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US 10,702,035 B2Granted
Collapsible travel neck support tube
OwnerDonna Cooperinventor
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Abstract
An elongated, flexible tubular container providing neck support for users during travel. The interior of the container is accessible through one or more openings at one or both ends of the container. The openings can be secured with angled zipper closures. Clothing items are inserted into the interior of the container during packing, and during travel, the container can be bent or arranged in a horseshoe shape or C-shape around the users neck or other body parts. The ends of the container may be secured to each other to hold the container in place. When the clothing is removed, the container is collapsed.
Claims13
A support for travel, comprising:
- an elongated, flexible tubular container body with a longitudinal axis, a top, a bottom, and two ends, wherein at least one end comprises an opening allowing access to an interior of said container body with an end cover adapted to close and open said opening by attachment to said at least one end, wherein the top of the container body is longer than the bottom of the container body so the end cover is oriented at an acute angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of said container body;
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- a plurality of clothing items arranged in the interior of said container body;
- wherein in a first configuration the container body is flat, and in a second configuration the container body is adapted to be partially or wholly wrapped in horseshoe shape to provide support to a user, wherein the plurality of clothing items provide said support.
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