Headrest for a chiropractic device

Claim 1

A portable headrest for use with a chiropractic table of the type having a pair of stationary headrests spaced apart from each other and forming a space therebetween, said portable headrest comprising: a base plate having an upper end and a lower surface, means for securing said base plate to said stationary headrests, a support plate, means pivotally securing one edge of said support plate to one edge of said base plate so that said support plate is pivotal between a first position in which said support plate is spaced outwardly from said upper surface of said base plate, and a second position in which said support plate is positioned closely adjacent said base plate, a channel member secured to a midpoint of said base plate, said channel member extending outwardly from said lower surface of said base plate and said channel member being dimensioned to fit in said space between said stationary headrests, latch means for retaining said support plate in said first position, said latch means being at least partly contained within said channel member and releasable upon application of a predetermined pressure on said support plate in a direction towards said base plate, means for moving said support plate from said second position and to said first position, said moving means comprising an elongated handle extending outwardly from one end of said channel member so that said handle extends through said space between said stationary headrests, said handle having a free end extending outwardly from said one edge of said base plate, and means for variably adjusting the release pressure of said latch means, said adjusting means comprising an adjustment member extending outwardly from said one end of said channel member extends through said space between said stationary headrests, said adjustment member having a free end positioned adjacent said one edge of said base plate.