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US 2006/0179572 A1Published application
Side sleeping pillow
OwnerHoracio Rubioinventor
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Abstract
A pillow is shaped to encourage a sleeper to sleep on a side, rather than on the back. This is accomplished by providing a pair of arms extending forwardly from a head support. The arms are spaced apart less than the width of the sleeper's shoulders so it is uncomfortable for the sleeper to roll over onto the back. The arms are spaced from the edges of the pillow to provide for a side ramp, inclined upwardly toward the head support, to receive the forearm of the sleeper.
Claims12
A pillow arranged to encourage the user to sleep on a side, comprising
- a head support assembly to receive and support a person's head and neck connected to a thoracic support assembly which is, in turn, connected to a waist and lumbar support assembly;
- the head support assembly extending generally perpendicularly upwardly from the thoracic support assembly to provide a shoulder receiving area between the thoracic support assembly and the head support assembly, the head support assembly extending laterally for a predetermined distance and terminating in first and second sides;
- a pair of arms merging with the thoracic support assembly and extending from the head support assembly toward the waist and lumbar support assembly, the arms being spaced apart a distance sufficient to receive a sleeper's torso when on a side and an insufficient distance to receive a sleeper's torso when the sleeper is supine, a first of the arms being spaced from a first side of the head support assembly to provide a space for an arm of the sleeper;
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- a side ramp inclined upwardly from the thoracic support assembly to the head support assembly providing an inclined position for the sleeper's arm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.