Portable Head Support With Mounting Groove for Multi-Position Use

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing head rest designs are not portable and cannot be used in both sitting and prone positions, lacking versatility and ease of use in different scenarios.

Innovation Solution

A portable head support made of lightweight, flexible material with a dog-bone shape featuring lobe portions and a shaft, allowing for comfortable use in both positions and featuring a groove for easy mounting on various objects.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If head rest is designed to be mounted on table or flat surface, then it provides stable support, but it cannot be easily portable

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestable supportVSAvoidportability
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The head rest is divided into an upper portion with lobe portions for head support and a lower portion with mounting groove for attachment, allowing the entire structure to be detached and relocated easily while maintaining stable support when mounted

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The head rest is constructed from flexible foam material that allows it to be easily transported and adapted to different mounting surfaces, providing both portability and reliable support when in use

Inventive Principle:
Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

2Adaptability or versatility

If head rest is designed for prone position only, then it provides proper head support, but it cannot be used in sitting position

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemulti-position useVSAvoidhead support effectiveness
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The head rest is designed with dual functionality to support both prone and sitting positions through its symmetric lobe portions and adjustable mounting groove, allowing a single device to serve multiple purposes without compromising support effectiveness

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Stability of the object's composition

If head rest is made of rigid material, then it provides stable structure, but it is not easily portable

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural stabilityVSAvoidportability
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The head rest utilizes flexible foam material that maintains structural stability when mounted due to its ability to conform to surfaces and provide consistent support, while being lightweight and easy to transport when not in use

Inventive Principle:
Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Data Source

PatentUS10034563B2Portable head support
Publication Date: 2018.07.31 HELD JOAN MARY
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AI summary

A portable head support includes an upper portion having a top surface and a lower portion having a bottom surface. The top surface includes a first lobe portion at one end, a second lobe portion at an opposite end, and an intermediate or shaft portion separating the first and second lobe portions. The intermediate or shaft portion has a height, HI, and a length, LI, with respect to the bottom surface and the first and second lobe portions each have a height, H2, and a length, LL with respect to the bottom surface. The height, H1, and the length, LI, of the intermediate or shaft portion are less than the height, HL, and the length, LL, of the first and second lobe portions. The bottom surface includes a groove for allowing the portable head support to be mounted onto an object.