Travel Foot Rest

Abstract

The invention is directed to a travel footrest. A sheet of durable fabric is provided. The sheet is approximately the width of a passenger vehicle seat and hangs from a strap wrapped around the neck support or tray table of the seat in front and extends forward onto the user's seat. The user sits on the lower end of the fabric such that the user's own weight provides a second support point in addition to the neck rest of the seat in front. The user places his or her feet on the portion of the fabric that is between his or her own seat and the seat in front and finds his or her feet to be fully and stably supported. The user can adjust the height of the foot rest by adjusting the amount of slack in the fabric.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A travel foot rest comprising:
 (a) a sheet of flexible fabric material having a front face, a rear face, a top edge, a bottom edge, a left edge, and a right edge;   (b) a first flexible strap member having a first end and a second end;   (c) a second flexible strap member having a first end and a second end;   (d) said first end of said first flexible strap member being affixed to said top edge of said sheet of flexible fabric material;   (e) said first end of said second flexible strap member being affixed to said top edge of said sheet of flexible fabric material;   (f) said second end of said first flexible strap member being releasably and adjustably attached to said second end of said flexibly strap member by a cinch; and   (g) said sheet of flexible material being about the width of a passenger seat and having a length sufficient to hang by said first and second strap members from around the headrest or tray table of a first passenger seat to rest upon the seat top portion of a second passenger seat located behind said first passenger seat;   whereby a user may attach said sheet of flexible fabric material about an anchor point located on a first passenger seat located in front of a second passenger seat by said first and second flexible strap members, drape said bottom edge of said sheet of flexible fabric material on the seat top of said second passenger seat, and sit on top of said bottom edge of said sheet of flexible fabric material, thus providing an elevated foot rest from said sheet of flexible fabric material.   
     
     
         2 . The travel foot rest of  claim 1  wherein a plurality of pockets is affixed to the front face of said sheet of flexible fabric material. 
     
     
         3 . A method for resting a user's feet while riding in a passenger vehicle comprising:
 (a) providing an apparatus comprising sheet of flexible fabric material having a front face, a rear face, a top edge, a bottom edge, a left edge, and a right edge; a first flexible strap member having a first end and a second end; a second flexible strap member having a first end and a second end; said first end of said first flexible strap member being affixed to said top edge of said sheet of flexible fabric material; said first end of said second flexible strap member being affixed to said top edge of said sheet of flexible fabric material; said second end of said first flexible strap member being releasably and adjustably attached to said second end of said flexibly strap member by a cinch; and said sheet of flexible material being about the width of a passenger seat and having a length sufficient to hang by said first and second strap members from around the headrest or tray table of a first passenger seat to rest upon the seat top portion of a second passenger seat located behind said first passenger seat;   (b) attaching said first and second flexible strap members about an anchor point located on a first passenger seat, located in front of a second passenger seat;   (c) said second passenger seat being the passenger seat to be occupied by said user;   (d) draping said bottom edge of said sheet of flexible fabric material on top of the seat top of said second passenger seat;   (e) sitting on top of said bottom edge of said sheet of flexible fabric material; and   (f) resting the feet of said user on the portion of said sheet of flexible fabric material that is suspended between the first and second passenger seats;   whereby sufficient tension is created in said sheet of flexible fabric material that said user's feet may be supported in an elevated position.   
     
     
         4 . The method for resting a user's feet while riding in a passenger vehicle of  claim 3  wherein said apparatus further comprises a plurality of pockets is affixed to the front face of said sheet of flexible fabric material. 
     
     
         5 . The method for resting a user's feet while riding in a passenger vehicle of  claim 3  wherein said anchor point is the headrest of said first passenger seat. 
     
     
         6 . The method for resting a user's feet while riding in a passenger vehicle of  claim 5  wherein said apparatus further comprises a plurality of pockets is affixed to the front face of said sheet of flexible fabric material. 
     
     
         7 . The method for resting a user's feet while riding in a passenger vehicle of  claim 3  wherein said anchor point is the tray table of said first passenger seat. 
     
     
         8 . The method for resting a user's feet while riding in a passenger vehicle of  claim 7  wherein said apparatus further comprises a plurality of pockets is affixed to the front face of said sheet of flexible fabric material.