Head restraint

A head restraint for supporting a user's head with respect to a headrest portion of a seat, said head restraint comprising:

• a head strap for placing over the head of a user extendable over a users forehead, said head strap having a right side and a left side of said head strap;
• an anchor band for placing over said headrest, said anchor band having means for tightening said anchor band around said headrest and said anchor band having a hook and eye fastener attachment area on a right side of said anchor band and on a left side of said anchor band;
• a right hand securement strap having a first end attached to the right side of said head strap and a second end and having a mating hook and eye fastener area on an inner surface of said securement strap which hook and eye fastener area mates the second end with said hook and eye fastener attachment area on said right side of said anchor band and said right hand securement strap being fabricated from an elastic material;
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• a left hand securement strap having a first end attached to the left side of said head strap and a second end and having a mating hook and eye fastener area on an inner surface of said securement strap which hook and eye fastener area mates the second end with said hook and eye fastener attachment area on said left side of said anchor band and said left hand securement strap being fabricated from an elastic material.

A process for supporting a user's head with respect to a headrest portion of a seat comprising:

• encircling the headrest portion of the seat with an anchor band and securing said anchor band to said headrest portion of the seat at a vertical height near the eye level of the user when the user is seated in the seat, said anchor band having a hook and eye fastener area exposed on at least a right hand portion and a left hand portion thereof;
• sitting in the seat;
• sliding an elastic headband over the user's head to a position over the user's forehead, said headband having a right elastic securement strap affixed to a right side thereof and a left elastic securement strap affixed to a left side thereof;
• affixing the right elastic securement strap to the right hand portion of said anchor band;
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• affixing the left elastic securement strap to the left hand portion of said anchor band.

A head restraint for supporting a user's head with respect to a headrest portion of a child's safety or booster car seat, said head restraint comprising:

• a head strap for placing over the head of a user extendable over a users forehead, said head strap having a right side and a left side;
• a right and a left hook and loop fastener area on a right side and left side of a back of said car seat;
• a right hand securement strap having a first end attached to the right side of said head strap and a second end and having a mating hook and eye fastener area on an inner surface of said securement strap which hook and eye fastener area mates the second end with said hook and eye fastener attachment area on said right side of said back of said car seat and said right hand securement strap being fabricated from an elastic material;
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• a left hand securement strap having a first end attached to the left side of said head strap and a second end and having a mating hook and eye fastener area on an inner surface of said securement strap which hook and eye fastener area mates the second end with said hook and eye fastener attachment area on said left side of said back of said car seat and said left hand securement strap being fabricated from an elastic material.