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US3195953A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Adjustable headrest

Assignee: RG Barry Corp
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Filing: 1963-11-04
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Granted: 1965-07-20
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Expires: 1983-11-04
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Florence B Zacks

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 22:56
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C7/00; A47C7/36; A47C7/38; A47C7/383; B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/80; B60N2/882

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 182 words
AN ADJUSTABLE HEADREST FOR ATTACHMENT TO THE SEAT OF A MOTOR CAR OR THE LIKE, WHICH SEAT HAS A SEAT-BACK AND A SEAT-CUSHION; SAID HEADREST COMPRISING A SOFT, PLIABLE, FLEXIBLE STUFFED FABRIC CUSHION ADAPTED TO BE VARIOUSLY POSITIONED ADJACENT THE UPPER PORTIONS OF THE FORWARD SURFACES OF SAID SEAT-BACK, A PAIR OF ELASTIC STRAPS ADAPTED TO BE DISPOSED IN PARALLEL POSITIONS VERTICALLY ACROSS THE FRONT AND BACK SURFACES OF SAID SEAT-BACK, EACH STRAP HAVING AT ONE OF ITS ENDS A HOOK ELEMENT AND AT THE OTHER END A LOOP FOR USE IN ATTACHING SAID HEADREST TO SAID SEAT, FABRIC LOOPS FORMED ON THE REARWARD SURFACE OF SAID CUSHION AND SPACED APART LATERALLY, THE INTERMEDIATE ELASTIC PORTIONS OF SAID ELASTIC STRAPS PASSING FRICTIONALLY THROUGH SAID FABRIC LOOPS, WHEREBY SAID CUSHION MAY BE MOVED ALONG SAID STRAPS TO SUITABLY ADJUSTED POSITIONS AND RETAINED THEREIN, THE FABRIC SURFACES OF THE CUSHION AND ITS LOOPS AND THE SURFACES OF THE ELASTIC STRAP, TOGETHER WITH THE ELASTICITY OF THE PORTIONS OF THE STAPS WHICH PASS THROUGH THE LOOPS TENDING TO RETAIN THE CUSHION IN ANY ADJUSTED POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 182 words
AN ADJUSTABLE HEADREST FOR ATTACHMENT TO THE SEAT OF A MOTOR CAR OR THE LIKE, WHICH SEAT HAS A SEAT-BACK AND A SEAT-CUSHION; SAID HEADREST COMPRISING A SOFT, PLIABLE, FLEXIBLE STUFFED FABRIC CUSHION ADAPTED TO BE VARIOUSLY POSITIONED ADJACENT THE UPPER PORTIONS OF THE FORWARD SURFACES OF SAID SEAT-BACK, A PAIR OF ELASTIC STRAPS ADAPTED TO BE DISPOSED IN PARALLEL POSITIONS VERTICALLY ACROSS THE FRONT AND BACK SURFACES OF SAID SEAT-BACK, EACH STRAP HAVING AT ONE OF ITS ENDS A HOOK ELEMENT AND AT THE OTHER END A LOOP FOR USE IN ATTACHING SAID HEADREST TO SAID SEAT, FABRIC LOOPS FORMED ON THE REARWARD SURFACE OF SAID CUSHION AND SPACED APART LATERALLY, THE INTERMEDIATE ELASTIC PORTIONS OF SAID ELASTIC STRAPS PASSING FRICTIONALLY THROUGH SAID FABRIC LOOPS, WHEREBY SAID CUSHION MAY BE MOVED ALONG SAID STRAPS TO SUITABLY ADJUSTED POSITIONS AND RETAINED THEREIN, THE FABRIC SURFACES OF THE CUSHION AND ITS LOOPS AND THE SURFACES OF THE ELASTIC STRAP, TOGETHER WITH THE ELASTICITY OF THE PORTIONS OF THE STAPS WHICH PASS THROUGH THE LOOPS TENDING TO RETAIN THE CUSHION IN ANY ADJUSTED POSITION.

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