Headrest mounting plate, seat headrest, and passenger seat with headrest

Abstract

An adjustable headrest mounting plate for a seat, including a base for being attached to a seat back of the seat, and first and second pairs of side head supports mounted on the base and extending laterally away from the base. Each of the pairs of side head supports includes an upper side head support and a lower side head support. The upper side head support and lower side head support of each of the first and second pairs of side head supports are mounted on the base for independent fore and aft movement as desired by the passenger.

I claim:  
     
         1 . An adjustable headrest mounting plate for a seat, comprising: 
 (a) a base for being attached to a seat back of the seat;    (b) first and second pairs of side head supports mounted on the base and extending laterally away from the base, each of said pairs of side head supports comprising an upper side head support and a lower side head support;    (c) the upper side head support and lower side head support of each of the first and second pairs of side head supports being mounted on the base for independent fore and aft movement as desired by the passenger.    
     
     
         2 . An adjustable headrest mounting plate according to  claim 1 , wherein said base is adapted to be mounted on the seat back for vertical adjustable movement relative to the seat back.  
     
     
         3 . An adjustable headrest mounting plate according to  claim 1 , wherein the upper side head support and lower side head support of each of the first and second pairs of side head supports are pivotally mounted on the base by respective pivot joints for independent fore and aft movement.  
     
     
         4 . An adjustable headrest mounting plate according to  claim 3 , wherein said pivot joints are friction-loaded for retaining the side head supports in a desired location and for permitting movement of one or more of the side head supports to a different desired location by application of sufficient force on the side head support to overcome the friction-loading.  
     
     
         5 . An adjustable headrest mounting plate according to  claim 1 , wherein said base is mounted on the seat back for vertical adjustable movement relative to the seat back, and wherein the upper side head support and lower side head support of each of the first and second pairs of side head supports are pivotally mounted on the base by pivot joints for independent fore and aft movement.  
     
     
         6 . An adjustable headrest mounting plate according to  claim 1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4  or  5 , wherein said seat is an aircraft passenger seat.  
     
     
         7 . An adjustable headrest mounting plate according to  claim 6 , wherein said seat includes a seat base, a seat bottom and a seat back to which the base of the headrest is attached.  
     
     
         8 . An adjustable headrest for an aircraft passenger seat, comprising: 
 (a) a headrest mounting plate, comprising; 
 (i) a base for being attached to a seat back of the seat;  
 (ii) first and second pairs of side head supports mounted on the base and extending laterally away from the base, each of said pairs of side head supports comprising an upper side head support and a lower side head support;  
 (iii) the upper side head support and lower side head support of each of the first and second pairs of side head supports being mounted on the base for independent fore and aft movement as desired by the passenger;  
   (b) padding applied at least to passenger contact surfaces of the headrest mounting plate; and    (c) upholstery applied over the padding.    
     
     
         9 . An adjustable headrest according to  claim 8 , wherein said base is adapted to be mounted on the seat back for vertical adjustable movement relative to the seat back.  
     
     
         10 . An adjustable headrest according to  claim 8 , wherein the upper side head support and lower side head support of each of the first and second pairs of side head supports are pivotally mounted on the base by respective pivot joints for independent fore and aft movement.  
     
     
         11 . An adjustable headrest according to  claim 10 , wherein said pivot joints are friction-loading for retaining the side head supports in a desired location and for permitting movement of one or more of the side head supports to a different desired location by application of sufficient force on the side head support to overcome the friction-loading.  
     
     
         12 . An adjustable headrest according to  claim 8 , wherein said base is mounted on the seat back for vertical adjustable movement relative to the seat back, and wherein the upper side head support and lower side head support of each of the first and second pairs of side head supports are pivotally mounted on the base by pivot joints for independent fore and aft movement.  
     
     
         13 . A aircraft passenger seat, comprising: 
 (a) a seat base for being attached to a deck of an aircraft;    (b) a seat bottom and seat back carried by the seat base;    (c) an adjustable headrest mounted adjacent an upper end of the seat back for supporting the head of a passenger, and comprising: 
 (i) a headrest mounting plate, comprising; 
 (a) a base for being attached to a seat back of the seat;  
 (b) first and second pairs of side head supports mounted on the base and extending laterally away from the base, each of said pairs of side head supports comprising an upper side head support and a lower side head support;  
 (c) the upper side head support and lower side head support of each of the first and second pairs of side head supports being mounted on the base for independent fore and aft movement as desired by the passenger;  
 
 (ii) padding applied at least to passenger contact surfaces of the headrest mounting plate;  
 (iii) upholstery applied over the padding.  
   
     
     
         14 . An aircraft passenger seat according to  claim 13 , wherein said base is adapted to be mounted on the seat back for vertical adjustable movement relative to the seat back.  
     
     
         15 . An aircraft passenger seat according to  claim 13 , wherein the upper side head support and lower side head support of each of the first and second pairs of side head supports are pivotally mounted on the base by respective pivot joints for independent fore and aft movement.  
     
     
         16 . An aircraft passenger seat according to  claim 15 , wherein said pivot joints are friction-loaded for retaining the side head supports in a desired location and for permitting movement of one or more of the side head supports to a different desired location by application of sufficient force on the side head support to overcome the friction-loading.  
     
     
         17 . An aircraft passenger seat according to  claim 13 , wherein said base is mounted on the seat back for vertical adjustable movement relative to the seat back, and wherein the upper side head support and lower side head support of each of the first and second pairs of side head supports are pivotally mounted on the base by pivot joints for independent fore and aft movement.  
     
     
         18 . An adjustable headrest mounting plate for a seat, comprising: 
 (a) a base for being attached to a seat back of the seat; and    (b) first and second pairs of side head supports, each of said pairs of side head support comprising an upper side head support and a lower side head support;    (c) mounting means for mounting the upper and lower side head supports independently to the base for selective independent fore and aft movement of the upper and lower side head supports relative to the base as desired by the passenger.