# US 11,297,961 B2 · Customizable support and comfort pillow

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- Number: US 11,297,961 B2
- Document ID: US11297961B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/566,558
- Filed: 2019-09-10
- Published: 2020-03-12
- Granted: 2022-04-12
- Earliest claimed: 2018-09-10
- Applicants: Deborah Lowry; Simone Aline Sanfilipo
- Inventors: Deborah Lowry; Simone Aline Sanfilipo
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11297961B2

## CPC

- A47G 9/1045: {shaped as, combined with, or convertible into other articles, e.g. dolls, sound equipments, bags or the like}
- A45F 3/14: Carrying-straps; Pack-carrying harnesses
- A47C 7/383: {Detachable or loose head- or neck-supports, e.g. horse-shoe shaped}
- A47C 27/081: {of pneumatic type}
- A47G 9/1027: {Details of inflatable pillows}
- B60N 2/6018: {attachments thereof}
- A45F 2003/003: {combined with other objects; specially adapted for carrying specific objects}
- A45F 2003/142: {Carrying-straps}
- A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B)
- A45F: TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
- A47C: CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A customizable support pillow offering support and comfort for the neck and body of a user that includes a built in anchoring system for attaching the customizable pillow to a structure such as a vehicle seat.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A portable pillow comprising:
a shapeable inner pillow comprising a resilient material capable of regaining an original shape; and
an outer pillow portion comprising an inflatable material operatively connected to an inflation means, wherein the outer pillow portion further comprises:
an adjustable sleeve having a sleeve cavity and two ends, wherein the sleeve cavity is configured to traverse along a length of the shapeable inner pillow thereby adjusting an amount of the inner pillow extending from either end of the adjustable sleeve, wherein the inner pillow is configured to fit at least partially within the sleeve cavity of the outer pillow portion and to be slidably positionable within the sleeve cavity;
a first attachment means and a second attachment means, wherein the first attachment means fixedly attaches the adjustable sleeve to the shapeable inner pillow via a storage cavity, and the second attachment means comprises a bag, wherein the bag facilitates removable attachment of the portable pillow over a structure;
wherein during a first configuration of the portable pillow, the second attachment means is configured to be secured over a vehicle seat, and
wherein during a second configuration of the portable pillow, the second attachment means is removed from the vehicle seat and the portable pillow is configured to be stored inside the bag.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The portable pillow of claim 1, wherein the inner pillow is fixedly attached to the outer pillow portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The portable pillow of claim 1, wherein the inner pillow is removably attached to the outer pillow portion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The portable pillow of claim 1, wherein the inner pillow further comprises a handle.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The portable pillow of claim 1, wherein the first attachment means is selected from a group consisting of: a clip, a snap, a loop, a handle, a drawstring, a button, and a hook and loop fastener.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The portable pillow of claim 1 wherein the outer pillow portion and the inner pillow each include an outer layer, wherein the outer layer of both the outer pillow portion and the inner pillow comprise the same material.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The portable pillow of claim 1, wherein the outer pillow portion further includes a zippered compartment for securing items.

### Claim 8

A portable pillow system comprising:
an inflatable shell comprising a cavity;
a shapeable inner pillow configured to fit at least partially within the cavity of the inflatable shell;
an inflation means operatively connected to the inflatable, the inflatable shell having a first outer layer and the shapeable inner pillow having a second outer layer;
an adjustable sleeve having a sleeve cavity and two ends configured to traverse along a length of the shapeable inner pillow thereby adjusting an amount of shapeable inner pillow on extending from either end of the adjustable sleeve; and
a first attachment means and a second attachment means, the first attachment means configured to attach the adjustable sleeve to the shapeable inner pillow, and the second attachment means is configured to secure the inflatable shell to a desired structure, wherein the second attachment means comprises a storage cavity that facilitates removeable attachment to the desired structure, and
wherein the storage cavity is configured to store the shapeable inner pillow together to the first attachment means;
wherein the second attachment means comprises:
a first configuration such that the second attachment means is configured to be secured over a vehicle seat; and
a second configuration such that the second attachment means is not in use and the pillow system is removed from the vehicle seat.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The portable pillow system of claim 8, wherein the first outer layer of the inflatable shell and the second outer layer of the shapeable inner pillow comprises the same material.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The portable pillow system of claim 9, wherein the material is a plush material.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The portable pillow system of claim 8, wherein the first attachment means is selected from a group consisting of: a clip, a snap, a loop, a handle, a drawstring, a button, and a hook and loop fastener.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The portable pillow system of claim 8, wherein the inflatable shell further includes a zippered compartment for securing items.

### Claim 13 (depends on 9)

The portable pillow system of claim 9, wherein the material includes spandex.
