Transport vehicle seat back with integrated upright sleep support system

1. A passenger seat in a vehicle with a seat back comprising:

at least part of a headrest joined to at least part of a seat back support cushion, and both forming a unit connected to a frame forming said seat back,

said headrest and cushion unit having a stored location behind and comfortably supporting a passenger which is sitting,

where said headrest and cushion unit also having a deployed location in front of said passenger comfortably supporting said passenger when resting forward, where said headrest and cushion unit is moveably connected and supported from the stored to deployed position by at least

one pair of symmetrical pivoting linkages on opposite sides of the headrest and seat cushion unit, said linkages having one end connected to said headrest and cushion unit and an opposite end connected to said seat back frame.

2. The passenger seat as defined in claim 1 further comprising a joint which joins and pivotably adjusts the headrest relative to the cushion.

3. The passenger seat as defined in claim 1 further comprising a comfort padding on front and back sides of said unit.

4. The passenger seat as defined in claim 1 further comprising an arm support pouch which is attached to said cushion at a bottom of said cushion and is configured to support both arms of a passenger when said unit with pouch is deployed.

5. A sleep support system comprising:

a head cushion having a face relief aperture to receive the nose and chin of a passenger placing his face against the head cushion;

a chest cushion attached to the head cushion with a hinged support structure for angular adjustment, said chest cushion receiving the passenger's chest in a forward leaning position; and

suspension arms attached to the hinged support structure and extending over the passenger's shoulders for attachment to a seat back frame.

6. The sleep support system of claim 5 wherein the hinged support structure comprises a pair of side supports attached to the head cushion arid chest cushion and each having a hinge intermediate the head cushion and chest cushion.

7. The sleep support system of claim 6 wherein the suspension arms are connected to support legs at hinged knees, said support legs reciprocally received in mating tracks adapted to be attached to the seat back frame.

8. The sleep support system of claim 7 wherein said suspension arms and support legs are aligned in a first position and retractable along said mating tracks in a stored position.

9. The sleep support system of claim 8 wherein said suspension arms and support legs are angled in a second position when extended on said mating tracks in a deployed position.

10. The sleep support system of claim 6 wherein the suspension arms are connected to support legs at hinged knees, said support legs received in mating channels adapted to be attached to the seat back frame.

11. The sleep, support system of claim 10 wherein the head cushion and chest cushion are foldably collapsible and the suspension arms and support legs are foldable for compact storage.

12. The sleep support system of claim 5 wherein the suspension arms are telescoping.

13. The sleep support system of claim 5 further comprising an arm support pouch attached to said chest cushion.

14. The sleep support system of claim 5 wherein the suspension arms are flexible straps.

15. The sleep support system of claim 14 wherein the head cushion and chest cushion are foldably collapsible for compact storage.

16. The sleep support system of claim 14 in which the flexible straps terminate in buckle ends for mating attachment to the seat back frame.

17. A method for deployment of a sleep support system having a head cushion, a chest cushion hingedly connected to the head cushion with a support structure and suspension arms connected to the support structure and terminating in support legs attached at knee joints, said method comprising:

storing the sleep support system in a seat back with the head cushion, chest cushion, support structure, suspension arms and support legs substantially aligned;

withdrawing the sleep support system upward from the seat back to expose the knee joints; and

declining the suspension arms by rotation at the knee joints over a passenger's shoulders to place the head cushion and chest cushion in front of the passenger to receive the passenger's face and chest.

18. The method of claim 17 further comprising adjusting the angle between the head cushion and chest cushion.

19. The method of claim 17 further comprising deploying a flexible arm pouch from the chest cushion to receive the passenger's arms.

20. A method for deployment of a sleep support system having a head cushion, a chest cushion hingedly connected to the head cushion with a support structure and flexible suspension straps connected to the support structure, said method comprising:

storing the sleep support system in a vehicle compartment with the head cushion, chest cushion and support structure folded;

withdrawing the sleep support system from the under-seat compartment and unfolding the head cushion and chest cushion and attaching the support structure to a seat back with flexible straps; and

placing the head cushion and chest cushion in front of the passenger to receive the passenger's face and chest.