Headrest support and adjustment mechanism
US6893096B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 5, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G15/125
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Mechanism for supporting and permitting selected adjustment of the position of a headrest relative to the back of a chair includes an elongate housing, support brackets pivotally connected adjacent opposite ends of the body, and a plurality of interleaved elongate plate members extending longitudinally of the body and movable relative thereto, with opposite ends of the interleaved plate members pivotally connected to the brackets. Clamping mechanism is provided for releasably clamping interleaved portions of the plate members to hold them, and their associated brackets, in selected positions. A slide mechanism mounts a headrest permitting translational movement of the headrest relative to the mechanism.
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