WO2011089581A1 - Oreiller de voyage équipé d'une zone déformable de réception du menton - Google Patents

Oreiller de voyage équipé d'une zone déformable de réception du menton Download PDF

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WO2011089581A1
WO2011089581A1 PCT/IB2011/050308 IB2011050308W WO2011089581A1 WO 2011089581 A1 WO2011089581 A1 WO 2011089581A1 IB 2011050308 W IB2011050308 W IB 2011050308W WO 2011089581 A1 WO2011089581 A1 WO 2011089581A1
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pillow
head support
zone
chin
support section
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Victoria Anne Bamford
James Dominic France
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Air New Zealand Limited
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
    • A47C7/36—Support for the head or the back
    • A47C7/38—Support for the head or the back for the head
    • A47C7/383—Detachable or loose head- or neck-supports, e.g. horse-shoe shaped
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/80—Head-rests
    • B60N2/885—Head-rests provided with side-rests

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  • a travel pillow providing a deformable chin engaging zone
  • the present invention broadly relates to a pillow. More specifically, but not exclusively, it relates to a pillow for use in conjunction with a seat headrest.
  • Known pillows for use with a seat headrest, are primarily the same as a standard pillow. Variations on a standard pillow include pillows that can be mounted onto the headrest of a seat and that are of different shapes and sizes.
  • Pillows that are moun table are not known to provide any additional support for the user in addition to the support provided by the headrest.
  • Standard pillows are known to be essentially a cushioning body. It is beneficial to have a pillow that is more compliant with a users head and neck to thereby provide further support.
  • the present invention may broadly be said to be a pillow that at least in part can be interposed between the head of a user and the headrest of a seat, the pillow comprising: a pillow body that is configured to define a head support region defined by an anterior head support section and at least one lateral head support section,
  • the at least one lateral head support section comprises a chin engagable zone at or near a lower edge of the lateral head support section and protruding or capable of being deformed to protrude into the head support region more so than the rest of the lateral head support section.
  • the chin engagable zone is defined by a surface (preferably contoured or capable of being deformed) of the pillow that is at least in part adapted to support a users chin, preferably in a manner to provide at least some upward support to the head of a person.
  • the chin engagable zone is defined by an inclined surface that complies at least in part with a users chin and face.
  • anterior head support section also includes a neck engagable zone.
  • the neck engagable zone is protruding or capable of being deformed to protrude into the head support region more so than the rest of the anterior head support section.
  • the neck support zone is contoured or capable of being deformed to at least in part be compliant with a user's neck.
  • the pillow has a cover.
  • the cover at least in part extends across the head support region.
  • the cover at least in part is in tension across the head support region.
  • the cover at least in part is sitting proud of the surface of the pillow body across the head support region.
  • the cover defines a hammock arrangement when extended across the head support region between the pair of lateral head support sections of the pillow body.
  • the hammock arrangement can deform to at least in part conform to a users head and neck.
  • the cover extends substantially over the entire pillow body.
  • the pillow is a unitary piece of foam or similar material.
  • the pillow is a combination of more than one pieces of foam or similar material.
  • the pillow is substantially a single density.
  • the pillow has more than one density.
  • the pillow body has a back section.
  • the back section is configured to mount onto the headrest of a seat.
  • the back section is configured to at least in part receive portions of the headrest into the pillow body to thereby at least in part support the pillow on the headrest.
  • the back rest includes at least one recess that is configured to receive and be compliant with a reconfigurable portion of the headrest to thereby at least in part support the pillow on the headrest.
  • the present invention may broadly be said to be a pillow assembly that at least in part can be interposed between the head of a user and the headrest of a seat, the pillow assembly comprising:
  • the present invention may broadly be said to be a pillow as herein described with reference to any one or more of the accompanying drawings.
  • the present invention may broadly be said to be a pillow assembly as herein described with reference to any one or more of the accompanying drawings.
  • This invention may also be said broadly to consist in the parts, elements and features referred to or indicated in the specification of the application, individually or collectively, and any or all combinations of any two or more of said parts, elements or features, and where specific integers are mentioned herein which have known equivalents in the art to which this invention relates, such known equivalents are deemed to be incorporated herein as if individually set forth.
  • Figure 8 is a plan view of a preferred embodiment of the pillow mounted with a cover.
  • FIGs 1 and 2 show perspective views of the preferred embodiment of the pillow
  • Figure 1 shows a preferred embodiment of the pillow 100, which comprises a pillow body 101.
  • the pillow body 101 is a single unitary member, however, it could also comprise a plurality of components.
  • the pillow body 101 includes a head support region 110 that is defined by an anterior head support section 120 and at least one lateral head support section 130.
  • the anterior head support section 120 includes a neck engagable zone 121.
  • the at least one lateral head support section 130 includes a chin engagable zone 131.
  • the pillow 100 includes two lateral head support sections 130. Each lateral head support section 130 extending from opposite sides of the anterior head support section 120.
  • the chin engagable zone 131 at least in part protrudes or can deform to at least in part be protruding into the head support region 110 more so than the rest of the lateral head support section 130.
  • the chin engagable zone 131 is at or near the lower edge 132 of the lateral head support section 130.
  • the chin engagable zone 131 is defined by a surface of the pillow 100 that is at least in part adapted to support a user's chin when in use.
  • the chin engagable zone 130 is a contoured surface 134 that is more prominent at or near the lower edge 132 of the lateral head support section.
  • the chin engagable zone 131 is configured to at least in part comply or can be deformed to at least in part comply with a users chin.
  • the contoured surface 134 is an inclined surface that protrudes more at the lower edge 132 than at the upper edger 133 of the lateral head support section 130.
  • the lateral head support section 130 at least in part is deformable such that when in use the chin engagable zone 131 protrudes further into the head support region 110 than other portions of the lateral head support section 130.
  • the deforming in a preferred embodiment is achieved by the pillow body 101 having variable degrees of density or deformity.
  • the chin engagable zone 131 is configured to provide at least some upwards support for a user's chin to subsequently help support the user's head.
  • the pillow body 101, the lateral head support section 130 and the chin engagable zone 131 are all configured such that a user can comfortably and easily at least in part have their head supported when sitting in a seat that is mounted with the pillow 100.
  • the neck engagable zone 121 at least in part protrudes or can deform to at least in part be protruding into the head support region 110 more so than the rest of the anterior head support section 120.
  • the neck engagable zone 121 is configured to at least in part comply or can be deformed to at least in part comply with a user's neck.
  • the neck engagable zone 121 is defined by a surface 122 of the anterior head support section 120 that at least is part provides the user's neck with support.
  • the neck engagable zone 121 in a preferred embodiment is a contoured surface 122 of the anterior head support section 120 that at least in part is configured to comply or can be at least in part be deformed to comply with a user's neck.
  • the pillow 100 in a preferred embodiment is used in conjunction with a pillow cover 140.
  • the pillow cover 140 is configured to be mounted to the pillow 100 and to at least in part extend across the head support region 110 of the pillow body 101.
  • the cover 140 is configured such that when it is mounted on the pillow body 101 the cover creates a saddle or hammock (hereinafter referred to as "saddle zone" 141) between the two lateral head support sections 130 and across the head support region 110 of the pillow body 101.
  • the saddle zone 141 at least in part can deform to thereby conform to the shape of a users head and neck.
  • the cover 140 sits at least in part proud of the pillow body 101.
  • the cover 140 is at least in part in tension across the head support region 110.
  • the cover 140 is placed in tension in a preferred embodiment by making the cover 140 from an elasticised material that is then stretched across the pillow 100. Alternatively the material is placed in tension using a biasing means.
  • the cover 140 in a preferred embodiment extends over substantially the entire pillow body 101. Alternatively the cover 140 extends over substantially all of the exposed surfaces of the pillow body 101 when the pillow is mounted on a surface.
  • the pillow 100 can be removably mounted to the headrest of a seat.
  • the pillow body 101 in the preferred embodiment has a back section 150.
  • the back section 150 is configured to at least in part comply with the surface of a headrest to facilitate the mounting of the pillow 100 to a seat.
  • the back section 150 also includes a pair of recesses 151.
  • the recesses 151 are configured to at least in part receive a portion of the headrest.
  • the pillow 100 is mounted to a seat with a
  • the reconfigurable headrest including at least one reconfigurable support member.
  • the at least one recesses 151 in the back section 150 of the pillow 100 is configured to at least in part receive one of the headrest's reconfigurable support members.
  • the recesses 151 being configured such that the pillow 100 is at least in part supported by the reconfigurable support member.
  • the pillow is made from a single unitary piece of material.
  • the pillow is a single unitary member put it comprises a plurality of components that are connected together.
  • the pillow is made from foam or sponge or the like.
  • the pillow 100 has a single density.
  • the pillow 100 has a plurality of densities.
  • the plurality of densities help define the various zones of the pillow body 101.
  • the lateral head support section 130 at least in part is deformable such that in use a portion (the chin engagable zone) of the pillow protrudes further into the head support region than other portions of the lateral head support section 130. This is achievable by the pillow body 101 having variable degrees of density or deformability.

