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US2574590A
US2574590A US108749A US10874949A US2574590A US 2574590 A US2574590 A US 2574590A US 108749 A US108749 A US 108749A US 10874949 A US10874949 A US 10874949A US 2574590 A US2574590 A US 2574590A
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  • This invention belongs to that general class of devices known as portable head rests and relates particularly to the type that is suitable for lawns and beaches and desert lands.
  • the invention has among its objects the production of a means of the kind described that is simple and durable in construction, dependable and reliable in service, convenient to carry and store, inexpensive and economical to make and manufacture, and a device which is pleasing and attractive in appearances and satisfactor for use Wherever found applicable.
  • Figure 1 is a plan view of one of the possible forms of applicant's device
  • Figure 2 is side elevational view thereof
  • Figure 3 is another side elevational view thereof but shown at right angles to that of Fig. 2,
  • Figure 4 is an enlarged elevational view, partly in section, showing a detail thereof.
  • the two boxed-like frame members of the head rest are indicated by the reference characters I and 2, the outer and larger one by I and the inner smaller one by 2.
  • the outer frame I has the side legs 3 and 4 and the horizontal cross bars 5 and 6 as well as the bracers l and 8.
  • the inner frame 2 has the vertical legs 9 and I0, horizontal bars II and I2, and the bracers I3 and I4.
  • Each frame is an integral unit and preferably made of a suitable plastic material such as for instance: cellulose nitrate, cellulose acetate, vinyl resins, vinylidene chloride, styrene, acrylic, melamine, urea, or any of the phenols.
  • the plastics affording the greatest color range would be preferred in that the devices must be attractive and pleasing to the eye.
  • the frames can fold and be made very compact, the frames are pivoted together at I5 and I5 by any suitable means such as rivets, and the two inner frame legs 9 and III are notched or out out as indicated at I6 and I1 so as to accommodate the bracers I and 8 of the outer frame I.
  • the top of the device has a head rest flexible member I 8 and a similar flexible member is provided at the bottom and indicated by I9. Since the device can be inverted and rightly employed, the top mentioned as I8 may become the bottom.
  • the flexible material is preferably canvas, but may be any other suitable material such as rubber, woven plastic strips etc.
  • the flexible material is fastened upon its respective end bar members 5II and 8-l2 by suitable means such as rivets, tacks, staples, cement etc.
  • a flap 20 of flexible material is provided. This flap is for covering the users eyes when he lies face-up. Beneath the flexible material I8, there is a pocket 2I formed by the flexible material 22 and which pocket may be closed at one of its ends.
  • the top flexible material I8 also has an opening 23 which is adapted to accommodate the users nose when he lies face-downwardly.
  • provides a dust-free and sand-free chamber for the nose, a feature very useful on the desert during windy days and sand storms.
  • a foldable headrest unit comprising two perimetrical frames of colored plastic and which have the same configuration but are of different sizes so that the frames may be nested, said frames being pivoted together along their middle portions, each frame having rounded-end-cross-bars,

