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US 10,646,687 B2Granted
Therapeutic percussive pillow
OwnerDavid A. Grainger, Meagan E. Graingerinventors
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Abstract
A pillow including a percussion assembly, a padding material, and a pillow cover configured to enclose the percussion assembly and the padding. The percussion assembly is configured to articulate causing the pillow padding and pillow cover to expand and contract.
Claims12
A pillow comprising:
- a percussion assembly;
- a padding material;
- and
- a pillow cover configured to enclose the percussion assembly and the padding material, wherein the percussion assembly is configured to articulate causing the padding material and pillow cover to expand and contract,
- wherein the percussion assembly comprises:
- a motor;
- a controller electrically connected to the motor and configured to supply a drive signal to the motor;
- a percussion cam configured to rotate based on a motor output;
- and
- at least one percussion plate configured to expand and contract based on the rotation of the percussion cam,
- wherein the percussion assembly further comprises:
- at least one cam rod rotatably connected to the percussion cam at a first end and is in physical contact with the at least one percussion plate at a second end, and
- wherein the at least one cam rod translates the cam rotation to the at least one percussion plate causing the at least one percussion plate to expand and contract.
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A pillow comprising:
- a percussion assembly;
- a padding material;
- and
- a pillow cover configured to enclose the percussion assembly and the padding material, wherein the percussion assembly is configured to articulate causing the padding material and pillow cover to expand and contract,
- wherein the percussion assembly comprises:
- a motor;
- a controller electrically connected to the motor and configured to supply a drive signal to the motor;
- a percussion cam configured to rotate based on a motor output;
- and
- at least one percussion plate configured to expand and contract based on the rotation of the percussion cam,
- wherein the controller is configured to provide the drive signal synchronous with an audio signal provided to a speaker, and
- wherein the drive signal and the audio signal simulate a heartbeat physically and audibly.
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A pillow comprising:
- a percussion assembly;
- a padding material;
- a pillow cover configured to enclose the percussion assembly and the padding material, wherein the percussion assembly is configured to articulate causing the padding material and pillow cover to expand and contract;
- and
- a warming member configured to be enclosed within the pillow cover,
- wherein the warming member is removable to enable the warming member to be heated while removed from the pillow and inserted into the pillow after being heated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.