U.S. patent application number 09/847104 was filed with the patent office on 2002-03-14 for anatomic pillow.
Invention is credited to Ybarrola, David.
Application Number | 20020029420 09/847104 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 26896213 |
Filed Date | 2002-03-14 |
United States Patent
Application |
20020029420 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Ybarrola, David |
March 14, 2002 |
Anatomic pillow
Abstract
An improved pillow that deforms when rested upon to provide
optimum orthopedic support is described. It is made of a single
piece of foam plastic and possesses two parallel bolsters that are
of different thicknesses. When rested upon, the pillow deforms such
that the side on the bottom is flat with the sleeping surface.
Inventors: |
Ybarrola, David; (Del Mar,
CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Steven W. Webb
655 Second Street
Encinitas
CA
92024
US
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Family ID: |
26896213 |
Appl. No.: |
09/847104 |
Filed: |
May 3, 2001 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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60200907 |
May 1, 2000 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
5/636 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47G 9/10 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
5/636 |
International
Class: |
A47C 020/02; A47C
020/04; A47C 020/06; A47C 020/08 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. An anatomic pillow (pillow), said pillow comprised of a single
piece of flexible foam plastic material in a generally rectangular
shape, said pillow shaped in cross-section with a thin bolster, a
head support section, and a thick bolster, said thin bolster a
round shape running longitudinally down the length of said pillow
with uniform curvature, said thin bolster connected down the entire
length of said pillow to said head support section, said head
support section a flat shape running longitudinally down the length
of said pillow and connected down the entire length of said pillow
to said thin bolster, said head support section connected on its
other side to said thick bolster, said thick bolster a round shape
running longitudinally down the length of said pillow with uniform
curvature, said thick bolster thick in cross-section than said thin
bolster, said thick bolster connected down the entire length of
said pillow to said head support section.
2. A pillow as in claim 1, where said pillow is sized such that it
fits in standard pillow cases.
3. A pillow as in claim 1, where said pillow deforms when a head
and neck are placed on it such that optimum orthopedic support is
provided to said neck by either bolster.
Description
RELATED U.S. APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application supplements and completes Provisional
Application 60/200,907, filed May 1, 2000.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to orthopedic and special
support pillows.
[0004] 2. Description of Related Art
[0005] Pillows of various kinds have been invented to provide
special or specific support for the head and neck. Most pillows
provide support for the head by lifting the head off of the bed and
not supporting the neck.
[0006] Pillows related to this invention are designed to give
support to the head without bending the neck of a reclining person.
These pillows share a common characteristic, in that they have a
relatively solid portion for neck support and a relatively soft
portion for supporting the head.
[0007] For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,528,705 provides an inflatable
neck support and a relatively flatter head support. U.S. Pat. No.
5,732,427 teaches a pillow with inserts that adjust height for neck
and head support. U.S. Pat. No. 5,940,913 teaches a double-bolster
billow with a middle section for supporting the head, each bolster
having gear teeth for adjustment. U.S. Pat. No. 5,689,844 describes
a multiple-layer pillow including an inner core of three layers,
each with a different elasticity. There are several other utility
and design patents in this area.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] The present invention is a pillow made of a single piece of
spongy plastic material. The pillow is uniform in density
throughout and has a specific shape that provides distinct utility
to the sleeper. From the depiction in the accompanying figures, the
human head and neck receive specific support by virtue of the
pillow shape, as the pillow is deformed by placing head and neck on
it.
[0009] It is an object of this invention to provide an anatomic
pillow that looks and acts like a traditional pillow at rest, but
which offers the correct orthopedic support of a therapeutic pillow
when in use.
[0010] It is another object of this invention that it fit a
standard pillow case easily.
[0011] it is another object of this invention that the pillow be
useable on both sides and provide the same anatomical support.
[0012] It is another object of this invention that the two
longitudinal bolsters be of different heights so that the user can
choose one of two heights of neck support to meet his needs.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] Further objects and features of the present invention are
disclosed by the accompanying figures:
[0014] FIG. 1 shows the pillow in side view without a head on
it.
[0015] FIG. 2 shows the pillow in side view supporting a head and
neck.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0016] Referring to FIG. 1, The pillow is rectangular in shape and
uniform in cross section, as displayed in this figure. The pillow
is made of a single piece of compressible foam plastic. The thicker
bolster, 101 and the thinner bolster, 102 are on opposite sides of
the pillow. The head support portion, 104, is thinner than either
bolster. The shape of the pillow is symmetric about the axis
leading from the center of the thinner to the center of the thicker
bolster, and this means the pillow is reversible.
[0017] The hollow portion underneath the pillow when it is not in
use, 103, disappears as in FIG. 2 when a head and neck are placed
on the pillow. The invention deforms in shape so that the bottom of
the pillow is now flat on the bed or other surface and the
concavity above the head support portion, 104, is more
pronounced.
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