Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
203 words
A headrest adapted to be secured to the upper portion of an airplane seat backrest, comprising: (a) a resilient body filled with an air-filled, flexible, foam material; (b) said body, including a cavity therein disposed at the bottom and back thereof and adapted to be slipped over the top of a seat backrest; (c) said body being so designed as to extend a minimal distance above said seat backrest when in its operative position; (d) a pair of privacy wings secured to said body at the respective sides thereof; (e) said privacy wings extending forwardly from and substantially perpendicular to said body to form a resting area for a person's head; (f) said wings extending forwardly a sufficient distance to block off the side views of a person resting his head therebetween; (g) said body having its central portion made of a relatively soft, resilient material and its end portions being made of a relatively rigid, resilient material; (h) said wings being made of a relatively rigid, resilient material; (i) a pair of speakers located in each of said wings and directed inwards to said resting area; and (j) wherein said wings are pivotally secured to said body at the opposed ends thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
203 words
A headrest adapted to be secured to the upper portion of an airplane seat backrest, comprising: (a) a resilient body filled with an air-filled, flexible, foam material; (b) said body, including a cavity therein disposed at the bottom and back thereof and adapted to be slipped over the top of a seat backrest; (c) said body being so designed as to extend a minimal distance above said seat backrest when in its operative position; (d) a pair of privacy wings secured to said body at the respective sides thereof; (e) said privacy wings extending forwardly from and substantially perpendicular to said body to form a resting area for a person's head; (f) said wings extending forwardly a sufficient distance to block off the side views of a person resting his head therebetween; (g) said body having its central portion made of a relatively soft, resilient material and its end portions being made of a relatively rigid, resilient material; (h) said wings being made of a relatively rigid, resilient material; (i) a pair of speakers located in each of said wings and directed inwards to said resting area; and (j) wherein said wings are pivotally secured to said body at the opposed ends thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The headrest of claim 1, wherein said body has a plurality of substantially parallel reinforcing ribs therein, and wherein said body is contoured to comfortably receive a person's head thereon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
77 words
The headrest of claim 2 wherein the wings are secured to said body by a plurality of hinge members, one of which is embedded within each side of said body and the other of which is embedded within each wing, said hinge members allowing rotation of said wings outwardly from said body when the headrest is in an operative position, yet allowing movement of said wings towards one another, against said body, to an inoperative, stored position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The headrest of claim 3 and further including a pocket in said body adapted to receive and retain advertising matter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
The headrest of claim 4 wherein said wings and body both have horizontally extending reinforcing ribs, and wherein said body and wings are contoured by having a relatively thin top portion and relatively thick bottom portion, thereby forming a cavity to hold and retain a person's head or pillow therein.