Inflatable head and torso support

摘要

A device for the positioning and support of the head or the head and torso of a person in a supine or reclined position. This device consists of a wedge shaped inflatable air bladder, a source of pressurized air, and air hose and valves for the controlled inflation and deflation of the air bladder. The air bladder is preferably constructed of heavy duty rubber or other resilient material and has joints of soft rubber or other soft resilient material along the front and back edges of the base, along the apex, and along the middle of the back wall of the air bladder, to provide for the predictable and compact folding of the air bladder in deflation. There is also a sheet of resilient material extending forward from the base of the air bladder, upon which the user's weight is superimposed during use, thereby preventing the device from slipping away from the user. The air bladder may be fully inflated, partially inflated or fully deflated as desired by the user, to incline the head or the head and torso, depending upon the size of the air bladder, of the user to the desired position.