Support apparatus for supporting a person's head above a mattress or other surface

A support apparatus for use on a support surface, said support apparatus comprising:

• a first vertical support member having a lower end, an upper end and an inner sidewall;
• a second vertical support member having a lower end, an upper end and an inner sidewall;
• a first base member at said lower end of said first vertical support member;
• a second base member at said lower end of said second vertical support member, each of said first base member and said second base member being sized and configured to be wider than said lower end of each of said first vertical support member and said second vertical support member so as to more effectively distribute weight from said support apparatus to the support surface;
• a transverse support member having a pillow support surface, a lower surface, a first end, a second end, a front edge and a rear edge, said transverse support member disposed between said first vertical support member and said second vertical support member with said first end of said transverse support member attached to or integral with said inner sidewall of said first vertical support member and said second end of said transverse support member attached to or integral with said inner sidewall of said second vertical support member so as to dispose said first vertical support member in spaced apart relation to said second vertical support member, said transverse support member defining a support gap between said lower surface thereof and the support surface when said support apparatus is placed on said support surface in a horizontal support position with said pillow support surface being disposed at least generally upward, said transverse member further defining a platform height between said pillow support surface and the support surface;
• one or more stand-off members attached to or integral with at least one of said first vertical support member, said second vertical support member and said transverse support member, each of said one or more stand-off members sized and configured to extend rearward of said rear edge of said transverse support member so as to define a stand-off distance;
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• a height adjustment means at each of said first vertical support member and said second vertical support member for removably securing said first vertical support member to said first end of said transverse support member and said second vertical support member to said second end of said transverse support member for upwardly and downwardly adjusting the platform height so as to increase or decrease said support gap and to position said pillow support surface to receive one or more cushioned objects thereon for supporting a person's head while he or she lays on the support surface.

A support apparatus for use on a support surface, said support apparatus comprising:

• a first vertical support member having a lower end, an upper end and an inner sidewall;
• a second vertical support member having a lower end, an upper end and an inner sidewall;
• a first base member at said lower end of said first vertical support member;
• a second base member at said lower end of said second vertical support member, each of said first base member and said second base member being sized and configured to be wider than said lower end of each of said first vertical support member and said second vertical support member so as to more effectively distribute weight from said support apparatus to the support surface;
• a transverse support member having a pillow support surface, a lower surface, a first end, a second end, a front edge and a rear edge, said transverse support member disposed between said first vertical support member and said second vertical support member with said first end of said transverse support member attached to or integral with said inner sidewall of said first vertical support member and said second end of said transverse support member attached to or integral with said inner sidewall of said second vertical support member so as to dispose said first vertical support member in spaced apart relation to said second vertical support member, said transverse support member defining a support gap between said lower surface thereof and the support surface when said support apparatus is placed on said support surface in a horizontal support position with said pillow support surface being disposed at least generally upward, said transverse member further defining a platform height between said pillow support surface and the support surface;
• a height adjustment means at each of said first vertical support member and said second vertical support member for removably securing said first vertical support member to said first end of said transverse support member and said second vertical support member to said second end of said transverse support member for upwardly and downwardly adjusting the platform height so as to increase or decrease said support gap and to position said pillow support surface to receive one or more cushioned objects thereon for supporting a person's head while he or she lays on the support surface;
• a rear support member attached to or integral with said transverse support member generally at or near said rear edge thereof, said rear support member sized and configured to at least substantially prevent the cushioned object from sliding rearwardly off said pillow support surface;
• one or more stand-off members attached to or integral with at least one of said first vertical support member, said second vertical support member and said transverse support member, each of said one or more stand-off members sized and configured to extend rearward of said rear edge of said transverse support member so as to define a stand-off distance;
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• an incline support means for supportably moving said transverse support member to be angled relative to each of said first vertical support member and said second vertical support member so as to place said support apparatus in an inclined support position.