Acupressure headband apparatus
OwnerAbdullah Farhad Akbarinventor
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Abstract
An acupressure headband apparatus for helping people sleep includes a headband having a band front side, a band back side, a band left edge, a band right edge, an open band top edge, and a band bottom edge. A strap is coupled to the band right edge. A pair of engagement members is coupled to the headband and the strap. The pair of engagement members is selectively engageable to secure the headband around a user's head. An insert is selectively positioned within the headband through the band top edge between the band front side and the band back side. The insert has an insert front side and an insert back side. A pair of temple pads is coupled to the insert. Each temple pad is coupled to the insert back side and aligns with the user's temples while the headband is worn.
Claims9
An acupressure headband apparatus comprising:
- a headband having a band front side, a band back side, a band left edge, a band right edge, an open band top edge, and a band bottom edge;
- a strap coupled to the band right edge;
- a pair of engagement members coupled to the headband and the strap, the pair of engagement members being selectively engageable to secure the headband around a user's head;
- an insert coupled to the headband, the insert being selectively positioned within the headband through the band top edge between the band front side and the band back side, the insert having an insert front side and an insert back side;
- a pair of temple pads coupled to the insert, each temple pad being coupled to the insert back side and configured to align with the user's temples while the headband is worn;
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- the band front side having a pair of adjustment slits extending therethrough;
- the insert having a pair of adjustment apertures extending therethrough;
- each of the temple pads having a pad portion and an adjustment string portion coupled to the pad portion, the adjustment string portion being slidably coupled through the respective adjustment aperture.
An acupressure headband apparatus comprising:
- a headband having a band front side, a band back side, a band left edge, a band right edge, an open band top edge, and a band bottom edge, the band front side having a pair of adjustment slits extending therethrough, the headband having a strap slit extending from the band front side through the band back side;
- a strap coupled to the band right edge, the strap being slidably engageable through the strap slit;
- a pair of engagement members coupled to the headband and the strap, the pair of engagement members being selectively engageable to secure the headband around a user's head, the pair of engagement members including a first engagement member coupled to the strap and a second engagement member coupled to the band front side proximal the strap slit;
- an insert coupled to the headband, the insert being selectively positioned within the headband through the band top edge between the band front side and the band back side, the insert having an insert front side and an insert back side, the insert having a pair of adjustment apertures extending therethrough;
- a plurality of forehead pads coupled to the insert, each forehead pad being coupled to the insert front side and configured to align with a plurality of acupressure points between the user's temples, each forehead pad being obround, the plurality of forehead pads being arranged in two arrays of three forehead pads;
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- a pair of temple pads coupled to the insert, each temple pad being coupled to the insert back side and configured to align with the user's temples while the headband is worn, each of the temple pads having a pad portion and an adjustment string portion coupled to the pad portion, each pad portion having a cylindrical section and a hemispherical section, the adjustment string portion being slidably coupled through the respective adjustment aperture, the adjustment string portion including a loop and a slider.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.