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Abstract

La présente invention se rapporte à un oreiller monobloc qui peut, au moins en partie, être intercalé entre la tête d'un utilisateur et l'appui-tête d'un siège. L'oreiller selon l'invention comprend un corps d'oreiller qui est configuré de façon à définir une région de soutien de tête définie par une section de soutien de tête antérieure et au moins une section de soutien de tête latérale. Selon l'invention, la ou les sections de soutien de tête latérales comprennent une zone de réception du menton sur un bord inférieur, ou près d'un bord inférieur, de la section de soutien de tête latérale. Selon l'invention, la zone de réception du menton se projette en saillie et est apte à se déformer de sorte à se projeter en saillie à l'intérieur de la zone de soutien de tête plus que le reste de la section de soutien de tête latérale.
PCT/IB2011/050308 2010-01-25 2011-01-25 Oreiller de voyage équipé d'une zone déformable de réception du menton WO2011089581A1 (fr)

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DE102014214450A1 (de) 2014-07-23 2016-01-28 Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft Kopfstütze und Fahrzeugsitz mit einer Kopfstütze
US9808100B2 (en) 2011-12-09 2017-11-07 Gemma Jensen Cushions
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USD844155S1 (en) 2017-06-06 2019-03-26 Coolside Limited Head supporting travel accessory
USD844154S1 (en) 2017-06-06 2019-03-26 Coolside Limited Head supporting travel accessory
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US9808100B2 (en) 2011-12-09 2017-11-07 Gemma Jensen Cushions
US10143317B2 (en) 2011-12-09 2018-12-04 Gemma Jensen Cushions
DE102014214450A1 (de) 2014-07-23 2016-01-28 Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft Kopfstütze und Fahrzeugsitz mit einer Kopfstütze
USD844155S1 (en) 2017-06-06 2019-03-26 Coolside Limited Head supporting travel accessory
USD844154S1 (en) 2017-06-06 2019-03-26 Coolside Limited Head supporting travel accessory
RU177334U1 (ru) * 2017-10-11 2018-02-15 Артур Мурадович Бикчантаев Подушка для поддержки головы в положении сидя
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USD972354S1 (en) * 2020-09-04 2022-12-13 Shenzhen Huimeng Business Information Technology Co., Ltd. Adjustable automobile headrest

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