Patent Application
20150203009
The embodiments herein relate generally to traveling accessories and, more particularly, to an assembly system for stabilizing a person's head when the person is traveling.
Today's society is a very mobile society. People are constantly traveling from one location to another by train, plane, and automobile. Oftentimes people fall asleep while traveling, which is particularly desirable on long trips. However, some people have trouble falling asleep because the movement of the vehicle causes their heads to also move. For example, when on a plane, a passenger may wish to sleep, but may not be able to due to their head not being kept upright and still due to the turbulence or other movements that are associated with flying.
Many travelers now lean against a door or window to prop their heads up to be comfortable enough to sleep. Some travelers use pillows, particularly neck pillows, which wrap around a users neck. However, these neck pillows do not keep a user's head upright or in place. Rather, movement of the head is still possible even when a traveler is using a head pillow.
Therefore, what is needed is a system that keeps a user's head in an upright position and in place to aid a user in getting sleep while traveling.
Some embodiments of the present invention include a system for holding a user's head upright and in place, the system including a seat strap, a chin strap, and a forehead strap. The seat strap may be configured to fit around the circumference of a seat's headrest. The chin strap may be padded and have a central portion, a distal end, and a proximal end. The distal end and the proximal end may be spaced apart and removably attached to the seat strap by a fastener. The chin strap may be adjustable and configured to fit around a user's chin. The forehead strap may be attached to the seat strap between the proximal end of the chin strap and the distal end of the seat strap. The forehead strap may be adjustable and configured to fit around a circumference of the user's forehead.
The detailed description of some embodiments of the invention is made below with reference to the accompanying figures, wherein like numerals represent corresponding parts of the figures.
In the following detailed description of the invention, numerous details, examples, and embodiments of the invention are described. However, it will be clear and apparent to one skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the embodiments set forth and that the invention can be adapted for any of several applications.
The system of the present disclosure may be used to keep a user's head upright and in place while traveling and may comprise the following elements. This list of possible constituent elements is intended to be exemplary only, and it is not intended that this list be used to limit the system of the present application to just these elements. Persons having ordinary skill in the art relevant to the present disclosure may understand there to be equivalent elements that may be substituted within the present disclosure without changing the essential function or operation of the system.
The various elements of the system for keeping a user's head upright and in place may be related in the following exemplary fashion. It is not intended to limit the scope or nature of the relationships between the various elements and the following examples are presented as illustrative examples only.
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Each of the seat strap 10, the chin strap 18, and the forehead strap 16 may be made of any suitable material. In embodiments, suitable materials include elastic and non-elastic materials. The forehead strap 16 and the chin strap 18 may be made from padded materials to increase the comfort of a user.
To use the head stabilizing assembly, a user would position the seat strap 10 around a head rest 14 and tighten the seat strap, if necessary. For example, the user may position the seat strap 10 around the head rest 14 of any type of seat, such as an airplane seat, a seat in a car, a train seat, a chair, a chasse lounge, a wheelchair, or any other conventional In embodiments, the head stabilizing assembly is designed not to block a television in the back of the headrest, as in many airplane and car headrests. The user would also strap the forehead strap around their forehead and connect the first and second ends using the fastener. The user may then position the chin strap across their chin and connect the proximal and distal ends to the seat strap using the fasteners. The chin strap may aid in keeping the user's head in place and may also prevent a user's mouth from opening during sleep.
Persons of ordinary skill in the art may appreciate that numerous design configurations may be possible to enjoy the functional benefits of the inventive systems. Thus, given the wide variety of configurations and arrangements of embodiments of the present invention the scope of the invention is reflected by the breadth of the claims below rather than narrowed by the embodiments described above.
