Headrest for workers, belayers or physically impaired persons

A headrest for supporting a person's head, comprising:

• a back mounted support plate, said back mounted support plate adapted to fit to the person's back and having a central body portion, a right wing portion and a left wing portion;
• a head support portion adapted to support the person's head, said head support portion connected to said back mounted support plate and extending outwardly therefrom;
• and
• means for attaching said back mounted support plate to the person,
• wherein said back mounted support plate and said head support portion are formed unitarily together,
• a plurality of strap slots formed in said back mounted support plate;
• a strap attachment system having a plurality of straps and at least one fastener;
• wherein said headrest is attachable to the person's back with said strap attachment system, said straps passing through said strap slots and around the person's shoulders, and said fastener allowing the person to adjust tension of said straps so as to provide a secure fit of said back mounted support plate to the person's back.

An adjustable headrest for supporting a person's head, comprising:

• a head support portion adapted to support the person's head, said head support portion having a bottom edge wherein said head support portion extends outwardly from said bottom edge;
• a back mounted support plate, said back mounted support plate having a central body portion, a right wing portion and a left wing portion;
• means for attaching said head support portion to said back mounted support plate, such that said head support portion is pivotable in relation to said back mounted support plate so that contact can be maintained with the person's head;
• means for urging said head support portion toward the person's head;
• and
• means for attaching said back mounted support plate to the person,
• wherein said headrest provides comfortable head support to the person over a continuous angle range of backwardly tilted head positions.

An adjustable headrest for supporting a person's head, comprising:

• a back mounted support plate, said back mounted support plate adapted to fit to the person's back, having a central body portion with a top edge, a right wing portion and a left wing portion;
• a head support portion, said head support portion adapted to support the person's head and having a bottom edge, wherein said head support portion extends outwardly from said bottom edge;
• a biased hinge mechanism, said hinge mechanism connecting said top edge of said central body portion to said bottom edge of said head support portion;
• a locking mechanism, wherein said locking mechanism enables the person to fix the position of said head support portion relative to said back mounted support plate;
• a strap attachment system having a plurality of straps and at least one fastener;
• and
• a plurality of strap slots formed in said right wing portion and in said left wing portion,
• wherein said headrest is attachable to the person's back with said strap attachment system, said straps passing through said strap slots and around the person's shoulders, and said fastener allowing the person to adjust tension of said straps so as to provide a secure fit of said back mounted support plate to the person's back.

A method for supporting a person's head, comprising the steps of:

• attaching a head support portion to a back mounted support plate such that the head support portion pivots in relation to the back mounted support plate so that contact is maintained with the person's head;
• urging the head support portion toward the person's head;
• and
• attaching the back mounted support plate to the person by a strap attachment with straps extending through left and right wing portions of the support plate,
• wherein the headrest provides comfortable head support to the person over a continuous angle range of backwardly tilted head positions.

A headrest for supporting a person's head, comprising:

• a back mounted support plate, said back mounted support plate adapted to fit to a person's back and having a central body portion, a right wing portion and a left wing portion;
• a head support portion adapted to support a person's head, said head support portion connected to said back mounted support plate and extending outwardly therefrom;
• a plurality of strap slots formed in each of said right wing portion and said left wing portion;
• a strap attachment system having a plurality of straps, with one of said straps extending through the strap slots of said right wing portion and another one of said straps extending through the slots of said left wing portion;
• wherein said head rest is attachable to a person's back with said strap attachment system, said straps passing through said strap slots and around the person's shoulders and attached to the person so as to provide a secure attachment of said back mounted support plate to the person's back.