Chairs and seats – Body or occupant restraint or confinement – Jacket – vest – or suit restraint
Patent
1996-09-18
1999-12-28
Brown, Peter R.
Chairs and seats
Body or occupant restraint or confinement
Jacket, vest, or suit restraint
297485, B60R 2214
Patent
active
060071567
ABSTRACT:
A method or an apparatus for helping a user rest and sleep while in a vertical sitting position on a seat by providing vertical and horizontal support to the user's upper body and head. The method comprises steps of providing and fitting one or more braces adaptable to the user's armpits, portion of his upper body and head; providing supporting frame and fastening means for the braces; adjusting the position of the braces to correspond to his height and size; and holding the braces continuously against the user's upper body and head, to provide continuous upward and horizontal support to the user against gravity. The apparatus comprises one or more braces with flexible structure adapted to the user's armpits, portion of his upper body and his head, and a supporting frame being integral with the seat with fasten means adjustable to the user's height and size. The braces, supporting frame and fasten means in combination continuously support the seated user's upper body and head vertically and horizontally, to help him sleep in the vertical sitting position.
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