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US3929309A
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Head rest
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1974-08-26
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Granted: 1975-12-30
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Expires: 1994-08-26
Abstract
Abstract A chin and cheek engaging head rest and holder is provided, intended primarily for use by beauty shop patrons while sitting under a fixed hair dryer. The chin and cheek engaging portion of the rest is desirably mounted on a chair arm with capacity for vertical, angular, lateral and tilting adjustments as a unit, and with provision for angular broadening and narrowing of the chin and cheek engaging portion of the rest, itself, to any desired extent within practical limits.
Inventors
- 👤 Vore Ellen G De
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 22:28
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C1/00; A47C1/04; A47C1/10; A47C1/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
A head supporting device adapted for use in conjunction with an overhead hair dryer, for enabling any user of the dryer, regardless of her facial contour, comfortably, conveniently, effortlessly and safely to rest her head removably in a chosen, substantially fixed relation to the dryer, said head supporting device comprising, in combination, a. a chin and cheek engaging and conforming head supporting rest consisting of opposed, continuously upwardly divergent padded members for engaging opposite sides of the face, b. means pivotally connecting the lower ends of said padded members to one another together with means for relatively adjusting said members to increase or diminish the angle of upward divergence formed between them for adaptation to different facial contours, said padded members having surface portions generated by a straight line segment moving parallel to the axis of rotation of said pivotal connecting means, and c. adjustable supporting means for the head rest constructed and arranged to determine and control the height, the horizontal location and disposition, and the fore-an-aft tilt of the head rest.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
173 words
A head supporting device adapted for use in conjunction with an overhead hair dryer, for enabling any user of the dryer, regardless of her facial contour, comfortably, conveniently, effortlessly and safely to rest her head removably in a chosen, substantially fixed relation to the dryer, said head supporting device comprising, in combination, a. a chin and cheek engaging and conforming head supporting rest consisting of opposed, continuously upwardly divergent padded members for engaging opposite sides of the face, b. means pivotally connecting the lower ends of said padded members to one another together with means for relatively adjusting said members to increase or diminish the angle of upward divergence formed between them for adaptation to different facial contours, said padded members having surface portions generated by a straight line segment moving parallel to the axis of rotation of said pivotal connecting means, and c. adjustable supporting means for the head rest constructed and arranged to determine and control the height, the horizontal location and disposition, and the fore-an-aft tilt of the head rest.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
A head supporting device as set forth in claim 1 in which the opposed, angularly related members of the face rest are connected to one another from below through a hinge pin relative to which each of said members is rotatable.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
174 words
A head supporting device as set forth in claim 2 in which the hinge pin has rigidly attached to it a bracket having a downwardly extending threaded stem, a fixed, hollow, horizontally extending supporting arm member through which said threaded stem extends downward, and in which a horizontal slot is provided, a manually operable nut of larger diameter than the width of said arm threaded on said stem, located in the slot and confined by the narrowness of the slot against vertical movement, the construction and arrangement being such that rotation of the nut necessarily changes the height of the hinge pin, and cooperative abutment members on the respective angularly related members of the face rest and on the horizontal arm for compelling the face rest members to rock toward one another as the threaded stem is lowered by turning of the nut in one direction and permitting said face rest members to rock away from one another as the threaded stem is thrust upward by turning of the nut in the opposite direction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
173 words
A head supporting device as set forth in claim 3 in which the means for controlling the height, the horizontal location and disposition and the fore-and-aft tilt of the face rest includes a primary supporting means in the form of a bracket and clamping means cooperative therewith for clamping the bracket to a chair arm, a first upwardly extending shaft fixedly connected to said bracket, a second upwardly extending shaft telescopically related to the first with freedom both for longitudinal bodily adjustment and for rotary adjustment relative thereto, together with means settable to fix the longitudinal and rotary relationship of said shafts to one another, a third shaft which extends horizontally through the upper end of the second shaft with freedom for rotary and longitudinal adjustment therein, means operable to fix the adjusted relationship of the third shaft to the second, the horizontal arm upon which the face rest is mounted being telescopically supported by said third shaft, and means for fixing the telescopic relationship of said horizontal arm to the third shaft.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-12-29 | 1979-06-30 | 1979-12-30 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-12-29 | 1983-06-30 | 1983-12-30 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-12-29 | 1987-06-30 | 1987-12-30 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |