MULTI-POSITIONAL TRAVEL ARMREST

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to Provisional Application No. 63/704,923 filed Oct. 8, 2024 with the Provisional Application No. 63/704,923 incorporated in the current application.

FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH

Not applicable.

BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

Field of the Invention. This invention relates to ergonomic arm support devices, specifically cushion systems designed to reduce strain and fatigue, by absorbing shocks and vibrations caused by prolong changing environmental conditions, and specific areas of the upper body, Specifically, the arms, elbows, shoulders, back, and neck.

Sitting or traveling over long periods of time can cause fatigue, strain, and pain in the upper body, specifically, the neck, back, shoulders, elbows, and forearms. Many cushioning devices on the market today are designed to be aids for sleep or work while traveling in a seated position. Over the decades, we've been introduced to neck pillows, seat cushions, lumbar pillows, inflatable pillows, lap desk, etc. None of the devices specifically address the need to support and protect the arms and elbows while seated, thereby decreasing external forces that aggravate the upper body.

The vast majority of armrest we encounter incorporate minimal shock and vibration reducing materials or devices. Additionally, these armrests are fixed to the frame of the vehicle or personal transport, causing any forces to communicate directly with the body parts in contact with it. Bodyweight is often applied when using the armrest, resulting in greater force communication through the arms to the upper Body. Even the armrest of a first-class seat on a commuter airline offers minimal protection, coach seats even less, and motor vehicles and public transportation are rarely better. The distance between the seat arms of major airlines operating in the United States and Canada generally ranges between and 16 and 19 inches. Preferably, the device will be 17.5 inches in width and be easily compressible allowing the device to fit in seat arms less than 18.5 inches apart.

Current cushioning devices are not designed for general protection during long periods of sitting or travel. They fail to adequately relieve tension in the shoulders and the neck from stress related symptoms caused by long sedentary lifestyles, or changing environmental conditions, such as force, vibrations, and shocks while traveling.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of the present invention to provide an armrest, also referred to as a device, that supports a person's arms, wrist, and hands and relieves tension and stress while in a seated or reclined position.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an armrest that has a greater ergonomic advantage to a person's back, neck, and body, while their arms are supported on the armrest.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide an armrest that is portable, easily customizable, and easy to use.

It is a still further object of the present invention to provide an armrest that may be used in multiple positions to support the user's arms.

It is yet still a further object of the present invention to provide an armrest that is adjustable, allowing it to fit between the seat arms of a standard commercial aircraft coats seats, and easily compressed for storage.

Other objects of the present inventions will be apparent from the specification, and from the recital of the appended claims, particularly when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

The current present invention is a multi-positional travel armrest, hereafter referred to as armrest or device, having a middle portion there between a first portion and a second portion. The first portion and the second portion may be like wings that may wrap around a user when the middle portion is resting on the user's abdomen. The armrest may have a 1st side on an opposite side of the armrest from a 2nd side, a 3th side on one end of the armrest and a 4th side on an opposite end of the armrest, and there may be a 5th side on an opposite side of the armrest from a 6th side. The 5th side may further have a 5th side first part and a 5th side second part with a first recess surface that is a first concave surface, and a 2nd recess surface that is a second concave surface, there between. The first recess surface may allow the armrest to wrap around the user's abdomen when the 2nd side is positioned against the user's lap with the 5th side against the user's abdomen. The second recess surface may be angled down at a second recess angle from the first recess surface toward the 2nd side and may provide space to accommodate a user's stomach bulge. When the 1st side is horizontal and is the top side, the second recess angle can be measured from a horizontal plane intersecting a first-second recess surface joint edge to the second recess surface, and the second recess angle will be greater than 90 degrees. The 2nd side may have a 2nd side first part and a 2nd side second part with a third recess surface there between, the third recess surface being a third concave surface. The third recess surface may provide space for clothing and zipper bulges when the 2nd side is placed against a user's crotch area.

The device has at least two positions of use with the arms resting on a top side and a back side on the user's abdomen. When used in its primary position with the user seated upright, the 1st side becomes the top side and the 2nd side becomes a base or bottom side that is placed on a user's upper thighs. The 5th side becomes the back side and is placed in proximity or against the lower abdomen allowing a user's forearms and elbows resting on the 1st side to be elevated with the shoulders upward relieving tension on the shoulders and neck. This position also pushes the arms to be elevated at a greater angle to the body, moving the shoulders up, relieving tension, and increasing circulation to the arms. In the secondary position, the device is flipped, reversing the 3rd and the 4th sides, allowing the 2nd side to be placed anywhere on the abdomen while the user is reclined, sitting upright or even standing with the device wedged below an upper half of the arm, moving the shoulders up and forward. The secondary position is ideal for providing extra relief to the lower neck and shoulders. In this secondary position, the 6th side becomes the top side, the 5th side the base side, the 1st side a front side, and the 2nd side becomes the back side.

