An anti-snoring system that promotes an individual's prolonged sleep. The anti-snoring system is comprised of a vibrating device that is placed on an anti-slip mat that is in turn placed on a position of a bed that will prevent a side sleeper from resting on his or her back. The anti-snoring system promotes side sleeping, a position that maximizes an individual's air intake while sleeping.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claim priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/061,371 that was filed on Aug. 5, 2020 by Jose B Molina, the subject matter, the description, and the drawings of the provisional application are incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND

The present invention is directed to a device that will minimize the snoring of an individual while sleeping on a bed.

The inventor of the present invention has suffered from a sleep disorder for over the past 35 years. The sleep disorder would cause him to fall asleep during daylight hours and in unusual places.

As he got older, his sleep disorder became worse and he sought medical help to help him treat the disorder. They diagnosed that he has a large/long uvula and recommended surgery to treat the disorder. The inventor complied with the treatment, yet it was to no avail. His sleep patterns were still disrupted because of his snoring and possible lack of oxygen.

After the procedure he tried other devices to alleviate his snoring, for example jaw straps. His experience with the straps was not pleasant, for he choked when wearing the straps. He also tried specialized pillows and beds to prevent snoring, they were also not the solution.

One day he realized that when he slept on his side, he was able to sleep for longer periods of time and his snoring patterns were considerably reduced. He also realized that the moment that he would roll on his back he would commence snoring, his wife informed him, and that shortly thereafter he would stop breathing intermittently and would awaken.

The above revelation led him to research the subject and he discovered the facts about snoring and sleep apnea. The Mayo Clinic made a report that specifically stated that when an individual sleeps on his or her back, that the individual's normal airway collapse is further aggravated.

The information he gathered led him to realize that if he wanted to sleep for a prolonged period, that he would have to sleep on his side and to avoid sleeping on his back.

He tried many things to force himself to remain on his side, for example, placing a bottle around a belt that he would wear to sleep to see if the crumpling sound of the belt would awaken him when laying on his back, the bottle-belt conception did not work. He then believed that by placing uncomfortable objects on the back of a garment that he slept in would prevent him from rolling to his back that the objects would force him to roll back to the side position, this also failed. He next conceived of a mat that would deliver an electric charge when he rolled into the back position, it was effective in, getting him off the mat, yet it would awaken him and defeated the purpose of getting a long night's sleep.

Through trial and error, the inventor conceived the present invention which is a vibrating and buzzing device that one lays on a position of a bed that would gently force a person laying on the device to roll back into the position that they were in prior to laying on the device. The gentle vibrating and buzzing device would minimize the chances of the person laying on the device from awakening.

The device of the present invention addresses the need of having a device that will assist a person who sleeps on his or her side to remain on the side in which they were sleeping in, thereby minimizing the frequency of the snoring and it also lessened the loudness of the snoring.

SUMMARY

The present invention is an anti-snoring system that promotes an individual's prolonged sleep. The anti-snoring system is comprised of a vibrating device that is placed on an anti-slip mat that is in turn placed on a position of a bed that will prevent a side sleeper from resting on his or her back. The anti-snoring system promotes side sleeping, a position that maximizes an individual's air intake while sleeping.

An object of the present invention is to promote side sleeping.

Another object of the present invention is to prolong the sleep cycle of a person who snores or suffers from sleep apnea.

Yet another object of the present invention is to prevent a person from sleeping on his back for any prolonged period.

Still another object of the present invention is to allow a person who suffers from sleep apnea to reduce the chances of coming down with illnesses that are associated with sleep apnea.

DESCRIPTION

As seen inFIGS. 1-9, the present invention is an anti-snoring system that aids individuals sleep on their sides.

The anti-snoring system comprises of a rectangular plate10, the rectangular plate10can be a plastic sheet of material. A raised rectangular frame20that defines a rectangular aperture20athat is affixed to the rectangular plate10. A rectangular printed circuit board30that defines a plurality of sensors32that are placed on a periphery of the printed circuit board30. The printed circuit board30has a first pair of vibrating motors34and a second pair of vibrating motors36, the vibrating motors34,36are placed on the printed circuit board30so that the first pair of the vibrating motors34are linearly aligned on a first side30aof the printed circuit board30and the second pair of the vibrating motors36are linearly aligned on a second side30bof the printed circuit board30. A battery receiver38that is positioned at a central location of the printed circuit board30. The printed circuit board30operatively powers and connects the plurality sensors32, the first pair of vibrating motors34, and the second vibrating motors36. A battery case40is affixed to the rectangular printed circuit board30around the battery receiver38. A first pair of raised adhesive, rectangular strips33are attached to the first side30aof the printed circuit board30and a second pair of raised adhesive rectangular strips35are attached to the second side30bof the printed circuit board30. A first pair of flat covers42are attached to the first pair of raised adhesive strips33, the first pair of flat covers42cover at least two sensors32and each of the first pair of flat covers42define apertures42athat allose the first pair of vibrating motors34to pass through them when the first flat covers42are pressed toward the printed circuit board30. A second pair of flat covers44are attached to the second pair of raised adhesive strips35, the second pair of flat covers44cover at least two sensors32and each of the second pair of flat covers44define apertures44athat allow the second pair of vibrating motors36to pass through them when the second flat covers44are pressed toward the printed circuit board30. At least one battery50that is placed in the battery receiver. A battery cover52that removably covers the battery case40. A pouch60covers all of the elements described above after they have been assembled. And, a non-slip rectangular strip of fabric70that receives the pouch60after the non-slip rectangular strip70of fabric is placed on a bed200or sleeping surface.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the battery cover52is attached to the battery case40via hook and loop fasteners41.

In another embodiment of the present invention the plurality of sensors32equals eight, and two sensors32are placed around each vibrating motor32or34, and each flat cover42or44covers the two sensors32, the flat covers42or44do not touch the sensors32unless a weight is applied to the flat covers42or44. When the flat covers42or44are pressed onto the sensors32, the vibrating motors34or36are triggered to vibrate, thereby making a buzzing noise.

In a further embodiment of the present invention the pouch60is comprised of an upper fabric cover62that has hook and loop attachments62aaround a periphery of the first upper fabric cover62and a lower fabric cover64that has hook and loop attachments64aaround a periphery of the lower fabric cover64, the upper fabric cover62and the lower fabric cover64are attached to each other.

As seen inFIGS. 6-8, the present invention is used by first placing the non-slip rectangular strip of fabric70on a bed200at a position that will prevent a side sleeper from laying on it for a prolonged period, and lastly placing the pouch60, after all of the elements of the anti-snoring system described above have been assembled and placed, in the pouch, on the non-slip rectangular strip of fabric70.

The anti-snoring system100works by vibrating and creating a buzzing sound when a side sleeper turns and places his or her back on the anti-snoring system100.

An advantage of the present invention is that it promotes side sleeping.

Another advantage of the present invention is that it prolongs the sleep cycle of a person who snores or suffers from sleep apnea.

Still another advantage of the present invention is that it allows a person who suffers from sleep apnea to reduce the chances of coming down with illnesses that are associated with sleep apnea.

Still another advantage of the present invention is that it allows a person who suffers from sleep apnea, to reduce the chances of coming down with any illness that is associated with sleep apnea.

While the inventor's above description contains many specificities, these should not be construed as limitations on the scope, but rather as an exemplification of several preferred embodiments thereof. Many other variations are possible. Accordingly, the scope should be determined not by the embodiments illustrated, but by the specification, the drawings, and the appended claims and their legal equivalents.