Sling Headrest Suspension System

Abstract

A recumbent head support system, designed as an alternative to conventional sleep pillows, comprising a frame which suspends a fabric platform that is adjustable for height, weight-bearing distribution and shifting of pressure point. It is a headrest that enables the user to personalize a desired level of support without having to lift their head off the support. The headrest suspension system includes base cross support members, a panel or base framework secured to base cross support member, vertical members secured to base cross support members, and a pair of horizontal members cantilevered and rotatably secured to vertical members (or upper cross support member), and a fabric sling that attaches to the rotatable horizontal members. Optionally, user-actuated control elements are provided to fine-tune height, concavity/droop, tilt and pitch of fabric platform.

What I claim is: 
     
         1 . A sling headrest suspension system, which serves as a sleep pillow alternative enabling the user to personalize a desired level of support without necessitating the lifting of a user's head off the sling support, comprising:
 a frame comprising:
 a first base cross support member; 
 a pair of upper vertical members secured to and extending upwardly from said first base cross support member; 
 a second base cross support member; 
 a panel or base framework secured to said second base cross support member extending cantilevered from said second base cross support member; 
 one or more additional vertical member(s) secured to and extending upwardly from said second base cross support member and having an upper end secured to said first base cross support member at midsection if only one vertical support member is present or at lateral ends if more than one is present; and, 
 a pair of horizontal members secured to and extending cantilevered from said upper pair of vertical members; and, 
   a sling secured to said pair of horizontal members.   
     
     
         2 . The sling headrest suspension system recited in  claim 1  wherein said pair of horizontal members are rotatably secured to said upper pair of vertical members. 
     
     
         3 . The sling headrest suspension system recited in  claim 1  wherein said upper pair of vertical members may be slidably secured to said first base cross support member. 
     
     
         4 . The sling headrest suspension system recited in  claim 1  wherein the pair of upper vertical members may be expandable or extendable/telescopic and including a user actuated control element permitting height adjustment of the horizontal frame members. 
     
     
         5 . The sling headrest suspension system recited in  claim 1  wherein said sling has a first end and a second end, said first end and said second end having a loop, said loops are arranged to secure said sling to said pair of horizontal members. 
     
     
         6 . The sling headrest suspension system recited in  claim 1  including at least one user actuated control element adjacent a terminal end of at least one of the pair of horizontal members which adjusts the concavity/droop of the sling, the tilt of the sling with respect to the pair of vertical members or the pitch of the sling with respect to the pair of vertical members. 
     
     
         7 . The sling headrest suspension system recited in  claim 1  wherein the first and second base cross support members, having at least a two-foot span, may be expandable/telescopic members and including a user actuated control element permitting lateral adjustment of the first and second base cross support members to wider or narrower spans. 
     
     
         8 . The sling headrest suspension system recited in  claim 1  wherein said lower vertical member or members is/are extendable and including a user actuated control element permitting height adjustment of the first base cross support member. 
     
     
         9 . The sling headrest suspension system recited in  claim 1  wherein the distal ends of said horizontal members may shift slightly downward and inward upon the introduction of a weight-bearing load onto the sling fabric platform to lessen sling fabric tension distally.