The 5th side of the present invention may have a first recess surface and a second recess surface, both of which are concave with respect to the 5th side first part and the 5th side second part, and with medial surfaces, allowing the device to contour to the abdomen in both the primary and secondary positions. This aspect allows the device to be used while seated upright or in a reclined position and allows for multi-location placement.

The 3rd and 4th sides may be an ergonomic shape and form one end and an opposite end, respectively, of the armrest. The 1st side and the 6th side may have substantially planer surfaces for arm support. Additionally, the 1^st side may have a curved/concave edge with the 5^th side allowing the armrest to wrap around the user while the 6^th side has the concave shaped edge portion substantially centered at an interface with 2^nd side edge to accommodate bulges and zippers from the user's clothing.

The 2nd side sits on the lap or thighs in the primary position and may feature a substantially planer surface and may have yet another recess surface, a third recess surface to accommodate any clothing bulge or zipper bulge from above the user's crotch area, creating a more stable area for the forearm and elbow positioned on the 1st side. Progressing towards the 5th side, the surface of the second recess surface of the 5th side is downwardly increasingly recessed or angled down from the first recess surface towards the 2nd side and a user's hips to provide space for the user's stomach and increased stability.

The body of the device may be made using one or more cushioning materials and enclosed with a fabric cover. The cushioning materials may be a polymer foam such as expanded polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene, and polyurethane.

The device may have a width of between 15 to 22 inches as measured along a base axis from the 3rd side to the 4th side, and may be adjustable along the base axis allowing it to fit between the seat arms of commercial aircraft coach seats for major airlines operating the United States and Canada. Preferably, the device will be 17.5 inches wide as measured along a base axis and can be easily compressed to fit the smaller seat arm distances of 15 inches. The device may have a cover with adjustable closures circumscribed around an axis and/or inflatable bladders to adjust the device along the axis. The cover with the adjustable closures may also enclose low density foam material allowing the device to easily retract and expand along the axis.

The device may feature adjustable wings, the first and second portions, for adjusting the device along the first portion axis and the second portion axis. The 1st and 2nd side surfaces may expand along the first portion axis and second portion axis using adjusting closures circumscribed around the first portion axis and second portion axis, respectively, and/or inflatable bladders. The 1st side, 2nd side, 5th side and 6th sides of the first and second portions may further expand along the base axis using adjusting closures and/or inflatable bladders circumscribed around the base axis at the third side and the 4th sides. Additionally, there may be Internal support structures or draw connectors, such as tensioners, draw cords, and telescopic rods, that may need to be incorporated to increase the rigidity of the 1st and 2nd portions or wings and guide the 1st and 2nd portions outward along the first portion axis, the second portion axis, respectively. The internal support structures may also be used to fix the 1st and 2nd portions to the middle portion especially where the bladders are placed between the middle portion and the first and second portions along the base axis.

There may be a variety of variations and accessories to improve the present invention. The device may feature a seatbelt fastener comprised of a fabric flap that may wrap around the 5th side, the 1st side and the 6th side allowing a seat belt to inserted between the flap and the 5th side, the 1st side, or the 6th side. The flap may be fixed to a medial straight edge of the 2nd side and a 5th side corner and may be attached to the top of the 5th side, and may traverse the surface of the 1st side of device, and then fastened on the 6th side with a strap using a means of fastening such as hook and fastener material, bidden magnets, buttons, or some other fastening mechanism. The flap may have a pocket incorporated to carry items.

The device may also have a slit in the cover to allow for cleaning, repair and replacement of the cover or the body of the device. A cover fastener that may be a zipper or snaps may also be incorporated at the slit, allowing the body the be secured in the cover. The present invention may feature common luggage features, such as a luggage strap, hook loop, wrist strap, or shoulder strap, either fixed to the device or made to attach using a clip or other fastening mechanism for easy transport when traveling with luggage. In addition to the flap pocket, the device may have one or more compartments or exterior pockets on one or more sides of the device for caring items such as a mobile phone, a wallet, travel documents, or other accessories.

Still further, one or more sides of the device may feature a nonslip material to increase stability when placed against the user's body.

The device is unique as the armrest has recess surfaces to accommodate the user's body shape and clothing bulges while providing resting surfaces for the elbows and forearms, keeping the elbows and forearms below the shoulders, thereby relieving tension on the shoulder and neck muscles.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Referring to the drawings where like reference characters are used to indicate corresponding structure through the several views.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view from a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1A is shows a perspective view of a first version of a body of the present invention.

