Headrest with side supports

Claim 1

A new and improved side headrest for the upper sides of seats to constrain the head of a user comprising, in combination: a chair having a generally horizontally oriented seat portion with a rear edge and having a generally vertically oriented back portion with a lower edge adjacent to the rear edge of the seat portion and an upper edge adapted to support the head of a user, the back portion having spaced parallel side edges extending from the lower edge to the upper edge, the chair also having arm portions adjacent to each side edge of the back portion adjacent to the lower edge of the back portion; a mounting bracket secured to each side edge of the back portion adjacent to the upper edge of the back portion; a short pivot shaft rotatably coupled with respect to each mounting bracket; a long support shaft coupled to each pivot shaft, the pivot shaft adapted to rotate the support shaft between a lower generally horizontal orientation and a raised generally vertical orientation; limit means for limiting the rotation of each pivot shaft and support shaft including a pin extending through the pivot shaft and a recess extending through an arc of about 90 degrees formed within the mounting bracket; and elastomeric means over the pivot shaft and support shaft for providing softness.