Patent ID: 6857149
Filing Date: 2005-02-22
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A sleep support system for face-down sleep in essentially a sitting position, for use with at least one body support adapted to support a user's body so that the user's buttocks and thighs are in an approximately horizontal position, the system comprising in combination: a) at least one face support structured and arranged to support a user's face during face-down sleep with the user's nose unobstructed for breathing; and b) at least one intermediate support, adapted to be supported by at least one primary support structured and arranged to steadily support said intermediate support above a floor; c) wherein said at least one intermediate support is structured and arranged to support said at least one face support in a location approximately above a position of the user's thighs in such a manner that the user's body is in a comfortable position for face-down sleep; d) wherein said at least one intermediate support comprises at least one face-incline-position adjuster structured and arranged to adjust the incline-position of support of the user's face for preferred sleep; and e) wherein at least one upper portion of said at least one face support comprises at least one surface portion structured and arranged to be cleanable and moisture-permeable, said at least one surface portion adapted to contact at least one portion of the user's face during face-down sleep.