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Granted Patent B2
US 10,588,418 · App. 16/389,345 · Granted Mar 17, 2020

Bichambered convertible headrest cover with padded insert

Inventor: Allison Brooke Bly (Boise, ID)
A47C7/386A47C7/383B60N2/882
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Patent No.
US 10,588,418
App. No.
16/389,345
Granted
Mar 17, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A removable headrest cover includes a flexible shroud having an inner chamber and an outer chamber. The inner chamber contains padding and is separated from the outer chamber by an inner panel and the outer chamber is accessible through an outer opening defined through an outer surface of the shroud. The shroud is configured to enclose a chair headrest within the outer chamber, and when removed from the chair, to be rolled or folded into multiple stacked portions the outermost portion of which includes an end segment of the outer opening that can enclose the other rolled or stacked portions within the outer chamber to form a pillow.

Claims (32)

1. A removable headrest cover for installation on a headrest portion of a chair, comprising:

a flexible shroud having an inner chamber and an outer chamber, the inner chamber separated from the outer chamber by inner panel disposed within the outer chamber, the outer chamber accessible through an outer opening defined through an outer surface of the shroud, the inner chamber accessible through an inner opening defined through the inner panel; and

padding enclosed within the inner chamber;

wherein the padding is foldable into thirds; and

wherein the flexible shroud is configured to allow:

(i) the headrest cover to be folded into a stack of thirds comprising a lower third, a middle third, and an upper third wherein each third includes at least a portion of the outer opening and wherein the outer opening is maintained inside the stack; and

(ii) the lower third and the middle third to be tucked inside the outer opening portion of the upper third;

thereby converting the headrest cover into a trifolded pillow.

2. The removable headrest cover of claim 1 , wherein the padding has a size substantially matching the volume of the inner chamber.

3. The removable headrest cover of claim 1 , further comprising a pillowcase enclosing the padding.

4. The removable headrest cover of claim 3 , wherein the pillowcase further comprises one or more pockets formed on a surface of the pillowcase.

5. The removable headrest cover of claim 4 , further comprising a neck pad at least partially enclosed in each of the one or more pockets.

6. The removable headrest cover of claim 5 , wherein the neck pad comprises dome-shaped synthetic rubber.

7. The removable headrest cover of claim 1 , wherein the flexible shroud is configured to enclose within the outer chamber a headrest portion of a passenger seat in a commercial airplane.

8. The removable headrest cover claim 1 , further comprising means for closing the inner opening.

9. The removable headrest cover of claim 8 , wherein the closing means comprises a hook-and-loop fastener.

10. The removable headrest cover of claim 1 , further comprising second means for closing the outer opening.

11. The removable headrest cover of claim 10 , wherein the second closing means comprises a hook-and-loop fastener.

12. The removable headrest cover of claim 1 wherein the shroud comprises a polyurethane fabric.

13. The removable headrest cover of claim 1 wherein the flexible shroud defines a generally rectangular volume.

14. The removable headrest cover of claim 1 wherein the flexible shroud has a length between about 18 inches and about 20 inches.

15. The removable headrest cover of claim 1 wherein the outer opening has a length between about 11 inches and about 13 inches.

16. The removable headrest cover of claim 1 wherein the outer opening is substantially centered on the outer surface of the shroud.

17. The removable headrest cover of claim 1 wherein the inner opening has a length between about 11 inches and about 13 inches.

18. The removable headrest cover of claim 1 wherein the inner opening is substantially centered on the inner panel.

19. A bichambered convertible headrest cover, comprising:

a flexible shroud having an inner chamber and outer chamber, the inner chamber containing padding and separated from the outer chamber by an inner panel disposed within the outer chamber, the outer chamber accessible through an outer opening defined through an outer surface of the shroud;

wherein the flexible shroud is configured to enclose a chair headrest within the outer chamber and, when removed from the chair, to be folded into multiple stacked portions and an outermost stacked portion, the outermost stacked portion including an end segment of the outer opening; and

wherein the end segment of the outer opening can at least partially enclose the multiple, stacked portions within the outer chamber to form a pillow.

20. A bichambered convertible headrest cover, comprising:

a flexible shroud having an inner chamber and an outer chamber, the inner chamber containing padding and separated from the outer chamber by an inner panel disposed within the outer chamber, the outer chamber accessible through an outer opening defined through an outer surface of the shroud;

wherein the flexible shroud is configured to enclose a chair headrest within the outer chamber and, when removed from the chair, to be rolled into a compressed volume that can be tucked into an end segment of the outer opening to form a pillow.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62660120 · Apr 19, 2018
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