U.S. patent application number 13/302757 was filed with the patent office on 2013-05-23 for combined travel neck pillow with an attached hood assembly.
The applicant listed for this patent is Hooshmand Harooni. Invention is credited to Hooshmand Harooni.
Application Number | 20130125312 13/302757 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 48425387 |
Filed Date | 2013-05-23 |
United States Patent
Application |
20130125312 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Harooni; Hooshmand |
May 23, 2013 |
Combined Travel Neck Pillow With an Attached Hood Assembly
Abstract
This invention relates to a new neck pillow and integrated hood
(hereinafter known as "Neck Pillow and Hood Assembly") for the
purposes of providing comfort, support, and warmth for travel
purposes. This invention upgrades a standard U-shaped travel neck
pillow with an integrated hood that is attached and rolled up into
the U-shaped travel neck pillow. Users of the Neck Pillow and Hood
Assembly invention have the ability to have the U-shaped neck
pillow provide comfort and support for the upper vertebrae as well
as the neck and head area while resting or sleeping. In addition a
hood can be rolled out from a zippered compartment on the Neck
Pillow to provide warmth and head coverage to the user.
Accordingly, this invention provides a single, compact, integrated
device that combines the advantages of both a travel neck pillow
and hood.
Inventors: |
Harooni; Hooshmand;
(US) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Harooni; Hooshmand |
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US |
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Family ID: |
48425387 |
Appl. No.: |
13/302757 |
Filed: |
November 22, 2011 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
5/639 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47C 7/383 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
5/639 |
International
Class: |
A47C 20/00 20060101
A47C020/00 |
Claims
1. A multi-purpose traveling Neck Pillow and Hood Assembly that
combines the support and comfort provided by a U shaped neck pillow
with an integrated hood structured in a hemispheric shape
specifically to cover the entire back and side surfaces of a human
subject's head snugly in an unattended manner so as to leave only a
portion of the subject's face uncovered; wherein during use with
all filler material remaining in the neck pillow continues to
provide complete support and comfort; and wherein after use said
hood can be rolled into a zippered opening in the interior top
surface of the pillow.
2. The Neck Pillow and Hood Assembly in claim 1, further comprising
a drawstring that can be pulled tightly to allow hood to fit even
more snugly around human subject's head.
3. The Neck Pillow and Hood Assembly in claim 2, further comprising
a sound deadening material sewn into that portion of the hood
covering human subject's ears to improve in the attributes of
providing privacy and warmth.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] Not Applicable.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0002] Not Applicable.
REFERENCE TO SEQUENCE LISTING, A TABLE, OR A COMPUTER PROGRAM
LISTING COMPACT DISK APPENDIX
[0003] Not Applicable
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0004] In view of the foregoing, this patent application provides
an Integrated Neck Pillow and Head Assembly to provide simultaneous
neck comfort and support as well as warmth and privacy from the
hood for users of the invention. The Neck Pillow and Hood Assembly
has the following properties.
[0005] In its closed form, viewing the Neck Pillow and Hood
Assembly from the top, the Neck Pillow and Hood Assembly resembles
a standard U-shaped neck pillow that is used to provide neck
support and comfort during travel, with the only exception being
the existence of a zippered compartment that houses the integrated
hood. The actual zipper to provide access to the hood will be a
covered zipper, wherein the zipper is covered by a layer of the
neck pillow exterior fabric to shield the user from having to
contact the zipper directly from any part of the neck and body. The
Neck Pillow and Hood Assembly in this embodiment can be filled with
any of a number of filers that could be synthetic or natural, and
could include but not be limited to cotton, wool, foam, duck or
goose down, or microbead. The filling material is not tantamount to
the critical claims in this application and do not affect the
uniqueness of the claims.
[0006] In one of the preferred embodiments of the Neck Pillow and
Hood Assembly, a hidden or integrated hood can be unrolled (but
still remain attached) to the neck pillow to cover the users' head
and ears. The hood is unrolled from the neck pillow by opening up a
covered zippered compartment in the top of the pillow. Further the
hood portion of the Neck Pillow and Hood Assembly is attached and
permanently sewn to the inside of the neck pillow.
[0007] Once use of the Neck Pillow and Hood Assembly is complete,
the hood can be re-rolled up into the inside compartment of the
neck pillow. Then, upon subsequent closure of the zipper contained
on the exterior surface of the neck pillow, the Neck Pillow and
Hood Assembly returns to take on the form and function of a
standard U-shaped neck pillow device.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] FIG. 1 Diagram showing bottom view of the Neck Pillow and
Hood Assembly described in this invention.
[0009] FIG. 2 Diagram showing top, perspective, view of the Neck
Pillow and Hood Assembly showing the Hood zipper compartment.
[0010] FIG. 3 Diagram showing top view of the Neck Pillow and Hood
Assembly with the Hood completely extended.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0011] The Neck Pillow and Hood Assembly described in this
application provides the following components. The Neck Pillow
exterior can be manufactured utilizing any color or fabric so long
as it provides softness and comfort to the user. One section of the
interior of the neck pillow contains filler material, artificial,
or synthetic, as described in the previous Summary section. Another
section in the neck pillow immediately above the filler section
contains a rolled up hood accessible through a covered zipper on
the exterior top side of the neck pillow.
[0012] Unzipping the zipper on the neck pillow allows users to
unroll the attached hood. The hood resembles a hood normally found
on a jacket with a hood or "hoodie". The hood is attached to the
neck pillow in a position so as to allow the base of the hood to
fit snugly around the base of the neck of the wearer. The actual
hood can be made of any material, and may or may not be of the same
material as the neck pillow itself.
[0013] <FIG. 1> shows a top view of the Neck Pillow and Head
Assembly. The diagram clearly shows a zipper 102 allowing access to
a compartment that houses an attached hood. The diagram is shown
with the zipper exposed for clarity but normally would be a covered
zipper where the zipper is covered by an overlapping piece of the
fabric from the neck pillow itself.
[0014] <FIG. 2> 201 shows the same Neck Pillow and Hood
Assembly but viewed from the bottom. In this vide the Neck Pillow
and Hood Assembly resembles a standard U-shaped neck pillow.
[0015] <FIG. 3> 301 shows the Neck Pillow and Hood Assembly
with the hood 302 fully extended from the hood compartment. 303
shows the zipper to the hood compartment fully open to allow the
hood to be fully extended.
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