Patent Application
20190276150
The following includes information that may be useful in understanding the present disclosure. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art nor material to the presently described or claimed inventions, nor that any publication or document that is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
The present invention relates generally to the field of storage and mounting devices and more specifically relates to a storage device attachable to a headrest.
People often travel using bus, train and airplane. As a form of entertainment to help pass time, some buses, trains and airplanes have incorporated built-in video entertainment units. Many buses, trains and airplanes now incorporate individual entertainment units for each passenger, which are often located in the upper seatbacks of passenger seats. However, often only a limited number of programming options are available on such displays. Personal electronic devices, such as tablets, computers, smartphones and mobile gaming platforms, offer additional entertainment options in comparison to the individual entertainment units. Personal electronic devices usually allow a user to store and customize their own content, so that they are not limited to the content then-stored in an individual entertainment unit. Unfortunately, a user must hold a personal electronic device in one's hands or place it on a fold-down tray table. Holding a personal electronic device for extended periods can lead to fatigue and discomfort. The use of a tray table may not provide an optimum viewing angle, and in any event, the tray table is often occupied during in-transit meals or unable to use due the seatbelt indictor light is on during flight which passengers still desire the use of their personal electronic devices. A suitable solution is desired.
U.S. Pub. No. 2015/0123433 to John S. Lamb, Jr. relates to a holder for personal electronic devices. The described holder for personal electronic devices includes a display apparatus for the presentation to a user of a personal electronic device (PED), including a horizontal flexible member effective for the insertion of a portion of a PED so that the display of the PED is orientated towards a user. The disclosed apparatus is useful in conjunction with passenger seating within a passenger vehicle, such as an aircraft. In some embodiments, an adjustment mechanism allows for adjustment of the orientation of the display of the PED.
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known storage and mounting device art, the present disclosure provides a novel headrest cover holder system. The general purpose of the present disclosure, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a headrest mount for personal electronic devices such as tablets or phones.
A headrest cover holder system is disclosed herein. The headrest cover holder system includes a sleeve having a closed top-end, an open bottom-end, a front-surface, a rear-surface including at least one cut-out, and an electronic device mount, and a fastener (means). The sleeve comprises the closed top-end, the open bottom-end, the front-surface, the rear-surface, and the fastener in functional combination. The sleeve is configured to be removably installed on a headrest of a seat on a passenger-vehicle. The front-surface is positioned on a front-side of a headrest, the closed top-end is positioned on a top of the headrest, and the rear-surface is positioned adjacent a rear-side of the headrest during an in-use condition. The electronic device mount is configured to receive an electronic-device such as a tablet or mobile-phone for removable use. The electronic device mount is adjustable and includes adjustable angle settings allowing a user to adjust an angle of the electronic-device mounted within the electronic device mount. The device allows a user to store or mount an electronic-device for use on an airplane or other passenger-vehicle while still having access to a compartment or a tray on a backside of the seat of the passenger-vehicle.
For purposes of summarizing the invention, certain aspects, advantages, and novel features of the invention have been described herein. It is to be understood that not necessarily all such advantages may be achieved in accordance with any one particular embodiment of the invention. Thus, the invention may be embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes one advantage or group of advantages as taught herein without necessarily achieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested herein. The features of the invention which are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings and detailed description.
The figures which accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and methods of use for the present disclosure, a headrest cover holder system, constructed and operative according to the teachings of the present disclosure.
The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like designations denote like elements.
As discussed above, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a storage and mounting device and more particularly to a headrest cover holder system as used to improve the storage and mounting of a personal electronic device on a headrest.
Generally, the invention is a sleeve or headrest cover for a seat on a bus, train or airplane that holds a tablet or other electronic device. Passengers no longer have use a folding tray behind an aircraft seat to place their electronic device. The headrest cover holder system includes a leather/vinyl (or other suitable material for hygienic cleaning) sleeve that may be placed over the headrest. The device includes a padded cushion on a front side for additional comfort and relaxation for passengers. The headrest cover holder system provides hands free comfort for passengers and eliminated the need to share a folding tray with beverages/food. A user no longer needs to use one's lap/knees or hands as a placeholder for an electronic device. The device may be used with any type of BLUETOOTH® device on buses, trains and airplanes with the folding tray acting as a desk/placeholder. Adjustable angle settings may be provided for various viewing. The device maintains full access to a screen, and all universal ports, speakers, microphones, cameras on an electronic device.
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The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.
