Slipcovers for support pillows
AssigneeThe Boppy Company, LLC
InventorsSusan H. Matthews Brown, Sheila Littlehorn
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Abstract
A support pillow comprises a cushion body having a medial region and two opposing arms that define a generally open well, with the cushion body having an outer periphery and an inner periphery adjacent the well. A shell encompasses the cushion body. A fabric cover is removably disposed over the shell such that the fabric cover generally conforms to the shell. The fabric cover defines an opening to permit the cover to be placed over the shell, and the fabric covering includes at least one fastener to close the opening once the cover has been placed over the shell.
Claims28
A support pillow comprising:
- a cushion body having a medial region and two opposing arms that define a generally open well, with the cushion body having an outer periphery and an inner periphery adjacent the well, and wherein each of the arms terminates in an end;
- a shell encompassing the cushion body;
- and
- a fabric cover removably disposed over the shell such that the fabric cover conforms generally to the shape of the cushion body, wherein the fabric cover includes a seam that defines an opening to permit the cover to be placed over the shell, and wherein the fabric covering includes at least one fastener coupled to the seam to close the seam once the cover has been placed over the shell.
A covering for a support pillow comprising a cushion body having a medial region and two opposing arms that define a generally open well, with the cushion body having an outer periphery and an inner periphery adjacent the well, and wherein each of the arms terminates in an end, the covering comprising
- a fabric cover that is adapted to be removably disposed over the pillow such that the fabric cover conforms generally to the shape of the cushion body, wherein the fabric cover includes a seam that defines an opening to permit the cover to be placed over the cushion body, and wherein the fabric covering includes at least one fastener coupled to the seam to close the seam once the cover has been placed over the cushion body;
- and
- an attachment coupled to the cover, wherein the attachment is selected from a group consisting of handles, pockets, loops, appliqués, characters, ties, blankets, bladders and padding layers.
A method for covering a support pillow, the method comprising:
- providing a support pillow that comprises a cushion body having a medial region and two opposing arms that define a generally open well, with the cushion body having an outer periphery and an inner periphery adjacent the well, and wherein each of the arms terminates in an end, and a shell encompassing the cushion body;
- providing a cover that comprises a curved tubular member having an open interior and a seam that provides access into the interior;
- placing the support pillow into the interior of the cover through the seam and manipulating the cover so that the cover covers the shell and generally conforms to the shape of the support pillow;
- and
- operating a fastener to close or cover the opening.
A method as in claim 24, wherein the peripheral item comprises a toy, and wherein the attaching step comprise securing a strap to the toy that is attached to the cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.