Head and neck rest

Claim 1

A head and neck rest, particularly for automobile or airplane seats, having a back rest, comprising a head piece, a rod having a first end connected to the head piece and rigidly fixed thereto against rotation therewith, and extending downward therefrom, supporting means for mounting said head piece rod to the back rest of the seat, coacting rotatably movable and stationary joint members rigidly connected to the supporting means for pivotally connecting said head piece rod to said supporting means, said movable joint member comprising a spherical element fixedly receiving a second end of the rod and centrally positioned between the stationary joint members and arranged to allow a tilting movement of the head piece rod, wherein said movable member is spherical and wherein said stationary members are cylindrical and terminate inwardly in spheroidal edges, whereby said movable and stationary joint members abut against one another along linearly spherical surfaces, and a clamping rod traversing the joint members with clearance and connected to the stationary joint members for exerting a predetermined inward clamping force on said movable member by said stationary joint members and clamping said movable member, rod and head piece to resist rotation in the stationary members.