Vertical rest helping method and apparatus

Claim 1

A method for helping a user rest and sleep while in a vertical sitting position on a seat, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing and fitting at least one brace adaptable to the user's armpits and at least a portion of sides of the user's upper body, the at least one brace forming contact areas at the armpits and the portion of the user's upper body; (b) holding the at least one brace against the user's upper body at the contact areas; (c) providing a supporting frame which is integral with and substantially vertical to the seat to support the at least one brace; (d) providing fastening means to fasten the at least one brace and the supporting frame; (e) adjusting upwardly the at least one brace to a height position so that the at least one brace supports the user's upper body from underneath the user's armpits; (f) adjusting the fastening means to correspond to the height position of the at least one brace; (g) fastening the at least one brace to the supporting frame; (h) holding the at least one brace in the height position and continuously engaging the at least one brace with the upper body at the contact areas, thereby providing continuous upward support to the user's upper body against gravity at the contact areas, to relieve a weight burden on the user's spine; and (i) holding the at least one brace stably from plural horizontally spaced positions at the supporting frame thereby providing a continuous horizontal support to stabilize the user's upper body, to relieve stressed muscles for stabilizing the user's upper body.

Claim 2

A method for helping a user rest and sleep while in a vertical sitting position on a seat, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing and fitting at least one brace adaptable to the user's armpits and at least a portion of sides of the user's upper body, the at least one brace forming contact areas at the armpits and the portion of the user's upper body; (b) holding the at least one brace against the user's upper body at the contact areas; (c) providing a supporting frame which is integral with and substantially vertical to the seat to support the at least one brace; (d) providing fastening means to fasten the at least one brace and the supporting frame; (e) adjusting upwardly the at least one brace to a height position so that the at least one brace supports the user's upper body from underneath the user's armpits; (f) adjusting the fastening means to correspond to the height position of the at least one brace; (g) fastening the at least one brace to the supporting frame; (h) holding the at least one brace in the height position and continuously engaging the at least one brace with the upper body at the contact areas, thereby providing continuous upward support to the user's upper body against gravity at the contact areas, to relieve a weight burden on the user's spine; and (i) holding the at least one brace stably from plural horizontally spaced positions at the supporting frame thereby providing a continuous horizontal support to stabilize the user's upper body, to relieve stressed muscles for stabilizing the user's upper body.

Claim 4

An apparatus for helping a user rest and sleep while in a vertical sitting position on a seat, comprising: at least one brace having a flexible structure adapted to support the user's armpits and at least a portion of sides of the user's upper body, the at least one brace adapted to form contact areas at the armpits and the portion of the user's upper body; a supporting frame being integral with and substantially vertical to the seat; fastening means for fastening the at least one brace to the supporting frame to transfer a weight of the user's upper body to the supporting frame, the at least one brace, fastening means, and the supporting frame in combination being adjustable to correspond to a height of the user's body, the at least one brace fastened to the supporting frame at a substantially high position so that the at least one brace may be positioned against the user's armpits from underneath and continuously engaged with the contact area, thereby providing continuously upward support to the user's upper body from the armpits and the contact areas, and the at least one brace fastened to the supporting frame at plural horizontally spaced positions thereby providing continuous horizontal support to the user's upper body to stabilize the user's body, which relieves stressed muscles for stabilizing the user's body.

Claim 5

An apparatus for helping a user rest and sleep while in a vertical sitting position on a seat, comprising: at least one brace having a flexible structure adapted to support the user's armpits and at least a portion of sides of the user's upper body, the at least one brace adapted to form contact areas at the armpits and the portion of the user's upper body; a supporting frame being integral with and substantially vertical to the seat; fastening means for fastening the at least one brace to the supporting frame to transfer a weight of the user's upper body to the supporting frame, the at least one brace, fastening means, and the supporting frame in combination being adjustable to correspond to a height of the user's body, the at least one brace fastened to the supporting frame at a substantially high position so that the at least one brace may be positioned against the user's armpits from underneath and continuously engaged with the contact area, thereby providing continuously upward support to the user's upper body from the armpits and the contact areas, and the at least one brace fastened to the supporting frame at plural horizontally spaced positions thereby providing continuous horizontal support to the user's upper body to stabilize the user's body, which relieves stressed muscles for stabilizing the user's body.