US1080732A - Head and arm rest. - Google Patents

Description

L. STYVE.

HEAD AND ARM REST.

APPLIGATION'HLBD JULY 15, 1912A `Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

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LUCY STYVE, OF ALBERT LEA, MINNESOTA.

'HEAD AND ARM REST.

Application filed July 15, 1912.

Speciiication of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

serieu No. 709,527.

To aZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, LUCY STYVE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Albert Lea, in the county of Freeborn, in the State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Head and Arm Rests, of which the following is a speciication.

This invention relates to improvements in head and arm rests for invalids and its object is to produce a device of this class that is simple in construction, partially extensible and adjustable and that can be folded or collapsed for shipping purposes.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter fully described in the following specification, pointed out in the claim and illustrated in the accompanying drawing which forms a part of the specification and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective of my improved head and arm rest. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same in its folded position. Fig. 3 is a side elevation. Fig. 4 is a front elevation of a portion of one end of the device. Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail of the spring pawl used. Fig. 7 is a similar view of the rack employed.

Like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The body or main portion of the device comprises a pair of lateral walls 1 and 2 which from their base 3 taper toward their apexes. Each lateral wall is slotted as at 4 and secured to a back wall 5 which is slotted in alinement with the slot 4.

6 is a pillow rest pivoted at one termination as at 7 to the relatively inner surfaces of the lateral walls l, 2 and adapted to rest against the back wall 5 or to be moved upon its pivots away from that wall as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5. To the relatively inner surfaces of each wall 1, 2 oppositely disposed racks 8, 9 are secured that extend from a point flush with the forward edges of the said walls back nearly to the wall 5 and spring pawls 10 terminally secured to the pillow rest 6 work over the said racks and are connected by cords 11 that extend through small apertures in the upper end of the said pillow rest and are connected to buttons 12 through the medium of which the spring pawls may be raised out of engagement with the racks when it is desired to change the inclination of the pillow rest.

To each 0f the lateral walls 1, 2 slotted guide arms 13 are pivoted that engage the arms 14, through the medium of set screws 15, of an arm rest 16 that is provided with pivoted legs 17. In operation this device is placed in the corner of a bed or upon an operating table or the like and the pillow rest adjusted to suit the patient. To fold the device or collapse the same for shipping the free end of the pillow rest is moved back against the wall 5, the arm rest 16 and pivoted arms 13 are moved into a vertical position when the set screws 15 are loosened and the head rest 16 slid into the slotted portion of the walls l, 2 and of the wall 5 as shown dotted in Fig. 3 or as shown in Fig. 5. It is understood that the legs 17 are moved into inoperative position before the device is collapsed. When in position for use the arms 13 and 14 pass about the body of the patient, the pillow rest being back of his head and the arm rest, which may be used as a writing desk etc., before him.

What is claimed is Ina device of the class described, tapered slotted lateral walls, a slotted back wall connecting the said lateral walls, a pillow rest pivoted terminally to the said lateral walls, means secured to the said lateral walls and pillow rest whereby the latter may be adjusted with relation to the back wall, slotted arms pivotally secured to the said lateral walls and an arm rest provided with pivoted legs secured to the said slotted arms.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aliixed my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LUCY STYVE. Witnesses:

JOE STYVE, A. U. MAYLAND.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

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