People often use their arms as a head-rest when reading at a desk or table. This causes neck and back muscles to strain and fatugue! This fatigue causes people to doze off while reading. I see it happening in school libraries all the time!
The solution would be a collapsable head-rest that would properly support the head while reading, thus reducing fatigue. This collapsable head-rest should fit in a school bag and or brief-case to bring to work or school.
See illustration from this link (below)-- imaginarium, Apr 07 2003 Read mate illustration http://www.FirstPri...admate/readmate.jpg[imaginarium]'s illustration link as a link. [bristolz, Oct 04 2004] Half Baked http://www.halfbake...ktop_20Head_20Rests...and, if you follow the link on this idea, Baked. Except not specified as collapsible. [DrCurry, Oct 04 2004] Read Mate, with prankster. http://www.bodybusi...ges/massage_997.jpg [Amos Kito, Oct 04 2004] Heh. I like it!
[imaginarium]: there is a "link" link just below the body text area of your idea for adding URLs to your idea. I have moved yours down to that area.-- bristolz, Apr 07 2003 I see this head-rest as being of an 'Anglepoise' design.-- hippo, Apr 07 2003 Take a rope. Attach to ceiling. Form a loop that adjusts to fit snugly around the neck. Relax, and drift into a pleasant sleep.
But seriously, I was supporting my chin in my palm, with the elbow on the desk (as one does) as I read your idea post and realised I'd accidentally baked your idea. Sorry about that.
PS:
Nnnggggh. That's not one of your illustrations, is it [Bris]?-- FloridaManatee, Apr 07 2003 Wow! I thought my drawing was bad! I applaud you for having the guts to show that. Maybe I will try my hand at some of my ideas.
Anyway, while this is a good idea, I think we may have tackled it before. Or was that for sleeping?-- DrCurry, Apr 07 2003 Seems very similar to me as well, Doc. (WTAGIPBAN)-- krelnik, Apr 07 2003 I like that drawing. It is spirited.-- bristolz, Apr 07 2003 I'd've said second grade.-- DrCurry, Apr 07 2003 Croissant - half for the read mate and half for the fine lips (lips?) on the Read-mate user. The Readmate could swing up from the desk.-- bungston, Apr 07 2003 It looks like one of those shiatsu headrests.-- snarfyguy, Apr 07 2003 imaginarium, what's the diagram on the reverse side of your illo? Is that a biology jotter i see before me?-- my face your, Apr 07 2003 Dear My face your,
I scanned the picture of the readmate from my "idea book" containing lots of ideas I got over the years.
The sketch you vaguely see on the reverse side is a special nail polishing pen design with a built in nail file and finger-nail pic. I think I will make it my next idea posting!-- imaginarium, Apr 08 2003 Growing up in the heart of East L.A., I know quite a few people who would LOVE for this idea to come into being. You have no idea how much easier it would make their lives with this thing. Now they won't have to be as sneaky when they steal purses off the back of chairs. The reader's perriferal (sp?) vision would be blocked. Admittedly, they couldn't be outright blatent about it, but not AS stealthy.-- Bowner42, Apr 09 2003 Dear imaginarium,
Thank you very much for the quick response to my query regarding the overleaf image in your notebook. Your response is more than satisfactory.
I take this opportunity to congratulate you on an excellent idea and I look forward to seeing your nail polishing pen idea posted on the halfbakery in the near future.
Yours sincerely, Baron Von Myfaceyour.-- my face your, Apr 09 2003 free with the Read Mate head-rest comes a neat little tablelamp and an office swivel chair. can't be bad!-- po, Apr 09 2003 random, halfbakery