A sleep assist device for use by a seated person consisting of a box-like three-sided pylon 10 that when placed on top of a seated person's lap, or on top of a suitable support surface, provides him/her with an adequate raised support for his/her head and also allows the seated person to embrace (to hug) said box-like three-sided pylon 10 by positioning his/her arms and hands over and around an embraceable volume 38 in a cozy and comfortable resting posture that, indeed, is conducive to relaxation and/or sleep. Meanwhile, a vertical back panel 14 (part of said embraceable volume 38) may contact said seated person's chest. The box-like three-sided pylon 10 when folded up for storage or transport is relatively small and lightweight (comparable in size to a periodical magazine) allowing a user to conveniently place it into: an airplane's seat back pocket, carry-on luggage, a ladies' handbag, a business briefcase or a suitcase, among others. This sleep assist device for a seated person is likely to be readily accepted by a relatively large percentage of passengers traveling by airplane, bus, train and/or in an automobile's rear seat, as well as by persons wishing to nap at their workplace, at home, while waiting at a hospital or office, or during camping or at a beach outing and, furthermore, by ailing persons confined to nursing homes that need to be seated in wheelchairs or sofas during extended periods of time. In addition, said box-like three-sided pylon 10 provides a novel, useful and unobvious medium to display: advertisements, the subject matter required on airline passenger's safety card, or business logos since its visible surfaces can be printed utilizing any of the available methods employed by the packaging industry, or may also have relevant labels affixed to its visible surfaces.

The invention is directed to a portable head support designed to fit in the interior of a carry-on article carried by a passenger. The device provides head support for those who prefer sleeping in a face-down position and comprises a base and a head support connected along at least one of their abutting edges by a mechanism which permits the angle between the base and head support to be adjusted by the user.

A head support apparatus for supporting a head of a person. The head support apparatus includes a tube and a rod configured to slidably and lockably couple to the tube. A cup and pad are coupled to an upper end of the rod. In use, a lower end of the tube bears on a support. A person's chin is rested on the pad whereby the weight of the person's head is supported by the head support apparatus.

In accordance with at least one embodiment, an adjustable head and neck system comprises a locking upright brace and a forehead support. The forehead support is coupled to the locking upright brace. The forehead support is configurable to support a user's forehead.

A cushion including a pillow portion (2) useable for supporting the head of a user of the cushion and an elongate trunk (4) portion that extends away from the pillow portion (2) and which is usable for supporting the chin of the user. Wherein the pillow portion (2) is shaped so that it is useable to extend from at least a position on the back of the neck of a user whose head is being supported by the pillow portion (2) that is less than three centimeters from the mid-point of the back of the neck to at least a position where it contacts an ear of the user, and wherein in this use of the pillow portion (2) the trunk portion (4) extends away from the pillow portion (2) towards the chin of the user.

Neck treatment devices for treating the neck of a person includes a multitude of neck treatment elements located on either side of the device for treating the neck of a person to relieve the pain, joint stiffness, muscle tightness, muscle tension, and headaches of the person when lying supine on the device or when sitting on a chair depending upon the form of the device. One form of the device 2 comprises depthwise front to back treatment elements 6 with multiple extending ridges 10a, 10b, 12a, 12b, 14a, and 14b located in spaced apart side by side relationship extending substantially in parallel from, at or towards the front edge 16 of treatment element 6 to the back edge 18 of treatment element 6 with a relatively gentle sloping curve in their front 16 portion and a more pronounced curve in their back 18 portion for providing less or more pressure to the cervical (neck) facet joints respectively when lying on the device supine. The multiple ridges 10a, 10b, 12a, 12b, 14a, and 14b on the treatment elements are arranged concavely in front view to uniformly match the convex shape of the head and neck, and arranged to extend outwardly in profile from the device 2, treatment element portion or chair to an extent to direct therapeutic forces directly onto the cervical (neck) facet joints and neck muscles of a person using the device to mobilise the facet joints and massage the muscles of the neck of the user replicating treatment provided by a physical therapist by relieving pain, reducing joint stiffness, muscle tightness and tension, to the neck of a person and also relieve neck-related headaches.

Disclosed herein is a jacket which is convertible into a neck pillow, and vice versa. The jacket comprises a pouch concealed within a cavity of the collar of the jacket by a zipper. The pouch is deployed by unzipping the zipper and removing the pouch from the cavity A portion of the pouch is connected to the inside of the cavity by any suitable retaining means such as stitching or adhesive. The pouch is in the shape of a standard neck pillow, though other designs, such as a rectangular pillow are also possible.

The Upper Human Both Support and Privacy Device is an expandable rod device that extends to accommodate different areas of the upper body of a seated human who leans sideways against it. It can be portable or incorporated into a chair. It is held up by a hard surface such as a chair arm or wall. The portable version it includes a seat upon which a human sits although can be used without the seat. In the built in version the seat is not included. The portable version has a fixed “L” shape attached to a seat; both the “L” shape and seat help to keep the device upright. The device can also be used for privacy. When the desired use is merely for privacy, the device can be built into any structure that enables it to stay upright, such as the side of a table.

A head-neck posture restoration/correction, strengthening device formed from a portable pad having a shape retaining inner core including highly compressed rubber spheres. The inner core top surface has multiple protrusions and is covered by a thin outer shell coating. The shape of the top surface provides a designated neck and head placement area, allowing the user's neck to curve around the designated neck area while translating the weight of the user's head to compress into the semi-resistant designated head area.

Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed to an adjustable pillow for eliminating physical contact between one or more portions of a user's skin, face and/or body part(s), and a support surface upon which the adjustable pillow rests. The adjustable pillow is attached to or otherwise integrated into a headband to maintain specific placement of the adjustable pillow relative to a user's head, face, etc.