Travel sleeping aids
First Claim
1. A travel sleeping aid for assisting a seated traveler to sleep in a forward leaning seated position toward a passenger seat in front of the seated traveler, the passenger seat having a headrest, the travel sleeping aid comprising:
- (a) a U-shaped head support having a leading edge remote from the seated traveler, a trailing edge adjacent the seated traveler, and a face contoured aperture with an aperture opening formed in said trailing edge for supporting the seated traveler'"'"'s head in the forward leaning seated position toward the passenger seat;
(b) a support structure rotatable with respect to said U-shaped head support at said leading edge between a storage position flush with said U-shaped head support and a head support position generally perpendicular to said U-shaped head support,said support structure having a left support arm and a spaced apart right support arm correspondingly terminating at a left end hook and a right end hook rotatable with respect to their respective support arm, and a left fastener and a right fastener for correspondingly fastening said left end hook and said right end hook in one position ofi) a first operative position in the direction of said trailing edge and generally parallel to said U-shaped head support for being placed on a generally horizontal support surface for supporting said U-shaped head support in a raised position relative to the generally horizontal support surface, andii) a second operative position in the direction of said leading edge and generally parallel to said U-shaped head support for being hooked on the passenger seat'"'"'s headrest facing the seated traveler for suspending said U-shaped head support therefrom; and
c) a locking arrangement for locking said support structure in one position of said storage position and said head support position.
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Abstract
Travel sleeping aids for assisting a seated traveler to sleep in a forward leaning seated position toward a passenger seat in front of the seated traveler, the passenger seat having a headrest. In one implementation, a travel sleeping aid includes a U-shaped head support having a face contoured aperture for supporting the seated traveler'"'"'s head in a forward leaning seated position and a support structure rotatable with respect to the U-shaped head support between a storage position flush with the U-shaped head support and a head support position generally perpendicular to the U-shaped head support. In another embodiment, a hanging travel sleeping aid includes a generally rectangular shaped head support having a passenger seat headrest pocket for being snugly placed on a passenger seat'"'"'s headrest in front of a seated traveler and a head support panel for supporting the seated traveler'"'"'s head in his forward leaning seated position.
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1. A travel sleeping aid for assisting a seated traveler to sleep in a forward leaning seated position toward a passenger seat in front of the seated traveler, the passenger seat having a headrest, the travel sleeping aid comprising:
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(a) a U-shaped head support having a leading edge remote from the seated traveler, a trailing edge adjacent the seated traveler, and a face contoured aperture with an aperture opening formed in said trailing edge for supporting the seated traveler'"'"'s head in the forward leaning seated position toward the passenger seat; (b) a support structure rotatable with respect to said U-shaped head support at said leading edge between a storage position flush with said U-shaped head support and a head support position generally perpendicular to said U-shaped head support, said support structure having a left support arm and a spaced apart right support arm correspondingly terminating at a left end hook and a right end hook rotatable with respect to their respective support arm, and a left fastener and a right fastener for correspondingly fastening said left end hook and said right end hook in one position of i) a first operative position in the direction of said trailing edge and generally parallel to said U-shaped head support for being placed on a generally horizontal support surface for supporting said U-shaped head support in a raised position relative to the generally horizontal support surface, and ii) a second operative position in the direction of said leading edge and generally parallel to said U-shaped head support for being hooked on the passenger seat'"'"'s headrest facing the seated traveler for suspending said U-shaped head support therefrom; and c) a locking arrangement for locking said support structure in one position of said storage position and said head support position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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