Boeing has filed a patent for a new kind of airline chair intended to foster better sleep during long flights. Though lying flat on a horizontal surface is considered the most conducive way for people to rest, Boeing's contraption provides seated sleepers with support for their heads when their bodies inevitably lean forward. Dubbed the "transport vehicle seat back with integrated upright sleep support system," or simply the "cuddle chair," the patented application has a backpack under the chair, containing a strap and buckle system that can be attached to the seat's headrest to keep the passenger in place. Once positioned, the passenger can lean forward — presumably into dreamland. Boeing also included what it calls a "face relief aperture," or a massage table-style hole in the headrest, so passengers smothering themselves in their own sleep will not become an issue. The backpack also comes with a chest cushion to support the weight of the passenger during sleep. Boeing's patent, published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, says most passengers only have two options when trying to sleep in an upright position.
One, they can lean against the window and prop their head on a pillow — but that's only possible for people sitting next to the window. And even then, not all window-seat passengers can find a comfortable position undisturbed by the vibrations of the plane. The second option is to bring a neck pillow, but Boeing says that's also an imperfect solution. "The personal neck pillow is also not a highly successful option due to the natural tendency of a sleeper to relax their muscles and fall to a more horizontal position, thus awakening the passenger," Boeing explained. The company added that many neck pillows are filled with materials that shift around and get deformed when the passenger is leaning on them, so while they may be comfortable at first, the pillow becomes increasingly uncomfortable as the filling moves around. You might still have to make due with the neck pillow — Boeing told the Daily Mail that it "files many patents every year, but that doesn't necessarily mean [it ends] up pursuing them."
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An employee of Japan's nursing care goods maker Unicare demonstrates the 'Yasuragi chair' at the annual International Home Care and Rehabilitation Exhibition in Tokyo on Wednesday. There are times in everyone's life when only a hug will do. Now one Japanese company has come up with a chair that's always ready to give a comforting cuddle. The "tranquility chair" is built in the shape of a larger-than-life fabric doll with a friendly face and a fetching hat, but more importantly, it has long arms that wrap around the user in an affectionate embrace. "It makes you feel safe. Anyone can use it, but it is designed for older people," said a spokesman for UniCare, which is selling the chair, at the International Home Care and Rehabilitation Exhibition in Tokyo. Around a quarter of Japan's population is currently over the age of 65, a figure expected to rise to 40 percent in the coming decades. The chair is priced at 46,000 yen ($419) and there is also a version adapted for wheelchair users.
Alongside specialist vehicles, beds and toilets on display at the three-day show were a variety of unusual products designed to lift the spirits of older people, who increasingly live on their own. UniCare's "Life Rhythm Dolls" are programmed to remind their owners to take their medicine or go to the toilet at certain times of day. "They are comforting for people who live alone — they can talk to them and hug them. They also play old Japanese music, which is nostalgic for older people" said the company spokesman. Also on display were baby seal robots known as "Paro" that have been making a splash in therapeutic treatment since 2004. The cute animatronic devices, developed by Japanese automation pioneer AIST, allow people who are not allowed live pets because of apartment rules to enjoy the soothing company of a robotic creature. "Real animals can scratch and poo, but this one won't," said a demonstrator at the Paro stand. The lifelike seal cubs move, squeak and open and close their eyes in response to their surroundings -- and they even get angry if you poke them.