FIG. 1B shows a body 2nd side view of the first version of the body of the armrest of FIG. 1A.

FIG. 2 shows a 1st side view of the armrest of FIG. 1

FIG. 3 shows a sectional view along line 3-3 of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 shows a 2nd side view of the armrest of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 shows a 6th side view of the armrest of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 shows a 5th side view of the armrest of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7A shows a 3rd side view of the armrest of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7B shows a 4th side view of the armrest of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8A shows the armrest of FIG. 1 in use with a user's arms resting on the 1st side.

FIG. 8B shows the armrest of FIG. 1 in use with the user's arms resting on the 6th side.

FIG. 9 shows a perspective view from a 1st, 3rd and 5th sides of the armrest of FIG. 1 with pockets added to the 1st and 5th sides.

FIG. 10 shows a perspective view from the 2nd and 5th sides of the armrest of FIG. 1 with the added 5th side pockets.

FIG. 11 shows a perspective view from a 1st and 6th sides of the armrest of FIG. 1 with the pockets added to 1st and 6th sides.

FIG. 12 shows a perspective view from the 1nd and 5th sides of the present invention with the 1st and 5th side pockets.

FIG. 13 shows a perspective view from the 2nd and 5th sides of the armrest of FIG. 1 with the added 5th side pockets and an added flap.

FIG. 14 shows a perspective view from the 1st and 5th sides of the armrest of FIG. 1 with the 5th side pockets, and a pocket in the flap.

FIG. 15 shows a perspective view from a 1st and 6th sides of the armrest of FIG. 1 with the pocket in the flap and a strap to secure the flap.

FIG. 16 shows a perspective view from the 1st and 5th sides of the armrest of FIG. 1 with the added 5th side pockets, the pocket in the flap, and the flap secured to a medial edge of the second recess at a 5th and 2nd side joint edge.

FIG. 17 shows a perspective view from the 1st and 5th sides of a second embodiment of the armrest of the present invention.

FIG. 18A is adjustable body elevation view of the adjustable body 3rd side of a second version of the body with one draw cap of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18B is an adjustable body elevation view of the adjustable body 3rd side of the second version of the body with two draw caps of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19A is a sectional view along line 19A-19A of FIG. 18A.

FIG. 19B is a sectional view along line 19B-19B of FIG. 18B.

FIG. 20 is an adjustable body 5th side view of the second version of the body of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a sectional view along line 21-21 of FIG. 20.

FIG. 22 is another view of FIG. 21 with a wing bladder extended.

FIG. 23 shows a perspective view from the 1st and 5th sides of a third embodiment of the armrest of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a sectional view along line 24-24 of FIG. 23.

FIG. 25 is perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the armrest of the present invention.

FIG. 26 is a body 5th side view of a third version of the body of the present invention.

FIG. 27 is a body 3rd side view of the third version of the body of the present invention.

FIG. 28 is a sectional view along line 28-28 of FIG. 27.

FIG. 29 is a 5^th embodiment of the armrest of the present invention.

FIG. 30 is a 6^th embodiment of the armrest of the present invention.

FIG. 31 is a fourth version of the body of the present invention.

FIG. 32 is a sectional view along line 32-32 of FIG. 31.

FIG. 33 is an elevation view of a bladder.

FIG. 34 is an edge elevation view of the bladder of FIG. 33.

FIG. 35 is an elevation view of a wing bladder.

FIG. 36 is an edge elevation view of a wing bladder of FIG. 35.

FIG. 37 is an elevation view of a draw cap

FIG. 38 is an elevation edge view of the draw cap of FIG. 37.

FIG. 39 is an elevation view of another draw cap.

FIG. 40 is an elevation edge view of the other draw cap of FIG. 39.

FIG. 41 is a side view of a telescopic connector.

FIG. 42 is an elevation view of spring toggle.

