Support cushion having mattress depression structure
OwnerJohn Burkhalterinventor
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Abstract
A personal support apparatus for use when resting on a sleeping surface in certain positions, particularly prone or face-down positions and side-resting positions. The apparatus comprises a support cushion and a bracket member with a depressor tongue that forms a depression or cavity in the sleeping surface when the user is resting on the cushion, helping to increase airflow to the user and facilitate breathing, all while reducing strain, increasing comfort, and optimizing rest. Alternate embodiments include multiple support cushions and a raised cradle member for supporting a user's forehead or other body parts.
Claims14
A personal support apparatus for use when resting on a sleeping surface, said personal support apparatus comprising:
- a support cushion removably attached to a bracket member;
- wherein said bracket member includes a depressor tongue that extends outwardly and away from said support cushion at a downward angle relative to the sleeping surface;
- whereby said depressor tongue is adapted to cause a depression on the sleeping surface when a user is supported by said support cushion on said sleeping surface.
A personal support pillow assembly for use on a flexible sleeping surface comprising:
- at least one support cushion;
- and
- at least one depressor tongue formed from a rigid or semi-rigid material and extending from said support cushion at a downward angle toward a sleeping surface;
- wherein said depressor tongue engages with said sleeping surface to form a depression on the sleeping surface when a user is supported by said support cushion on the sleeping surface.
A personal support pillow assembly for use when resting on a flexible sleeping surface comprising:
- two support cushions spaced relatively evenly apart from one another for receiving a pair of shoulders of a user;
- wherein each said support cushions is removably attached to a bracket member;
- said bracket members being operatively connected to a depressor tongue at a first end thereof;
- and
- a cradle attached to a second, distal end of said depressor tongue;
- wherein when the user is in a prone position on the sleeping surface, with the pair of shoulders of the user resting on the support cushions on the sleeping surface and a forehead of the user resting on the cradle, the depressor tongues are forced into said sleeping surface to form a depression providing for breathing room in the area of a mouth and a nose of the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.