Chairs and seats – Headrest – Adjustable rectilinearly vertically
Patent
1993-04-09
1996-01-09
Brown, Peter R.
Chairs and seats
Headrest
Adjustable rectilinearly vertically
297391, 29745233, 2972841, 606240, A47C 740, A47C 738
Patent
active
054823552
ABSTRACT:
An orthopedic pillow for helping to correct and helping to prevent hyperkyphosis and rigidity of the thoracic spine and for returning the normal lordotic cervical curve comprises a base panel having a first end portion, a second end portion, a left top surface segment extending between the first end portion and the second end portion, and a right top surface segment extending between the first end portion and the second end portion, a first crown for supporting the thoracic spine, the first crown being formed on the first end portion of the base panel, extending toward the second end portion of the base panel, and dividing at least partially the left top surface segment from the right top surface segment, and a transition ramp formed in the first end portion of the first crown for supporting the spine just under and below the shoulder blades of a reclining person. Other embodiments of the invention include a cylindrical pillow having a transition ramp, a removable pillow apparatus for supporting the neck of a person sitting in a bucket seat of a car, and a chair having a pillow having a substantially semi-cylindrical shape with a center axis that extends between its upper end portion and its lower end portion.
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A. Earley John F.
A. Earley III John F.
Brown Peter R.
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