FIG. 43 is an elevation view of a washer.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

Referring to FIG. 1, an embodiment of a multi-positional travel armrest, also referred to as an armrest or device 10 is shown. The device 10 may comprise a body 10t enclosed by a cover 10b and the cover 10b may have a cover slit 10s to provide for removal of the body 10t. Referring to FIGS. 1A and 1B, the body 10t may be used without the cover 10b. FIG. 2 shows a 1st side 18 view of the device 10 of FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 3, a sectional view along line 3-3 of FIG. 2 is shown. The body 10t may be made of one or more cushioning materials such as expanded polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene, or polyurethane. A polyurethane foam with a density of 1.8 and a compression of 44 ILD is a suitable body material. Referring to FIGS. 1-3, the device 10 may have a middle portion 12 there between first portion 14 with a second portion axis 16a and a second portion 16 with a second portion axis 16a. The device 10 may have: the 1st side 18 on a top of the device and a 2nd side 20 on a bottom of the device; a 3rd side 22 on a one end of the device 10 and a 4th side 24 on an opposite end of the device 10; and there may be a 5th side 26 on a one side of the device and a 6th side 28 on an opposite side of the device. The 5th side 26 may further have a 5th side first part 26a and a 5th side second part 26b with a first recess surface 30 and a second recess surface 32 there between. Referring again to FIGS. 1A and 1B, the body 10t may have a body 1st side 18t, a body 2nd side 20t; a body 3rd side 22t, a t, a body 5th side 26t, a body 6th side 28t aligned with the 1st side 18, the 2nd side 20; the 3rd side 22, the 4th side 24, the 5th side 26, and the 6th side 28, respectively. The body 5th side 26t may further have a body 5th side first part 26ta and a body 5th side second part 26tb with the body first recess surface 30t and the body second recess surface 32t there between. Referring to FIG. 4, the 2nd side 20 may have a 2nd side first part 20a and a 2nd side second part 20b with second recess surface 32 there between. The first recess surface 30, second recess surface 32, and third recess surface 34 are a first concave surface, a second concave surface, and a third concave surface, respectively. Referring again to FIG. 1, FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B there may also be a body first recess surface 30t, a body second recess surface 32t, a body third recess surface 34t, and a body first-second recess joint edge 35t aligned with the first recess surface 30, the second recess surface 32, the third recess surface 34, and the first-second recess surface joint edge 35, respectively, when the body 10t is enclosed by the cover 10b. The body 2nd side 20t may have a body 2nd side first part 20ta and a body 2nd side second part 20tb with body second recess surface 32t there between. Referring again to FIGS. 1-4, the 2nd side first part 20a and the 2nd side second part 20b may be substantially planner; and the 5th side first part 26a and the 5th side second part 26b may be substantially planer. The first recess surface 30 and the second recess surface 32 are concave with respect to the 5th side first part 26a and the 5th side second part 26b, and the third recess surface 34 is concave with respect to the of the 2nd side first part 20a and the 2nd side second part 20b. Referring to again FIG. 3, the second recess surface 32 is at a second recess surface angle 32a that is measured clockwise from a horizontal plane 32b through a first-second recess surface joint edge 35 to a second recess surface-2nd side joint edge 36 that is located in another horizontal plane 32c. The second recess surface angle 32a may further be measured clockwise from the first-second recess surface joint edge 35 that is in the horizontal plane 32b to the second recess surface 32 that is in a recess surface center plane 37 that is substantially perpendicular to the base axis 11 and the horizonal plane that passes through a first-second recess surface joint edge 35 when the 1st side 18 is substantially horizontal. The recess surface center plane 37 may further divide the first recess surface 30, the second recess surface 32, and the third recess surface 34 into equal parts. The second recess surface angle 32a may be 90 degrees plus 10 to 60 degrees, but preferably plus 45 degrees, along the recess surface center plane 37 to plus 10 to 45 degrees, but preferably plus 30 degrees at a 5th side-second part-second recess surface joint edge 32f shown in FIG. 1. The device 10 may have a device width 50 ranging from 15-19 inches, preferably 17 to 18 inches, a device depth 52 between 5-12 inches, preferably 6 inches, and device thickness 54 between 4-10 inches, preferably 6 inches. Referring to FIG. 4 the second recess surface 32 and the third recess surface 34 are shown between the 2nd side first part 20a and the 2nd side second part 20b. Also shown is the first-second recess surface joint edge 35 and the second recess surface-2nd side joint edge 36. Referring to FIG. 1B, there may be a second recess surface depth 32e of between 3-7 inches, preferably 5 inches, and a third recess surface depth 34e between 0.5 inches and 3 inches, but preferably 1 inch.

Referring to FIG. 5, a 6th side 28 view is shown with the third recess surface 34. Looking to FIG. 6, a 5th side view of the present invention is shown with the first recess surface 30 and the second recess surface 32 between the 5th side first part 26a and the 5th side second part 26b.

Referring to FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B, the device 10 is shown from the 3rd side 22 and the 4th side 24 with a first portion axis 14a and a second portion axis, 16a, respectively.

