Transport vehicle upright sleep support system

US8985693B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8985693-B2
Application numberUS-201313973118-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 22, 2013
Priority dateNov 2, 2011
Publication dateMar 24, 2015
Grant dateMar 24, 2015

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An upright sleep support system incorporates a head cushion having a face relief aperture to receive the eyes, nose, mouth and chin of a passenger placing his or her face against the head cushion with a hinged support structure for angular adjustment, sleeves that open in front to support the passengers arms, and a chest cushion on the back of the device. The chest cushion receives the passenger's chest in a forward leaning position. The head cushion is deployable from a backpack and the chest cushion is integrated into the back of the backpack.

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What is claimed is: 1. An upright sleep support system comprising: a backpack having a main compartment and straps, said straps detachable from the backpack at a lower end and attachable to a transportation vehicle seat; a head cushion deployable from the backpack on side supports and adjustable at a desired angle to support a passenger's head; a chest cushion on the backpack; and, standoff supports positionably extending from a lower portion of the backpack providing cleara…

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What does patent US8985693B2 cover?
An upright sleep support system incorporates a head cushion having a face relief aperture to receive the eyes, nose, mouth and chin of a passenger placing his or her face against the head cushion with a hinged support structure for angular adjustment, sleeves that open in front to support the passengers arms, and a chest cushion on the back of the device. The chest cushion receives the passenge…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Boeing Co
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B64D11/06. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).