Head support

• US 6,487,736 B1
• Filed: 01/03/2001
• Issued: 12/03/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Healthcare Specialties, LLC
• Original Assignee: George Militzer
• Inventors: Militzer, George
• Primary Examiner(s): Santos, Robert G.
• Application Number:
  US09/753,987
• Time in Patent Office: 699 Days
• Field of Search: 563/6, 563/7, 563/8, 563/9, 564/0, 564/3, 564/5, 562/2, 563/1, 549/0, 549/6, 549/8, 569/2, 128/857, 128/858, 128/869, 128/870
• US Class Current: 5/636
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 20/026 Supports for lying in a prone position A47C20/025 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 9/10 Pillows pillow holders A47C21/00, A47C21/026; specially adapted for preventing snoring A61F5/56
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/072 for the head only

Abstract

A head support designed to maintain a face-down position for a user during post-operative care after eye surgery. The head support is wearable like a hat, has a removable liner, is cushioned to protect the head and eye, is adjustable to head size, is adjustable to height in use, is securely retainable on a user'"'"'s head, and is adapted to prevent side to side rocking or tipping over.

Claims

1. A head support comprising:

(a) a body having a front side, a top surface, a bottom surface, a base at said front side, a back side, and an orifice, said orifice transversing said body from the top surface to the bottom surface and having a opening approximately equal in width from the top surface through to the bottom surface defining an inner surface therein with walls approximately parallel to said front side and said back side adapted to accommodate wearing said head support around a person'"'"'s head;

(b) a liner covering said inner surface of said orifice, said liner removably attachable to the body;

(c) crown adjustment means for adjusting the width of said opening of said orifice; and

(d) a base support member attachable to said base, said base support member having a first side and a second side each of which laterally extend beyond said base to provide vertical stability to said head support.

2. The head support as defined in claim 1 wherein said crown adjustment means comprises one or more removable sections from said orifice thereby increasing the width of said opening of said orifice.

3. The head support as defined in claim 1 further comprising base adjustment means for adjusting the length of said body.

4. The head support as defined in claim 3 wherein said base adjustment means comprises one or more sections removable from said base.

5. The head support as defined in claim 1 further comprising fastening means for removably attaching said liner to said body.

6. The head support as defined in claim 5 wherein said fastening means comprises one or more liner straps extending from said liner, each of said one or more liner straps having a fastener thereon;

and a cooperating fastener on said body for receiving and retaining the fastener of said one or more liner straps.

7. The head support as defined in claim 6 wherein said fastener of said one or more liner straps is one element of a hook-and-loop fastener and said cooperating fastener is another element of a hook-and-loop fastener.

8. The head support as defined in claim 7 wherein said cooperating fastener encircles said orifice on the top surface and on the bottom surface of said body.

9. The head support as defined in claim 1 further comprising retaining means for retaining said head support onto a person'"'"'s head.

10. The head support as defined in claim 9 wherein said retaining means comprises one or more adjustable chin straps on said body.

11. The head support as defined in claim 10 wherein said one or more adjustable chin straps are removably attachable to said body.

12. The head support as defined in claim 11 further comprising a chin strap registration means for registering said one or more chin straps to said body.

13. The head support as defined in claim 1 further comprising a base registration means for registering said base support member to said base.

14. A head support comprising:

(a) a body having a front side, a top surface, a bottom surface, a base at said front side, a back side, and an orifice, said orifice transversing said body from the top surface to the bottom surface and having a opening approximately equal in width from the top surface through to the bottom surface defining an inner surface therein with walls approximately parallel to said front side and said back side adapted to accommodate wearing said head support around a person'"'"'s head;

(b) a liner covering said inner surface of said orifice, said liner removably attachable to the body;

(c) base adjustment means for adjusting the length of said body from said front side to said back side; and

(d) a base support member attachable to said base, said base support member having a first side and a second side each of which laterally extend beyond said base to provide vertical stability to said head support.

15. The head support as defined in claim 14 wherein said base adjustment means comprises one or more sections removable from said base.

16. The head support as defined in claim 14 further comprising crown adjustment means for adjusting the width of said opening of said orifice.

17. The head support as defined in claim 14 wherein said crown adjustment means comprises one or more removable sections from said orifice thereby increasing the width of said opening of said orifice.

18. The head support as defined in claim 14 further comprising fastening means for removably attaching said liner to said body.

19. The head support as defined in claim 18 wherein said fastening means comprises one or more liner straps extending from said liner, each of said one or more liner straps having a fastener thereon;

and a cooperating fastener on said body for receiving and retaining the fastener of said one or more liner straps.

20. The head support as defined in claim 19 wherein said fastener of said one or more liner straps is one element of a hook-and-loop fastener and said cooperating fastener is another element of a hook-and-loop fastener.

21. The head support as defined in claim 20 wherein said cooperating fastener encircles said orifice on the top surface and on the bottom surface of said body.

22. The head support as defined in claim 14 further comprising retaining means for retaining said head support onto a person'"'"'s head.

23. The head support as defined in claim 22 wherein said retaining means comprises one or more adjustable chin straps on said body.

24. The head support as defined in claim 23 wherein said one or more adjustable chin straps are removably attachable to said body.

25. The head support as defined in claim 24 further comprising a chin strap registration means for registering said one or more chin straps to said body.

26. The head support as defined in claim 14 further comprising a base registration means for registering said base support member to said base.