support. A pair of forehead pads may be joined with a connector.

Abstract: Entertainment systems are provided including a plurality of spatial sound speakers embedded in a headrest of a passenger seat and associated with a media player of the entertainment system. A spatial sound controller associated with the plurality of spatial sound speakers of the media player is also provided. The spatial sound controller is configured to provide simulated surround sound associated with the media player to a defined target region. The plurality of spatial sound speakers are adjusted to a position of a passenger seated in the passenger seat based on external input associated with the passenger.

Abstract: A surgical table arm support assembly and surgical table therewith is provided. The assembly includes a mount bracket and an upright support member operably attached to the mount bracket. A lateral support member is operably attached to the upright support member. The lateral support member is selectively movable about 3 axes. An arm support member is operably attached to the lateral support member. The arm support member is selectively movable about 3-axes. The arm support member can be precisely positioned and releasably fixed in the desired position to best assure the patient's arm, which is releasably fixed to the arm support member, is properly supported and located over the course of a lengthy surgical procedure to minimize the risk of trauma resulting from the arm being supported in a rearward extending, elevated position.

Abstract: Seat arrangement for a vehicle, has a backrest, a headrest which is mounted on the backrest via a height adjustment mechanism, and a neck support which is adjustable in position by use of an adjustment mechanism. The height adjustment mechanism of the headrest and the adjustment mechanism of the neck support may be coupled for a joint adjustment of the headrest and the neck support; and the adjustment mechanism may be decoupled for adjusting only the headrest.

Abstract: A forehead pad for use in a respiratory mask with a forehead support, which includes a base portion to contact a user's forehead, a support post connected to the base portion, and a head adapted to connect the support post to a forehead support. A pair of forehead pads may be joined with a connector.

Abstract: Certain embodiments provide a head array system for a power wheelchair, including a head array body and one or more lateral arms. The head array body includes shafts. Each of the shafts includes lateral arm receiving sections. The one or more lateral arms are detachably coupled to one of the lateral arm receiving sections of one of the shafts.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a device for reducing brain and cervical spine injury includes a headpiece sufficiently designed to secure to a user's head, the headpiece having a first attachment member; a support harness sufficiently designed to secure to the user's torso, the support harness having a second attachment member; and a telescoping member having a main tube and a series of progressively smaller diameter tubes nested within each other, wherein the smaller diameter tubes are adapted to extend and compress in a linear plane by the intake and outflow of fluid, wherein the telescoping member has a first engaging member for engaging the first attachment member, and wherein the telescoping member has a second engaging member for engaging the second attachment member.

Abstract: A protective headrest for land vehicles provides ergonomic support and protection against injury to a passenger's head and spine. The protective headrest has a back wall, sides, top and front wall. The front wall includes a head support segment co-joined and adjacent to a spine support segment. The head support segment has a semi-spherical concave curvature adapted and shaped to correspond with a passenger's head. The spine support segment is substantially shaped as a convex curvature adapted and shaped to correspond with the passenger's spine region at the neck-head interface. The spine support segment is located proximate and adjacent to the head support segment on a vertical plane. Preferably, the headrest includes a memory foam or other moldable insert within the head support segment and/or the spine support segment.

Abstract: A protective headrest for land vehicles provides ergonomic support and protection against injury to a passenger's head and spine. The protective headrest has a back wall, sides, top and front wall. The front wall includes a head support segment co-joined and adjacent to a spine support segment. The head support segment has a semi-spherical concave curvature adapted and shaped to correspond with a passenger's head. The spine support segment is substantially shaped as a convex curvature adapted and shaped to correspond with the passenger's spine region at the neck-head interface. The spine support segment is located proximate and adjacent to the head support segment on a vertical plane. Preferably, the headrest includes a memory foam or other moldable insert within the head support segment and/or the spine support segment.

Abstract: A medical support system for medical professionals performing procedures on patients. That medical support system includes adjustable support arms adjacent a patient headrest. The support arms are padded, have concave support surfaces, can freely rotate and pivot, but can also be locked in position via a ball-joint mechanism inside a housing. The ball joint has a compression cap with a conically shaped opening that aligns with a ball that receives a rod that connects to a support arm. Turning the compression cap induces a state of snugness achieved by friction between the ball, the compression cap and the housing. Loosening the compression cap allows rotational and angular positioning of the support arms. The compression cap has a knurled outer surface to assist a medical professional using the medical support system.

