FR2569966A1

FR2569966A1 - Device for supporting and holding the head

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Publication number: FR2569966A1
Application number: FR8413831A
Authority: FR
Original assignee: MORILLO HELENE
Current assignee: MORILLO HELENE
Priority date: 1984-09-10
Filing date: 1984-09-10
Publication date: 1986-03-14

Abstract

The invention relates to a device making it possible to keep straight, gently (without force), the head of an individual seated for a long period, either in a plane, in a car or in a train, to avoid fatigue and cervicodynia. It consists of a plastic foam having a thickness of approximately 15 cm and having approximately the width of the shoulders, over a depth GH of 20 to 25 cm. At its centre a circle is cut out, whose circumference is approximately 40 to 55 cm. This cut-out is off centre with respect to the centre of the foam block, towards the front, making possible an opening for passage of the neck ABCD. The part resting on the shoulders can be curved inwards slightly and the edges rounded off. The device according to the invention is intended in particular for any person wishing to avoid the disadvantages of long trips, as the device constitutes a protection against the cervical pain caused by excessive bending of the neck and of the head during sleep in the sitting position.

Description

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La preste invention concerne un dispositif pour maintenir et soutenir id
tete droite et permettre ainsi le repos de l'utilisateur notamment lors a un
voyage de longue durée soit en avion, soit en automobile ou en train, . et partout où la position complètement allongée est impossible.DISPUSITIVE DL .c; UtTtT :. i T
The invention relates to a device for maintaining and supporting id
straight head and thus allow the user to rest, especially when
long journey either by plane, car or train,. and wherever the fully extended position is impossible.

Le dispositif selon l'invention permet de remedier aux ineonvénients de la position assise quant à Ad qualité du repos, voire du sommeil.The device according to the invention makes it possible to remedy the drawbacks of the sitting position as regards the quality of rest, or even sleep.

En effet, le dispositif maintiendra doucement la tête droite grâce a sa fournie entourant le cou et revenant légèrement devant chaque joue en passant sur les oreilles; il reposera sur les épaules de l'utilisateur. I1 pourrait aussi fixer comme un appui tête sur le siège de l'utilisateur, en restant amovible, ou être inserré dans le siège. Le dispositif peut être réalisé soit en mousse, soit en matière plastique gonflable, ce qui permet un stockage plus facile, notamment pour les voyages aériens.Indeed, the device will gently maintain the right head thanks to its furnace surrounding the neck and returning slightly in front of each cheek passing over the ears; it will rest on the user's shoulders. I1 could also fix as a headrest on the user's seat, while remaining removable, or be inserted in the seat. The device can be made either of foam or of inflatable plastic, which allows easier storage, especially for air travel.

S'il est en mousse, pour sa réalisation, on découpe dans une mousse plastique d'environ 15 cm d'épaisseur, un rectangle dont un des côtés est au maximum la largeur d'épaule et l'autre côté d'environ 20 a 25 cm (cl). Au centre de ce bloc on découpe un cercle dont la circonférence peut être de 45 à 55 cm. Cette découpe est décentrée par rapport au centre du bloc, vers l'avant, de façon à laisser une ouverture (ABCD) permettant le passage du cou.If it is made of foam, for its realization, a rectangle is cut from a plastic foam about 15 cm thick, one side of which is at most shoulder width and the other side of about 20 a 25 cm (cl). In the center of this block, a circle is cut, the circumference of which can be 45 to 55 cm. This cut is offset from the center of the block, towards the front, so as to leave an opening (ABCD) allowing the neck to pass.

La partie reposant sur les épaules peut être légèrement incurvée pour une meilleure stabilité (fig. 2). Les côtés du rectangle pourront être arrondis ensuite pour éviter que le dispositif soit trop encombrant.The part resting on the shoulders can be slightly curved for better stability (fig. 2). The sides of the rectangle can then be rounded to prevent the device from being too bulky.

I1 sera recouvert d'une housse amovible permettant la stérilisation pour utilisation prolongée. Cette housse pourra être fabriquée en tissu et aussi dans une matière dont les fibres aident au maintien de la chaleur. It will be covered with a removable cover allowing sterilization for prolonged use. This cover can be made of fabric and also of a material whose fibers help maintain heat.

Selon une variante il pourra être pourvu d'une attache avec ou sans boucle(EF) I1 pourra aussi être muni d'écouteurs reliés à un émetteur de programmes musicaux ou autres.Alternatively, it may be provided with a clip with or without loop (EF) I1 may also be provided with headphones connected to a transmitter of musical or other programs.

Le dispositif apporterait une solution aux problèmes de douleurs cervicales provoquées par la flexion exagérée du cou et de la tête lors du sommeil en position assise. I1 procurerait une meilleure qualité du repos et anéantirait en outre, les problèmes posés par la ventilation climatisée sur la colonne cer vi cale, il peut être in
corporé dans le siège de l'utilisateur par un système permettant aux deux
côtés de sortir et de rentrer du siège, à la volonte de l'utilisateur.The device would provide a solution to the problems of neck pain caused by exaggerated flexion of the neck and head when sleeping in a seated position. It would provide a better quality of rest and would also annihilate the problems posed by air-conditioned ventilation on the cer column, it can be in
body in the user's seat by a system allowing both
sides to exit and return from the seat, at the discretion of the user.

il peut être fi
xable sur le dessus du siège de l'automobiliste comme un appui tête en res
tant amovible. he can be fi
xable on the top of the driver's seat as a headrest in res
both removable.

Claims

1) Device to keep the right head gently, indi

emptied in a prolonged sitting position either by plane, automobile or

train, to avoid fatigue and neck pain, characterized in that

consists of a plastic foam about 15 cm thick, 1 'of which

one side is maximum shoulder width and the other side is about

20 to 25 cm (fur). In the center of this block, we cut a circle whose circumference

ference can be 45 to 55 cm; this cut is off center with respect to

in the center of the foam block, towards the front, so as to leave an opening

allowing the passage of the neck (ABCD). The part resting on the shoulders,

may be slightly curved (fig. 2) and the edges rounded.

2) Device according to claim 1) characterized in that it can be

made either of foam or inflatable plastic, which allows

easier storage especially in air travel.

3) Device according to claim 1) characterized in that it can be in

body in the user's seat by a system allowing both

sides to exit and return from the seat, at the will of the user.

4) Device according to claim 1) characterized in that it can be fi

xable on the top of the driver's seat as a headrest in res

both removable.

5) device according to claims 1 and 2) characterized in that it can

be covered with a removable cover made of fabric or material

whose fibers help maintain heat.

6) Device according to claim 1) characterized in that it can be provided

a clip with or without a loop.

7) Device according to claims 1 2 3 4 5 6 characterized in that it can

have headphones connected to a transmitter of musical programs.