# US 2017/0282850 A1 · Head restraint apparatus with expandable seat securing mechanisms

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- Number: US 2017/0282850 A1
- Document ID: US20170282850A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/478,896
- Filed: 2017-04-04
- Published: 2017-10-05
- Earliest claimed: 2016-04-04
- Inventors: Diana M. Friedman
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170282850A1

## CPC

- B60R 22/001: {Knee, leg or head belts}
- A61F 9/04: Eye-masks {; Devices to be worn on the face, not intended for looking through; Eye-pads for sunbathing}
- B60R 22/12: Construction of belts or harnesses (B60R21/18 takes precedence {; woven fabrics for safety belts D03D1/0005})
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C)

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The head restraint apparatus of claim 1 further comprising at least one strap secured intermediate the head retention piece and one of the clasps.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The head restraint apparatus of claim 2 further comprising a pair of straps, each secured intermediate the head retention piece and one of the clasps.

### Claim 4

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.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The kit of claim 4 further comprising:
a plurality of stretchable straps, each strap removably securable to the head retention piece and about a transportation seat.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The kit of claim 4 wherein the at least one stretchable strap has first and second ends removably securable to the head retention piece.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The kit of claim 5 wherein each of the plurality of stretchable straps has first and second ends removably securable to the head retention piece.

### Claim 8

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.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The head restraint kit of claim 8 wherein the head retention piece comprises at least one strap securable to the base portion.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The head restraint kit of claim 8 wherein the head retention piece comprises a pair of straps securable to the base portion.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The head restraint kit of claim 8 wherein the pair of straps and the base contain perspective complementary hook and pile attachment mechanisms for removably securing the straps to the base portion.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The head restraint kit of claim 8 wherein base portion comprises a cord movably retain along to edges of the base portion to allow for free movement therethrough.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The head restraint kit of claim 12 wherein the cord is stretchable.

### Claim 14

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.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The head restraint apparatus of claim 1 wherein the clasp width is greater than the surface thickness.