US2009038077A1PendingUtilityA1

Sleeping posture supporting apparatus

53
Assignee: HAN JIN KYUPriority: Aug 6, 2007Filed: Jun 2, 2008Published: Feb 12, 2009
Est. expiryAug 6, 2027(~1.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
A47C 20/023A47C 20/021A47C 27/00
53
PatentIndex Score
0
Cited by
0
References
0
Claims

Abstract

Provided is a sleeping posture supporting apparatus for supporting and maintaining a person's entire body lying at full length (lying on one side) and increasing breathing capacity while sleeping so as to prevent the person from snoring, thus allowing the person to have a good sleep.

Claims

exact text as granted — not AI-modified
1 - 5 . (canceled) 
   
   
       6 . A sleeping posture support apparatus comprising:
 an inclination support comprising an inclination unit supporting a person's shoulders and supporting the person's chest at a predetermined angle with respect to a bottom surface, and a horizontal unit horizontally extending from an upper portion of the inclination unit;   first and second long cushions spaced apart from each other in the inclination unit ( 12 ), each including a fixing unit that is partially fixed to a lower surface, the fixing units being spaced apart from each other from upper ends of the first and second long cushions, forming first and second concave units in a surface where the first and second long cushions face each other so that the user can be placed on one side, and supporting the user's back; and   a pillow supported by the horizontal unit ( 11 ) and supporting the user's head.   
   
   
       7 . The sleeping posture support apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the pillow comprises a cover that can be opened and closed, and a pillow stuffing that is included in the cover. 
   
   
       8 . The sleeping posture support apparatus of  claim 7 , further comprising: an adjusting unit adjusting an inclination angle of the inclination unit. 
   
   
       9 . The sleeping posture support apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the adjusting unit comprises a base plate forming a bottom surface of the inclination support, a movable plate connected to a hinge with respect to the base plate and corresponding to the inclination unit ( 12 ), a motor fixed to the base plate and having a screw rod that can turn by generated power, and a hollow pipe having one end rotatably connected to the rotation plate ( 14 ) and another end screwed to the screw rod. 
   
   
       10 . The sleeping posture support apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein at least one of the first and second long cushions comprises a frame maintaining an inner space and is in the shape of a net with a cushion, a ventilation cover surrounding the frame and being ventilated, and an air blower sending air into the frame. 
   
   
       11 . The sleeping posture support apparatus of  claim 10 , further comprising: an adjusting unit adjusting an inclination angle of the inclination unit. 
   
   
       12 . The sleeping posture support apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the adjusting unit comprises a base plate forming a bottom surface of the inclination support, a movable plate connected to a hinge with respect to the base plate and corresponding to the inclination unit ( 12 ), a motor fixed to the base plate and having a screw rod that can turn by generated power, and a hollow pipe having one end rotatably connected to the rotation plate ( 14 ) and another end screwed to the screw rod. 
   
   
       13 . The sleeping posture support apparatus of  claim 6 , further comprising: an adjusting unit adjusting an inclination angle of the inclination unit. 
   
   
       14 . The sleeping posture support apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the adjusting unit comprises a base plate forming a bottom surface of the inclination support, a movable plate connected to a hinge with respect to the base plate and corresponding to the inclination unit ( 12 ), a motor fixed to the base plate and having a screw rod that can turn by generated power, and a hollow pipe having one end rotatably connected to the rotation plate ( 14 ) and another end screwed to the screw rod.

Cited by (0)

No later patents cite this yet.

References (0)

No backward citations on record.