Referring to FIG. 8A, when the device 10, that is the armrest, is used in its primary position with the user seated upright (for example, seated in a chair), the 2nd side 20 is placed on the upper thighs and the 5th side 26 is placed in proximity or against the lower abdomen allowing a user's forearms and elbows to be elevated with the shoulders upward relieving tension on the shoulders and neck. The user may rest their arms on the 1st side 18, pushing the arms to be elevated at a greater angle to the body, moving to shoulders up and forward, relieving tension, and increasing circulation to the arms.

Referring to FIG. 8B, the device 10 may be used in a secondary position when the device is turned around laterally from the primary position of FIG. 8a, reversing the 3rd side 22 and the 4th side 24, allowing the device 10 to be placed anywhere on the abdomen while the user is reclined, sitting upright or even standing. The user may rest their arms on the 6th side 28, pushing the arms to be elevated at a greater angle to the body, moving to shoulders up and forward, relieving tension, and increasing circulation to the arms. The secondary position is ideal for sleeping. In this secondary position, the 6th side 28 becomes the top, the 5th side 26 the base, the 1st side 18 the front, and the 2nd side 20 becomes the back, and the 3rd side 22 and the 4th side 24 are reversed.

Some embodiments of the device 10 may have one or more pockets, for the storge of travel documents such as airline ticket and passports, cellphones, keys, hygiene items, or other items. The pockets can may be constructed the same material as the cover fabric. Referring to FIG. 9, a 1st side pocket 42 with a 1st side closure 42z may extend along the 1st side 18. The 1st side pocket 42 may have a 1st side pocket depth 42d of 3.5 inches and a 1st side pocket width 42e of 8 inches. There may be one or more 5th side pockets 44 with a 5th side closure 44z. There also may the cover slit 10s on any of the 1st side 18, the 2^nd side 20, the 3rd side 22, the 4th side 24, or the 6th side 28 for removing the body 10t from the cover 10b, allowing the cover 10b and/or the body 10t to be cleaned, repaired or replaced. Referring to FIG. 10, another view of the 5th side 26 of the device 10 is shown with the two 5th side pockets 44. Referring to FIG. 11, there may be a 6th side pocket 48 with a 6th side closure 48z that extends along the 6th side 28. The pockets can be considered to be constructed the same material as the other cover fabric. The 6th side pocket 48 may have a 6th side pocket width 48d of 9 inches and a 6th side pocket width 48d of 9 inches and a 6th side pocket depth 48e of 3.75 inches. FIG. 12 again shows the 1st side pocket 42 above the first recess surface 30 and two 5th side pockets 44 with the first recess surface 30 therebetween.

Referring again to FIG. 1 and FIG. 10 that show prospective views of the device 10 that depicts the overall shape of the device 10 as a C-shaped with the middle portion 12 there between the first portion 14 and a second portion 16. The armrest or device 10 has the first recess surface 30 and the second recess surface 32, and the third recess surface 34, allowing the device 10 to fits around a person's abdomen allowing for the bulges of the user's stomach and clothing.

Referring to again to FIG. 9, the cover 10b of the device 10 may made of fabric that covers the body 10t. The cover 10b and body 10t can be made of a variety of materials. Primarily the body materials will be flexible in nature to allow some cushioning but also provide firm support when a person's arms are resting on the device 10. The body material may be a type of foam material, a bladder of air, or alternatively, or may consist of one or more of the foam materials and one or more air bladders that may have a valve for introducing air into the device 10. The cover 10b may be made of a soft, not abrasive material, and may be customized using any number of materials or outward designs.

Referring to FIG. 13, FIG. 14, FIG. 15 and FIG. 16, the device may feature a seatbelt fastener comprised of a flap 70 that may be a fabric material and a flap strap 70s. The flap 70 may be fixed to the medial straight edge at a corner of the 2nd side 20 and a corner of the 5th side 26 at the 2nd-5th sides joint edge 25 using stitches 39. The flap 70 may cover the surface of the 1st side 18 of the device 10 and may be attached to the 6th side 28 of the device 10, using the flap strap 70s with a means of fastening, such as hook and loop fastener material strap, bidden magnets, buttons, or some other fastening mechanism. The flap 70 may have a flap pocket 60 with flap closure 60z. The flap pocket 60 may have a flap pocket depth 60d of 3.5 inches and a flap pocket width 60e of 8 inches.

