SLEEP ASSIST DEVICE FOR SEATED PERSONS

摘要

A sleep assist device for seated persons that when placed either on top of a seated person's lap, over a desk, on an airliner seat tray table or any equivalent base contiguous to said seated person provides him/her with an adequate raised support for his/hers head and also allows the seated person to embrace (to hug) a two-open-ends box-like structure 10 by positioning his/her arms and hands inside an open-throughout volumetric-space 12 preferably over-and-around a pair of inner panels 17-17 in a cozy and comfortable resting posture that, indeed, is conducive to relaxation and sleep. Meanwhile, a vertical panel 16 that is connected to the pair of inner panels 17-17 may contact said seated person's chest. The sleep assist device for seated persons when folded up for storage or to be carried is relatively small and lightweight, allowing a user to conveniently place it into: carry-on luggage, a ladies' handbag, a business briefcase or a suitcase. This sleep assist device for seated persons is likely to be readily accepted by a relatively large percentage of passengers traveling by airplane, buses, trains and in an automobile's rear seat, as well as persons wishing to nap at their workplace, at home, while waiting at a hospital or office, or during camping or at a beach outing and, furthermore, by ailing persons confined to nursing homes that need to be seated in wheelchairs or sofas during extended periods of time. In addition, said two-open-ends box-like structure 10 provides a novel, useful and unobvious medium to display advertisements, logos or the subject matter required on airlines passenger safety cards because its surfaces can be printed on utilizing any of the available methods employed by the packaging industry or, otherwise, may have labels affixed to them.

主权项

1. A sleep assist device for use by a seated person that allows said seated person to achieve an enjoyable and comfortable resting posture, the improvement comprising: a two-open-ends box-like structure itself including
(a) a hinged base surface that includes a means for middle hinge, (b) a hinged top surface that includes a means for middle hinge, (c) two vertical panels, (d) two inner panels and (e) six means for hinged cornersso that said hinged base surface connects to the first of said two vertical panels itself connects to said hinged top surface itself connects to the second of said two vertical panels and itself connects to said hinged base surface and also each of said two inner panels connects to one of said two vertical panels whereas each of said six connections cited are made up of one of said six means for hinged corners therefore said preceding parts when unfolded create an open-throughout volumetric-space itself having a predetermined size whereby after said hinged base surface is placed on top of the lap of said seated person said hinged top surface becomes available to place the head of said seated person over said hinged top surface in order to attain said enjoyable and comfortable resting posture that is conducive to reach relaxation and sleep by said seated person meanwhile said seated person could bring inside said open-throughout volumetric-space his hands and arms placing them over-and-around said two inner panels or over the top surface of said hinged base surface so as to achieve further comfort in addition said six means for hinged corners plus the two said means for middle hinges allows to fold up said two-open-ends box-like structure facilitating its storage and transport.