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I J. ICKENROTH HEADREST FOR MOTORISTS Jan. 8, 1924.- Re. 15,742

Original Filed Feb, 4. 1922 2 shets-sneet 1 JOHN ICAZNAOIH- 0 c a r 2 a Y W a u n n i W Q o m e a k R w n W m z p z a a? o z W 2 7 2 o o o Z gui-m 7 7,Ir//\\ miw J ICKENROTH HEADREST FOR MOTORISTS Original Filed Feb. 4. 1922 Jan. '8; 1924.

To all whom'z't ma y concern:

Reissued Jan. 8, 1924.

a 7 UNITED, i s-"fa r es;

{PATENT OFFICE.

."H-Eimnnsr FOR"MOTORISTS.

Original No. 1,445,689, dated February ;2O, 1923,"Sei'ia1 No: 534 169; filed February 4; 1922. Application for reissue-filed June 1,?

Be it known that I, J HN IoKnNnorH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Richmond Heights, St. Louis County,in the State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Headrests for principal 'object to provide simple and effi- Motorists, which is designed especially to be used in conjunction with automobile seats, and of which-thefollowing is a specification. v

This invention relates to ahead-rest which -;isdesigned especially to -be used in conjunction with auto'mobile seats and has for its cient means upon which the head may betested by the passen'gersin the automobile..- Another important-object of the inven 'tion is to provide? arleVice' of this nature which is adjustable to accommodate persons of different heights by asimple and efficient vertical adjustment.-

A still further bject of the inventionfis to provide adjusting means so as to place'the headrest in various positions for accommoda'ting the various positions which a pas senger might desire to take. I I,

Withthe-above and numerous other ob-v .fjCtS in view as will appear as the descriptionprogresses, the nvention resides-1n certain novel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts as will-be hereinafter" more fully described -and claimed. y Y

- In the drawings: I Figure 1 isan elevation of one form; of the headrest showing the" same attached to the upper portion of an automobile'seat,

. ig. 2 is a sideelevation of the device shown in Fig. 1, A v 4 t Fig. 3 is an edge view'of the flexible member and one of its spring attaching devices,

Figs 4 is afragmentary elevation of another form of the headrest, v j

Fig. 5 is a similar view of another form of theh'olding means for the headrest; and s v Fig- G'isasection taken on the line ?66 of fieferrin "to the drawings in -detail and especially iguresl to 3 inclusive,it will be seen that 1 represents a seat of any preferred construction having the lugs 2 extending from its sides. 'lh'ebraqcketsii' are attached 1923; Serial no; 642,855. r

i to the lugs 2 and include the clamp portions 4 which envelop the-lugs i2 and are held infirm engagement therewith by means of the bolts 5. This bracket 3is twisted'so that its upper portion extends in a plane at right angles to its lower portion and the ,upper end thereof is apertured so as to receive the bolt 6 which has thereon a thumb nut 7. The bracket bar 8 is provided with the elongatedslot 9 at its lower end which receives the bolt 6'whereby this bracket bar may be held in various adjusted positions in relation tothe bracket 3. The

upper end of the bracket bar 8 is provided with avaplurality of annular grooves or notches '10. The headrest proper consists ofa flexible strap or like member 11 which 4 isprovided at its ends with tongues or similar elements 12 engageable withthe buckles 13. These elements 12 are adapted to engage theloops 14 of the springs 15 which are provided 'at their outer ends with loops 16 for engaging the annular grooves or notches l0 "Itwill, therefore, be readily seen that the flexible member'll may betadjusted vertically in relation to the'bracket bars 8 and that thejbracket bars 8 may also be adjusted vertically in relation to the brackets 3' and may bein and out of alinement at various angles therewith as may be found desirable. The rest member 11 may thus be easily set at any desired height above the back of the seat andalso set in advance or in rear of'thevertical plane of-thejback of the seat so as to support thefhead of the user in such positionas' may prove most comfortable under any conditions. 7 s