Referring to FIG. 17, shown is an adjustable device 110 having an adjustable middle portion 112 between an adjustable first portion 114 and an adjustable second portion 116, and adjustable cover 110b with and adjustable top side 118 and an adjustable 3rd side 122. There may be one or more adjusting closures 80z, preferably two or more adjusting closures 80z, that allow the adjustable cover 110b to expand to conform to the shape an adjustable body 110t that may be compressed when the adjusting closures 80z are fastened. Referring to FIG. 18A and FIG. 18B, the adjustable body 110t is shown from an adjustable 3rd side 122 with one draw cap 86 and two draw caps 86, respectively. Referring to FIG. 19A, a sectional view along line 19A of FIG. 18A, the middle adjustors 80 may be used to extend and retract the adjustable body 110t along the base axis 11 of FIG. 17. The middle adjustors 80 there may be one or more stems 82 disposed substantially parallel to the base axis 11 and a bladder 84 disposed traverse to the stem 82. Preferably, the adjustable device 110 will have at least two bladders. The stems 82 may have a stem first part 82a and a stem second part 82b. One end of the stem first part 82a may be connected to a draw cap 86 that may be a spring toggle cord locker mechanism, and the other end of the stem first part 82a connected to a stem second part 82b using a stem fastener 88. The stem second part 82b may pass through the bladder 84. The stem fastener 88 may be a snap connection. The stem fastener 88 will allow the bladder 84 to be removed and/or replaced. There may be another middle adjustor 80 with another bladder 84 and another draw cap 86 on the other end of the adjustable body 110t. There may be a middle stem 83 used to connect one of the middle adjustors 80 to the other middle adjustor 80. The middle stem 83 may have a middle stem first part 83a connected to stem second part 82b that is further connected to the stem first part 82a that is connected to the draw cap 86 of the middle adjustor 80 on one end of the adjustable body 110t, and the middle stem 83 may have a middle stem second part 83b connected to the stem second part 82b passing through the other bladder 84 of the other middle adjustor 80 that is further connected to the stem first part 82a of the other middle adjustor 80, and the stem first part 82a of the other middle adjustor 80 further connected to another draw cap 86.

Referring to FIG. 19B, a sectional view along line 19B-19B of FIG. 18B, there may be one or more draw connectors 85 disposed through the bladders 84 connected to draw caps 86 on an adjustable body 3rd side 122t and another draw cap 86 on an adjustable body 4th side 124t. The connector may be a draw cord 85a or a unified cord 85b. The stem first part 82a and stem second part 82b of the middle adjustor 80, the middle stem first part 83a and the middle stem second part 83b, and the stem first part 82a and the stem second part 82b of the other middle adjustor 80 may form the draw cord 85a that may be disposed connected to the draw cap 86 on one end of the adjustable device 110 to the other draw cap 86 on the other end of the adjustable device 110. The unified cord 85b is a single cord without numerous parts, such as such as the stems 82 and the middle stems 83, that may be used instead of the draw cord 85a. The draw cord 85a and the unified cord 85b are draw connectors 85. Thus, one end of the one or more draw-connector 85 that may be disposed connected to a draw cap 86 on one end of the adjustable body, and an opposite end of the one or more draw-connectors 85 may be connected to another draw cap 86 on the opposite end of the adjustable body. By pulling on one end of the draw cord 85a and/or one end the unified cord 85b, one of the bladders 84 may be mated to the adjustable body middle portion 112t and the adjustable body first portion 114t, and the other bladder 84 mated to the adjustable body middle portion 112t and the adjustable body second portion 116t making the adjustable body 110t structurally unified.

The bladders 84 may be inflatable, allowing the middle adjustors 80 to adjust the adjustable body 110t along the base axis 11 of FIG. 17. The adjustable cover 110b may have one or more adjusting closures 80z that may be disposed substantially perpendicular to the base axis 11, allowing the adjustable cover 110b to expand a width of the expansion part 80e when the adjusting closure 80z is unfastened and the bladders 84 inflated. The adjustable device 110 may be restored to its original shaped when the bladders 84 are deflated and the adjusting closure 80z fastened.

