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US 2013/0152947 A1Published application
Sleep mask
OwnerRudolf H. Binderinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for restricting a movement of a head of a person wearing a sleep mask. A system includes a non-stretchable harness attached or attachable to the sleep mask and affixable to an object distant to the person's head such as to impede the head's movement in at least one of forward and shoulder-to-shoulder direction.
Claims13
A sleep mask system comprising:
- a mask portion including
- a blindfolding portion dimensioned to cover eyes of the user such as to block ambient light from reaching the eyes;
- and
- a first substantially non-stretchable harness affixed to said blindfolding portion in circumscribing relationship with the head of the user such as to fasten the blindfolding portion over the eyes of the user;
- and
- a substantially non-stretchable suspending portion having a proximal end attached to the first harness at a point opposite the blindfolding portion and a distal end equipped with affixing means.
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A method for stabilizing a position of a head of a person, the method comprising:
- providing a sleep mask that includes
- a blindfolding portion configured to cover eyes of the person such as to block ambient light from reaching the eyes;
- and
- a first substantially non-stretchable harness affixed to said blindfolding portion such as to circumscribe the head of the user and to fasten the blindfolding portion over the eyes of the user;
- and
- providing a substantially non-stretchable portion having a first end attached or attachable to said first harness and a second end removably affixable to a point distant from the head of the person such as to restrict a movement of the person's head in at least one of forward and sideway directions.
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A sleep mask system comprising:
- a mask portion including
- a blindfolding portion which, when, cooperated with a user's head, covers eyes of the user such as to block ambient light from reaching the eyes;
- and
- a first substantially non-stretchable harness affixed to said blindfolding portion such as to circumscribe the head of the user and to fasten the blindfolding portion over the eyes of the user, wherein said harness is adapted to have an adjustable fit to the user's head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.