H-Referring to the structure disclosed in Figure 4, it'will beseen that any suitable apertured bracket 17 is attached to the seat anda bracket bar 18 is passed through its aperture and held inplace by the nuts 19 -whereby' the bracket bar may be adjusted vertically, The upper end of the bracket bar 18-is provided with t'he'series of annular grooves ornotches 20 for receiving the loops '16 of the springs '15. It will be readily noted that thenuts 19 are mounted onthe threaded lower portion of the bracket bar 18 and may be turned home against the upper and lower Sides Qf h bra k t 17 S9; s t m y s cure the bar 18 in any positionof vertical adj'ustment. It will also be noted that the bar 18 is offset at a point between its ends and that its diameter is less than the diameter of the aperture through the bracket 17. This construction and arrangement permits front and rear adjustment of the head-supporting member 11, which is effected by rotating the bar 18 about its longitudinal axis while the nuts 19 are slightly loosened, as will be readily understood. The remaining portions of the device will be the same as those described in connection with the previously described structure.

Referring to' the device shown in Figure 5, it will be seen that a bracket or baseplate 22 is provided having therein a horizontal slot 23 through which passes the bolt 24 provided with a thumb nut 26; This bolt 24 also passes through a slot 27 in the lower portion of the bracket bar 8 which is provided at its upper end portion with the annular notches or grooves 10 for receiving the loops 14 as is disclosed to advantage in Figure 1. The bracket or base plate 22 is secured to the side of the vehicle top above the seat, and may be employed on either closed or open cars. The slots 23 and 27 provide for both vertical and front to rear adjustment of the bracket bar 8 and the single bolt 24 with its nut 26 effectually secures said bar in any position in which it may be set. In all the forms of the invention, the head-supporting membermay be adjusted vertically relative to the bracket bars by engagaing the loops 16 in proper notches 10. he end of the head-supporting strap 11 may by this means be set higher than the'other end thereof, as is frequently desirable, and, if the headrest is not to be used, the loops 16 may be easily lifted from the supporting brackets without requiring removal of the brackets which will not interfere in any way with the comfort of the occupants of the seat nor detract from the sightliness of the vehicle.

My devicemay be readily applied to any vehicle without the services of a skilled mechanic, and, when applied, will support the head of the user comfortably and free ofshocks and jars. It is very desirable as an aid to the comfort of invalids or ailing persons but does not reduce the capacity of the seat nor prevent the use thereof in the customary manner. Moreover, the device is supported above and free of the back of the seat and does not mar nor injure the upholstery thereof in the slighte'stdegree.

I have described my invention with some degree of particularity in connection with my preferred embodiment thereof but it is to be understood thatnumerous changes in form, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the s irit of the invention as hereinafter claime Having thus described my what I claim as new is:

1. In combination, a headrest, a pair of brackets for said headrest each of which consists of a bracket bar provided at its upper end with a series of annular notches, loops for engaging said notches, springs on said loops engaging the ends of said headrest, and means for attaching the bars to a seat in the manner and for the purpose specified.

2. A headrest for vehicle seats comprising supporting devices mounted at fixed points adjacent the ends and back of the seat and including bracket bars rising above and free of the ends and back of the seat and provided with series of notches in their upper end portions, a flexible head-supporting member disposed between the upper ends of said bracket bars, and elastic members carried by the ends of the head-supporting member and freely engageable in the notches in the bracket bars.

3. A headrest for vehicle seats comprising supporting members having means adapting them to be secured to fixed parts at approximately the ends of the back of the seat, each of said members having an up standing part provided with a longitudinally extending series of'seats, a flexible and longitudinally yieldably extensible headsupporting member extending between the first mentioned members, and means at each end of the said head-supporting member loosely engaged with the upstanding part of a respective one of the said first men tioned members and interchangeably with the seats thereof and freely adjustable vertically therealong whereby the opposite end portions of the head-supporting member maybe caused to assume relatively different elevated positionsr 4. A headrest forvehicle seats comprising supporting members having means adapting them to be secured to fixed parts approximately at the ends of the back of the seat, each of said members having an upstanding part provided with a longitudinally extending series of seats, a flexible and longitudinally yieldably extensible head-supporting member extending between invention,

the first mentioned members, and loops at the ends of the said head-supporting member loosely engaged with the upstanding parts of the respective ones of the first men- JOHN- IoKEN'RoTH. [as

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