Referring to FIG. 17, FIG. 20, FIG. 21 and FIG. 22, the adjustable body 110t may have an adjustable body first portion 114t and adjustable body second portion 116t with an adjustable body middle portion 112t there between. The adjustable body first portion 114t and the adjustable body second portion 116t may have one or more wing bladders 94 on an adjustable body 5th side first part 126ta of an adjustable 5^th side 126t and another one the one or more wing bladders 94 on an adjustable body 5th side second part 126tb of the adjustable 5^th side 126t that allow the adjustable body first portion 114t and the adjustable body second portion 116t to be adjusted along the first portion axis 14a and the second portion axis 16a, respectively, of FIG. 17. Referring to FIG. 21 and FIG. 22, for example the adjustable body first portion 114t may have the wing adjustor 90 with a tensioner 92 connected to the wing bladder 94 with the wing bladder 94 substantially perpendicular to the tensioner 92. The tensioner 92 may have a tensioner first part 92a and a tensioner second part 92b connected by a snap that is similar to the stem fastener 88, and the tensioner first part 92a may be further connected to a wing draw cap that may be identical to the draw cap 86 discussed previously and shown in FIGS. 19A and 19B. Also, the tensioner 92 may have a tensioner second part 92b connected to the wing bladder 94. The draw cap 86 may be used to pull the tensioner first part 92a until the wing bladder 94 is against the adjustable body 110t and then hold the wing bladder 94 in position. There may be another wing bladder 94 in the adjustable body second portion 116t. The tensioner 92 of the wing adjustor 90 in the adjustable body first portion 114t may be inserted through the adjustable body 5th side first part 126ta substantially parallel to the first portion axis 14a and the tensioner 92 of another wing adjustor 90 may be inserted through the adjustable body 5th side second part 126tb substantially parallel to the second portion axis 16a of FIG. 17, respectively. There may be a wing adjusting closure 90z disposed traverse to the first portion axis 14a and another a wing adjusting closure 90z disposed traverse to the second portion axis 16a. For example, the wing adjusting closures 90z may be circumscribed around the first portion axis 14a and the other wing adjusting closures 90z may be circumscribed around the second portion axis 16a. Referring to FIG. 17 and FIG. 22, when the wing adjusting closures 90z are unfastened and the wing bladders 94 inflated, the adjustable first portion 114 and the adjustable second portion 116 may expand along the first portion axis 14a and the second portion axis 16a, respectively. Referring to FIG. 17 and FIG. 21, when the wing bladders 94 are deflated and the wing adjusting closures 90z fastened, the adjustable device 110 may be restored to its original shape. The tensioners 92 and the draw connectors 85 may serve as internal support structures to guide the extension and retraction of the wing bladder 94 and the bladders 84, respectively.

Referring to FIGS. 23 and 24, a still yet another embodiment, a third embodiment of the invention, another adjustable device 210 is shown with another adjustable top side 218, another adjustable 5th side first part 226a, and another adjustable 5th side second part 226b using another adjustable cover 210b, with the adjusting closures 80z disposed traverse to the base axis 11 in another adjustable first portion 214 and in another adjustable second portion 216. The body 10t is compressed when the adjusting closure 80z is closed, and uncompressed when the adjusting closure 80z is open, extending the other adjustable device 210 by extending the other adjustable first portion 214 and the other adjustable second portion 216 along the base axis 11 by an adjustor fabric width 80d. FIG. 24 shows a sectional view along line 24-24 of FIG. 23 with the 1st side pocket 42 constructed using a pocket panel 38 attached with stitches 39 to the other adjustable top side 218 and closed with the closure-feature 40.

Referring to FIG. 25, a fourth embodiment of the armrest, a fourth device 310, of the present invention has a second adjustable body 210t enclosed by the other adjustable cover 210b. Referring to FIG. 26, the second adjustable body 210t is the body 10t with one bladder 84 and two draw caps placed on the body 3rd side 22t and another bladder 84 with two draw caps 86 placed on the body 4th side 24t. FIG. 27 shows the body 3rd side 22t with the two draw caps.

Referring to FIG. 28, a sectional view along line 28-28 of FIG. 27, there may be draw connectors 85 such as the draw cord 85a and/or the unified cord 85b, both being the same as the draw connectors 85 of the adjustable body 110t of FIG. 19B disposed through the bladders 84 on the body 3rd side 22t and the bladder 84 on the body 4th side 24t with one end of the draw connectors 85 connected to the draw caps 86 on the body 3rd side 22t and the opposite end of the draw connectors 85 connected to the draw caps 86 on the body 4th side 24t. The draw connectors 85 may be the draw cord 85a or the unified cord 85b. The adjusting closures 80z may be opened, that is unzipped where the adjusting closures 80z is a zipper, and the bladders 84 inflated to extend the fourth embodiment of the armrest, the fourth device 310, along the base axis 11.

Referring to FIG. 29, a fifth embodiment of the armrest of the present invention, a fifth device 410 is shown. The fifth device 410 has a fourth version cover 310b enclosing the body 10t. The fourth version cover 310b has one of the wing adjusting closures 90z circumscribed around the first portion axis 14a and another one of the wing adjusting closure 90z circumscribed around the second portion axis 16a. The body 10t is compressed in the fourth version cover 310b when the wing adjusting closures 90z are closed (e.g., for a zipper the zipper is zipped) and uncompressed when the wing adjusting closures 90z are open (e.g., for a zipper the zipper is unzipped, extending the 5th side first part 26a along the first portion axis 14a and the 5th side second part 26b along the second portion axis 16a.

