Patent ID: 8070704

Claim:
A neck traction device adapted to longitudinally elongate a user's neck with an application of force on the user's left and right shoulders while supporting the user's head in a substantially longitudinally stationary position comprising: a head pad for said user's head; a pair of shoulder pads for said user's left and right shoulders, respectively; said shoulder pads movably mounted on one or more longitudinal track mounts; and an undercarriage means for transferring a substantially downward force due to a head weight of said user's head on said head pad to a longitudinal force on said shoulder pads such that said shoulder pads, in a rest mode, are in an inboard, non-extended position in said one or more longitudinal track mounts and, in an extension mode, said are in an outboard, extended position in said one or more longitudinal track mounts; and an upward biasing element acting on said head frame element opposite said substantially downward force from said head weight.