Patent ID: 7908692
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A support for the neck and head of a human being, comprising a right and a left elongate support member; wherein: the support further comprises a collapsible intermediate section interconnecting the right and left support members; the support members are adapted to extend in the human being's cranial-caudal direction and to support a right and a left portion of the back head and neck; the support is dimensioned to extend only behind the human being's ears, with no portion of the support supporting or touching the human being's cheeks or jaws during use; the support members are incompressible under the weight of the head of a human being; at transitions between the intermediate section and the support members, the support members define left and right edges for engaging the human being's neck and mastoid bones behind the human being's ears to provide a support for the human being's head when the support is under pressure from the human being's head and neck; each of the support members and the intermediate section is sufficiently bendable to conform to the natural contour of the left and right neck and head portions of the human being; the material characteristics of each of the support members are such that the support members provide a biasing force on the human being's occipital and mastoid bones during use of the support.