Referring to FIG. 30, a sixth embodiment of the armrest of the present invention, a sixth device is shown having yet another adjustable top side 318. The sixth device 510 has a fourth version cover 310b enclosing a fourth version body 310t. Referring to FIG. 31, a view of the fourth version body 310t is shown with one of the wing bladders 94 on the body 5th side first part 26ta and another wing bladder 94 on the body 5th side second part 26tb. Referring to FIG. 32, a section view along line 32-32 of FIG. 31, the wing bladder 94 is attached to the draw cap 86 located on the body 6th side 28t using a tensioner 92 that is substantially parallel to the first portion axis of FIG. 30. The tensioner 92 may have a tensioner first part 92a and a tensioner second part 92b with one end of the tensioner first part 92a connected to the draw cap 86 and the opposite end of the tensioner first part 92a connected to a tension second part 92b using one of the stem fasteners 88, with the tensioner second part 92b further connected to the wing bladder 94. The body 10t is compressed in the fourth version cover 310b when the wing adjusting closures 90z are closed (e.g., for a zipper the zipper is zipped) and uncompressed when the wing adjusting closures 90z are open (e.g., for a zipper the zipper is unzipped) and the wing bladders 94 inflated, extending the fourth version body and the sixth device 510 along the first portion axis 14a and the second portion axis 16a.

Referring to FIG. 33 and FIG. 34, the bladder 84 shown may also be used instead of the wing bladder 94 of FIG. 35 and FIG. 36. The bladder 84 and the wing bladder 94 may be sized for the surface against which they are to be placed an may be capable of expanding 1-3 inches, preferably 2 inches along the base axis 11 or the first portion axis 14a or the second portion axis 16a of FIG. 17. Referring again to FIG. 33, the bladder 84 may be constructed around a bladder opening rim 84u that allows draw connectors such as the draw cord 85a and the unified cord 85b of FIG. 28 to pass through and be connected to a connecting device, such as the draw cap 86 shown in in FIG. 37 with an edge view of the draw cap 86 shown in FIG. 38. The draw cap 86 may be: 1-3 inches in diameter, preferably 2 inches; have a thickness of 0.0625 to 0.125 to inches, preferably 0.125 inches; and have a central opening rim 86u with a diameter of 0.125 to 0.5 inches, preferably 0.250 inches. Also, the draw cap 86 may be shaped to conform to the shape of the surface on which it is placed. Additionally, the draw cap 86 may have a spring toggle device 86m with a clamp 86n that may be used to secure the draw connector 85 against central opening rim 86u. Referring to FIGS. 39-41, the draw connector 85 may also be a telescopic rod 85c with threaded ends disposed to fit in another draw cap 186 shown in FIG. 39. Referring to FIG. 40, an edge view of the other draw cap 186 is shown with a stub 186y that may be threaded to connect to the telescopic rod 85c shown in FIG. 41. Referring to FIG. 42 and FIG. 43, another spring toggle 286 with opening rims 286u and a washer 386 may be used to hold the draw cord 85a and unified cord 85b of FIG. 19B.

The covers, such as the other adjustable cover 210b of FIG. 23 may be a fabric slip cover that pulls over the body 10t to allow a user to utilize one or more of many different types of materials and designs. The other adjustable cover 210b may have one or more cover fasteners 10z around the cover slit 10s that may be unfastened allowing the body 10t to be removed from the other adjustable device 210. At least one of the cover fasteners 10z may be disposed along the 3rd side 22 or the 4th side 24, or both. The cover fastener 10z may be similar to the structure of the 1st side closure 42z of FIG. 9. Thus, the cover fastener 10z may be a zipper, hook and loop fastener material, bidden magnets, buttons, or snaps, some other fastening mechanism.

The present invention may feature common luggage features, such as a luggage strap, hook loop, wrist strap, or shoulder strap, either fixed to the device or made to attach using a clip or other fastening mechanism for easy transport when traveling with luggage.

Referring again to FIGS. 8A and 8B, shown is the device 10 in use by a person. The person's forearms rest across the 1st side in FIG. 8A and the 6th side in FIG. 8B and remain in an ergonomically correct position, easing the tension and strain in a person's arms, shoulders, and neck while in a seated or reclined position. The arms are supported on the armrest, which is intern supported on the person's abdomen. It is more comfortable for the arms to be supported directly on the device as opposed to dangling, resting in various positions confined by the plane seat, or fighting for space on a plane's seat arm shared with another passenger.

It should be apparent that many modifications could be made to the armrest which would still be encompassed within the spirit of the specifications, drawings, and the appended claims.