Travel head support garment

Abstract

Provided is a travel head support garment comprising a torso covering configured to cover at least a portion of a wearer's torso, in use, and having a head engager configured to selectively engage a wearer's head. Further included are at least one strap connected to the head engager and running down the wearer's torso, and a seating pad fastened with the strap and deployable between a storage position, in which the seating pad is stored within the torso covering, and a deployed position, in which the seating pad extends below the wearer's torso so that a wearer is able to sit on the seating pad so that the weight of the wearer on the seating pad supports the wearer's head via the strap 22, against gravity to alleviate loading of at least one muscle in the wearer's neck to unobtrusively support the wearer's head without conscious effort by the wearer.

1 . A travel head support garment comprising:
 a sweatshirt or jacket comprising a torso covering configured to cover at least a portion of a wearer's torso, in use;   a hood comprising a head engager configured to selectively engage a wearer's head;   at least one strap connected to the head engager and running down a back portion of the torso covering, the at least one strap arranged within layers of material comprising the torso covering; and   a seating pad shaped and dimensioned to accommodate a wearer's buttocks and/or upper thighs, the seating pad fastened with the at least one strap and deployable between a storage position, in which the seating pad is stored within the torso covering, and a deployed position, in which the seating pad extends below the wearer's torso so that a wearer is able to sit on the seating pad so that a weight of the wearer on the seating pad supports the wearer's head, via the strap, against gravity to alleviate loading of at least one muscle in a wearer's neck to unobtrusively support the wearer's head without conscious effort by the wearer.   
     
     
         2 . The travel head support garment of  claim 1 , wherein the torso covering includes pockets for one or more of storing and carrying items. 
     
     
         3 . The travel head support garment of  claim 1 , wherein the hood comprises an internal headband which forms the head engager. 
     
     
         4 . The travel head support garment of  claim 1 , wherein the head engager is adjustable to suit a variety of head sizes. 
     
     
         5 . The travel head support garment of  claim 1 , wherein the head engager includes a mask for operatively covering a part of a wearer's face. 
     
     
         6 . The travel head support garment of  claim 5 , wherein the mask is configured to cover a wearer's eyes to reduce ingress of light to facilitate resting. 
     
     
         7 . The travel head support garment of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one strap comprises a resiliently elastic strap configured to operatively alleviate loading of at least one neck muscle chosen from a trapezius muscle, a sternocleidomastoid, a levator scapulae muscle, and a platysma muscle. 
     
     
         8 . The travel head support garment of  claim 1 , wherein the strap comprises one or more straps operatively running unobtrusively along a wearer's spinal column and fastened with the head engager and seating pad at respective ends thereof. 
     
     
         9 . The travel head support garment of  claim 1 , wherein the seating pad is padded for comfort. 
     
     
         10 . The travel head support garment of  claim 1 , wherein the strap is arranged within an internal channel defined by the torso covering. 
     
     
         11 . The travel head support garment of  claim 1 , wherein the torso covering defines a pocket or pouch on an inside of the back portion thereof, wherein the seating pad is one or more of retracted and stored in the storage position and downwards deployable therefrom into the deployed position. 
     
     
         12 . The travel head support garment of  claim 11 , wherein the pocket or pouch includes a fastener for sealing the seating pad therein in the storage position. 
     
     
         13 . The travel head support garment of  claim 12 , wherein the fastener comprises one or more of a slide fastener, buttons, and clips. 
     
     
         14 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one strap comprises webbing.