# US 10,244,878 B2 · Sleeping support assembly

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- Number: US 10,244,878 B2
- Document ID: US10244878B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/426,622
- Filed: 2017-02-07
- Published: 2018-08-09
- Granted: 2019-04-02
- Earliest claimed: 2017-02-07
- Applicants: Timothy Doughty
- Inventors: Timothy Doughty
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10244878B2

## CPC

- A47G 9/1054: {for lying face downwards}
- A47G 9/1072: {for lying in reclined position, e.g. for reading}
- A61F 5/56: Devices for preventing snoring
- A47G 2009/1018: {Foam pillows}
- A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B)
- A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C)

## Abstract

A sleeping support assembly for reposing in a prone position includes a first cushion that is configured to support a torso of a user. A second cushion is coupled to and extends from a first end of the first cushion. A penetration is positioned through the second cushion. The penetration is substantially ovally shaped. The penetration is configured to support a head of the user who is pronely positioned upon the first cushion such that a spine of the user is aligned. The arms of the user are positioned such that blood flow to the arms is unimpaired.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A sleeping support assembly comprising:
a first cushion configured for supporting a torso of a user, said first cushion having a first end and a second end;
a second cushion coupled to and extending from said first end of said first cushion, said second cushion having a first endpoint and a second endpoint, said first endpoint being positioned proximate to said first end of said first cushion, said second cushion having a first face and a second face;
a penetration positioned and extending fully through said second cushion, said penetration being substantially oval shaped;
wherein said penetration is positioned through said second cushion such that said penetration is configured for supporting a head of the user who is pronely positioned upon said first cushion such that a spine of the user is aligned and wherein arms of the user are positioned such that blood flow to the arms is unimpaired;
a cutout positioned in said first face of said second cushion, said cutout being fluidically coupled to said penetration, wherein said cutout is positioned in said second cushion such that said cutout is configured for allowing airflow to the head of the user, said cutout defining an arcuate surface such that said arcuate surface is increasing in slope extending away from said second end of said first cushion when said second face is positioned on a top of said first cushion; and a strap coupled to and extending between said first end of said first cushion and said first endpoint of said second cushion, said strap being positioned proximate to said top of said first cushion and said second face of said second cushion, wherein said strap is positioned on said first cushion such that said strap is positioned for positioning said second face of said second cushion upon said top of said first cushion such that said cutout is configured for supporting the head of the user who is positioned semi-supinely upon said first cushion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The assembly of claim 1, further wherein said first cushion being truncated triangularly shaped when viewed from said top of said first cushion such that said first end of said first cushion is dimensionally narrower than said second end.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The assembly of claim 2, further including said first cushion being cuneal adjacent to said second end, wherein said first cushion is configured for positioning beneath the torso of the user with said second end positioned proximate to a pelvis of the user and said first end positioned proximate to a collar bone of the user.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The assembly of claim 1, further including said first cushion comprising foam.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The assembly of claim 4, further including said first cushion comprising viscoelastic polyurethane foam.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The assembly of claim 1, further including said second endpoint being arcuate.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The assembly of claim 1, further including said second cushion comprising foam.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The assembly of claim 7, further including said second cushion comprising viscoelastic polyurethane foam.

### Claim 9

A sleeping support assembly comprising:
a first cushion configured for supporting a torso of a user, said first cushion having a top, said first cushion being truncated triangularly shaped when viewed from said top such that a first end of said first cushion is dimensionally narrower than a second end, said first cushion being cuneal adjacent to said second end, wherein said first cushion is configured for positioning beneath the torso of the user with said second end positioned proximate to a pelvis of the user and said first end positioned proximate to a collar bone of the user, said first cushion comprising viscoelastic polyurethane foam;
a second cushion coupled to and extending from said first end of said first cushion, said second cushion having a first endpoint and a second endpoint, said first endpoint being positioned proximate to said first end of said first cushion, said second endpoint being positioned distal from said first cushion, said second endpoint being arcuate, said second cushion comprising viscoelastic polyurethane foam;
a penetration positioned through said second cushion, said penetration being substantially oval shaped, wherein said penetration is positioned through said second cushion such that said penetration is configured for supporting a head of the user who is pronely positioned upon said first cushion such that a spine of the user is aligned and wherein arms of the user are positioned such that blood flow to the arms is unimpaired;
a cutout positioned in a first face of said second cushion, said cutout being fluidically coupled to said penetration, wherein said cutout is positioned in said second cushion such that said cutout is configured for allowing airflow to the head of the user;
a strap coupled to and extending between said first end of said first cushion and said first endpoint of said second cushion, said strap being positioned proximate to said top of said first cushion and a second face of said second cushion, wherein said strap is positioned on said first cushion such that said strap is positioned for positioning said second face of said second cushion upon said top of said first cushion such that said cutout is configured for supporting the head of the user who is positioned semi-supinely upon said first cushion, such that said first cushion and said second cushion are configured for alleviating snoring and sleep apnea of the user; and
wherein said cutout defines an arcuate surface such that said arcuate surface is increasing in slope extending away from said second end of said first cushion when said second face is positioned on said top of said first cushion.