US 11,938,088 B2
Stress reducing, light blocking, sleeping mask to improve sleep and overall health
Lisa Reynolds Juris, Amherst, MA (US); Paul Mitchell Juris, Amherst, MA (US); and Sam Henry Juris, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Paul Mitchell Juris, Amherst, MA (US); and Lisa Reynolds Juris, Amherst, MA (US)
Filed on Feb. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/649,756.
Prior Publication US 2023/0240938 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. A61H 39/04 (2006.01); A61F 9/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61H 39/04 (2013.01) [A61F 9/04 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sleeping mask, comprising:
an eye shade comprising an inner layer, an outer layer configured to inhibit the passage of light through the outer layer, and a protuberance extending from the inner layer and configured to contact and exert pressure on a forehead of a user; and
a headband configured to be attached removably to the eye shade at a first and a second connection area on the eye shade, and to urge the eye shade into contact with a face and the forehead of the user; wherein:
the inner and outer layers of the eye shade define an air gap between the inner and outer layers of the eye shade;
the inner layer of the eye shade comprises a first and a second dome-shaped portion defining a respective first and a second dome-shaped void located anterior to respective eyes of the user;
the eye shade is further configured so that the first and second connection areas are located on a surface of the mask that faces away from the user when the mask is worn by the user;
the respective locations of the first and second connection areas are configured to be varied to adjust a force with which the headband urges the eye shade into contact with the face and the forehead of the user; and
the headband is unitarily formed.