Abstract: A headrest for a dental chair that provides both the desirable support to a patient's head as well as avoiding damage to hairstyling is disclosed. The invention provides a U-shaped headrest that allows for comfortable resting of a patient's head on the headrest. The U-shape may be subject to a variety of mechanical changes, for example, making an opening bigger or. smaller, or changes in the angle of the headrest itself so that it better fits the counter of a patient's head. Such changes may be made through manual, pneumatic, or electrical control, or combinations thereof.

Abstract: A backrest adjusting device for office chairs comprising: a seat portion having a seat cushion and a stand for supporting the seat cushion; a back having a frame, a back cushion fixed on the surface of the frame, a connecting member for connecting the bottom of the back to a rear side of the seat portion, a hollow containing space formed at the middle section of the back, an n-shaped member being disposed in the containing space and extended backward; and a first attaching device installed on the n-shaped member of the containing space, thereby achieving the adjustment of the three-dimensional space of position, longitudinal buffer and angular rotation. Moreover, the back further includes a support member disposed at the top of the back, and a second attaching device installed on the support member and having a structure identical to the first attaching device. Meanwhile, the first attaching device has an attaching body made in compliance with the shape of a human waist to form a backrest bump.

Abstract: A surgical headrest (10) is provided which includes a base plate (20) and at least two support arms (30). Each of the support arms (30) has a first end (31) rotatably mounted to the base plate (20). Each of the support arms (30) also includes a second end (34) for receiving and supporting the head of a patient. The second end (34) may comprise mounting pads (50) which are rotatably mounted for engagement with the patient during surgery. Alternatively, the second end (34) may comprise skull pins (60) for affixing to the head of a patient. The surgical headrest (10) may further include a positioning device (70) having linkage arms (73, 77) which allow for superior/anterior adjustment of a patient's head.

Abstract: A head array for a wheelchair includes a temple support, an occipital support, a sub-occipital support, and a support structure for adjustably mounting the temple support, the occipital support and the sub-occipital support. Also shown is a support structure for a wheelchair head array including a horizontal channel adapted to receive a first component of a wheelchair head array and a vertical channel adapted to receive a second component of a wheelchair head array, the vertical channel being attached to the horizontal component.

Abstract: A head restraint for a vehicle seat which has a seat back or backrest, having a head cushion and a retaining device. The retaining device secures the head cushion pivotably to the backrest. The retaining device is designed such that the head cushion can be pivoted between an upper functional position and a lower-lying rest or non-functional position. For the purpose of simplifying the retaining device in terms of design and manufacture, the head cushion and retaining device are connected to each other via a pivot which is aligned transversely with respect to the backrest front surface and passes eccentrically through the plane of symmetry of the head cushion.

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.

Abstract: A dual-aspect headrest especially suitable for use on a vehicle having a seatback for supporting a user of the vehicle, which headrest has (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, the support body having in an tipper edge thereof a nondeformable neck support having the shape of a semicircle and having an inner part, the neck support being open toward the rear face, and intersecting the anatomical cavity, and having a rigid inner core incorporated in the internal structure of the body, and a spongy material covering the core; (b) pivoting means pivotally connected to the body for pivoting the support 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, r

Abstract: An articulating headrest of a type suitable for use in combination with a seating device. The headrest is comprised of an occipital pad and a pair of curvilinear sub-occipital pads, each of the pads being adjustably connected to the seating device by a support system such that at least a portion of the occipital pad engages at least a portion of the occiput region of the head of a person occupying the seating device and a first segment of each sub-occipital pad engages at least a portion of the sub-occiput region of the head of the person.

Abstract: A sunbather's aid is disclosed herein for supporting the head of the user which includes a stationary base having a universal joint movably carrying a headrest platform. The platform is characterized as an oval-shaped headrest with a cushioned surface and having a sinusoidal curve in side elevation to conform to the general shape of the head and neck of the user. The aid is readily disassembled from an operable configuration to a storage configuration. The base is adapted for mounting on the back of a chair or for placement on a supporting surface.

Abstract: A headpiece is provided for the head end of a table on which a patient lies on a side to have the bottom side of the head engage the headpiece. A plurality of pads are adjustable by the headpiece support so that the head is retained in a fixed position while a chiropractor makes a vertible adjustment.