Patent ID: 6827400
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A comfort system for use in a motor vehicle having a conventional seat belt and a first seat including a backrest and a support surface, said comfort system being arranged to provide head, neck and upper torso support for an occupant to comfortably lean against while wearing the seat belt and sitting semi-erect on the support surface and against the backrest of the first seat, said comfort system being arranged to be located adjacent to and laterally of the first seat and comprising a base section, an upwardly directed section, and a first headrest, said base section being arranged to extend outward in a direction generally parallel to the support surface and having a first padded lateral side, said upwardly directed section being arranged to extend generally parallel to the backrest and having a first padded lateral side and a top end, said first padded lateral side of said base section and said first padded lateral side of said upwardly directed section being located on the same side of said comfort system and being arranged to be located laterally adjacent to the first seat, said first headrest comprising a padded member located on said first lateral side of said upwardly directed section adjacent to said top end thereof and projecting laterally outward from said first lateral side, whereupon when the occupant is seated on the first seat and wearing the seat belt the occupant may comfortably lean against said comfort system so that the occupant's head engages said first headrest and at least a portion of the occupant's upper torso engages said first side of said upwardly directed section.