Head restraint apparatus with expandable seat securing mechanisms
OwnerDiana M. Friedmaninventor
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Abstract
An accessory device for use in conjunction with seats on airplanes, trains, buses, cars, or other moving vehicles that gently restrains a person's forehead to prevent his or her head from bobbing when he or she falls asleep in their seat. The device may have a head retention piece, which may also serve as a sleep mask, in addition to various configurations for securing the head retention piece to seats or the headrest portions of seats having various dimensions. In one embodiment, a base portion is secured to the seat and the head restraint piece secured to the base.
Claims15
A head restraint apparatus comprising:
- a head retention piece, and
- a pair of width adjustable clasps secured to the head retention piece, each of the clasps being expandable to a width for temporarily securing the clasp about a surface having a thickness.
A kit comprising an accessory device for use with transportation seats, the kit comprising:
- a head retention piece, a portion of which is in contact with the wearer's head, and;
- at least one strap removably securable to the head retention piece and about a transportation seat.
A head restraint kit for use with transportation seats comprising:
- a head retention piece, and
- a base portion adjustably securable about a surface having a thickness and further temporarily securable to the head retention piece.
A method for securing a head restraint apparatus to a transportation seat, the method comprising:
- providing a head restraint apparatus comprising a head retention piece having a pair of straps extending outward there from and a base portion adjustably securable about a surface having a thickness;
- removably securing the base portion to the surface;
- and
- removably securing the head restraint apparatus to the base portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.