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Nov. 13, 1951 M. ROSS PORTABLE HEADREST Filed Aug. 5, 1949 IN VEN TOR.
MarK Poss Patented Nov. 13, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE 1 Claim.
This invention belongs to that general class of devices known as portable head rests and relates particularly to the type that is suitable for lawns and beaches and desert lands. The invention has among its objects the production of a means of the kind described that is simple and durable in construction, dependable and reliable in service, convenient to carry and store, inexpensive and economical to make and manufacture, and a device which is pleasing and attractive in appearances and satisfactor for use Wherever found applicable.
Other objects, advantages and features of this invention will appear from a careful perusal of the accompanying drawings, the subjoined detailed description, the preamble of these specifications, and the appended claim.
Below, applicant describes one of the preferable forms of his invention in order to mach the art thereof and show how to make and use the same, but it is to be understood that the drawings and description thereof are not to limit the scope of the invention in any sense whatsoever except as the same is specifically limited by the prior art. Language employed herein is not to be construed as giving any unauthorized person or organization the right to make, use and/or sell the invention herein disclosed.
People often desire to relax and lie down on picnics, beach parties and desert parties and ll) protect their heads from the grass, dirt, sand etc. while reclining in various positions; and the head rest must be small and of suflicient size to comfortably rest the head in a face-up or a facedown position. Means are provided in applicants device for protecting the eyes while the user lies in a face-up position and other means are provided to accommodate the users nose when he lies in a face-down position.
In the drawings:
Figure 1 is a plan view of one of the possible forms of applicant's device,
Figure 2 is side elevational view thereof,
Figure 3 is another side elevational view thereof but shown at right angles to that of Fig. 2,
Figure 4 is an enlarged elevational view, partly in section, showing a detail thereof.
In the particular device illustrated, the two boxed-like frame members of the head rest are indicated by the reference characters I and 2, the outer and larger one by I and the inner smaller one by 2. The outer frame I has the side legs 3 and 4 and the horizontal cross bars 5 and 6 as well as the bracers l and 8. The inner frame 2 has the vertical legs 9 and I0, horizontal bars II and I2, and the bracers I3 and I4. Each frame is an integral unit and preferably made of a suitable plastic material such as for instance: cellulose nitrate, cellulose acetate, vinyl resins, vinylidene chloride, styrene, acrylic, melamine, urea, or any of the phenols. The plastics affording the greatest color range would be preferred in that the devices must be attractive and pleasing to the eye.
So the frames can fold and be made very compact, the frames are pivoted together at I5 and I5 by any suitable means such as rivets, and the two inner frame legs 9 and III are notched or out out as indicated at I6 and I1 so as to accommodate the bracers I and 8 of the outer frame I. The top of the device has a head rest flexible member I 8 and a similar flexible member is provided at the bottom and indicated by I9. Since the device can be inverted and rightly employed, the top mentioned as I8 may become the bottom. The flexible material is preferably canvas, but may be any other suitable material such as rubber, woven plastic strips etc. The flexible material is fastened upon its respective end bar members 5II and 8-l2 by suitable means such as rivets, tacks, staples, cement etc.
At one side of the top of the device, a flap 20 of flexible material is provided. This flap is for covering the users eyes when he lies face-up. Beneath the flexible material I8, there is a pocket 2I formed by the flexible material 22 and which pocket may be closed at one of its ends. The top flexible material I8 also has an opening 23 which is adapted to accommodate the users nose when he lies face-downwardly. The pocket 2| provides a dust-free and sand-free chamber for the nose, a feature very useful on the desert during windy days and sand storms.
It should now be apparent that applicant has provided a very useful and much needed head rest that can be sold at a low price and widely distributed.
It is, of course, understood that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of form, style, design, and construction of the whole or any part of the specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof in such changes and modifications are considered as being within the scope of the following claim.
I claim:
A foldable headrest unit comprising two perimetrical frames of colored plastic and which have the same configuration but are of different sizes so that the frames may be nested, said frames being pivoted together along their middle portions, each frame having rounded-end-cross-bars,
3 and a sheet of flexible material having its 0pposed edges secured to the cross-bars at one end of the unit; a pocket formed underneath the sheet of material, an opening through the sheet of material and communicating with the pocket,
and another sheet of flexible material depending from one of the cross-bars to one side of the unit and adapted to shield the eyes of the user of the unit.
MARK ROSS.
REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:
Number Number UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Hill Feb. 26, 1884 Shelley Oct. 6, 1885 Richards Apr. 4, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Germany May 17, 1900 Switzerland Sept. 1, 1933
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Cited By (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3007735A (en) * 1960-03-25 1961-11-07 Cohn Jean Folding head rest
US4544203A (en) * 1984-10-11 1985-10-01 Younger Steven K Foldable head rest
US4641883A (en) * 1985-04-15 1987-02-10 K.K. Iwai Foldable support
US9398992B1 (en) * 2014-05-30 2016-07-26 Kathleen Suzanne Jansen Pressure free face rest

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US294234A (en) * 1884-02-26 Jonathan hill
US327901A (en) * 1885-10-06 Eobeet shelley
CH162605A (en) * 1932-02-04 1933-06-30 Bury Nikodemus Head rest suitable for outdoor use.
US2502752A (en) * 1947-07-17 1950-04-04 Richards Lillian Head and limb rest

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US294234A (en) * 1884-02-26 Jonathan hill
US327901A (en) * 1885-10-06 Eobeet shelley
CH162605A (en) * 1932-02-04 1933-06-30 Bury Nikodemus Head rest suitable for outdoor use.
US2502752A (en) * 1947-07-17 1950-04-04 Richards Lillian Head and limb rest

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3007735A (en) * 1960-03-25 1961-11-07 Cohn Jean Folding head rest
US4544203A (en) * 1984-10-11 1985-10-01 Younger Steven K Foldable head rest
US4641883A (en) * 1985-04-15 1987-02-10 K.K. Iwai Foldable support
US9398992B1 (en) * 2014-05-30 2016-07-26 Kathleen Suzanne Jansen Pressure free face rest

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