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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15 Claims
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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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12. A hanging 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 hanging travel sleeping aid comprising:
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a generally rectangular shaped hanging panel having opposite major edges and opposite minor edges, said opposite minor edges including a leading minor edge and a trailing minor edge, a passenger seat headrest pocket formed at said leading minor edge for being snugly placed on the passenger seat'"'"'s headrest in front of the seated traveler for suspending said generally rectangular shaped hanging panel therefrom, and a head support panel formed at said trailing minor edge oppositely directed to said passenger seat headrest pocket for supporting the seated traveler'"'"'s head in his forward leaning seated position on suspending said generally rectangular shaped hanging panel from the passenger seat'"'"'s headrest in front of the seated traveler. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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Specification