Patent ID: 7547071

Claim:
A support apparatus for use with a seat having a backrest, said backrest having an upper end, a rear face and a front face, said support apparatus comprising: a cylindrical pillow body having first and second sides and an outer circumference between said first and second sides; a skirt extending from a substantially horizontal axis along the surface of said cylindrical pillow body at a first end and further having a second free end, said free end of said skirt includes an opening defining a right shoulder flap extension and a left shoulder flap extension, said skirt having inner and outer sides, said inner side for contacting a portion of the rear face and the front face of the backrest; and a friction portion located on said inner side of said skirt so that when said cylindrical pillow body is placed at said upper end of the backrest and said skirt is draped over the backrest, said friction portion allows said cylindrical pillow body to be positioned at any height on the backrest of the seat and prevents said cylindrical pillow body from sliding down the front face of the backrest.