Patent ID: 7213883

Claim:
A head rest for supporting a person's head while in a seated position in a seat having a back adjacent the seated person's head, the person's head defining left and right sides, the head rest comprising: a first inflatable compartment sized and configured to receive the left side of the person's head; a second inflatable compartment sized and configured to receive the right side of the person's head having a substantially mirror configuration of the first inflatable compartment, the first inflatable compartment being isolated from the second inflatable compartment such that the first and second inflatable compartments are independently inflatable; a connecting strap attached to the first and second inflatable compartments and having a length to place the first and second inflatable compartments adjacent a person's head when the head rest supports the person's head; and first and second valves attached to first and second inflatable compartments, respectively, for filling and removing a filler material from the first and second inflatable compartments; wherein the first and second inflatable compartments each have ear recesses for receiving ears of the person such that the first and second inflatable compartments support sides of the person's head.