US 2023/0404301 A1 · SELF-HUGGING PILLOW

Abstract

A self-hugging pillow includes functionality to simulate the action of a hug. In particular aspects, a user may dispose the self-hugging pillow around the user's body, such as around the user's chest under the user's arms. The user may activate the self-hugging pillow, which may cause the self-hugging pillow to simulate the action of a hug. For example, the user may cause an activation cord running through the interior of the self-hugging pillow to tighten, such as by grabbing each end of the activation cord and pulling, which may cause the self-hugging pillow to compress or tighten around the user. The compression of the self-hugging pillow around the user may be similar to the compression action exerted upon a person during a hug. As such, the compression of the self-hugging pillow may squeeze the user and cause a hugging sensation, which the user may perceive as a hug.

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Dependent claims

A pillow, comprising:

a toroidally-shaped casing having a first end and a second end;
a cushioning material within the casing, wherein an interior wall of the casing is configured to contact a user when the pillow is disposed around the user;
and
an activation cord disposed within the casing;
wherein:
a first end of the activation cord exits the casing through a first opening of the casing proximal to the first end of the casing and a second end of the activation cord exits the casing through a second opening of the casing proximal to the second end of the casing;
one or both of the first opening and the second opening is setback from a respective nearest one of the first and second ends of the casing;
and
the activation cord, when the first and second ends of the cord are concurrently pulled away from the casing, is configured to compress the cushioning material pillow against the interior wall to simulate a hugging action.

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A method of manufacturing a pillow, comprising:

shaping a casing of the pillow as an open-ended toroidal shape defined from a first end of the toroidal shape to a second end of the toroidal shape, wherein an interior wall of the toroidal shape is configured to contact a user when the pillow is disposed around the user;
inserting cushioning material into the interior of the casing;
placing a first opening on the casing proximal to the first end of the toroidal shape and a second opening on the casing proximal to the second end of the toroidal shape, wherein the first opening and the second opening on the casing are placed with a setback from the first end and the second end of the toroidal shape, respectively;
and
disposing an activation cord within the interior of the casing, wherein a first end of the activation cord exits from an interior of the casing through the first opening on the casing and a second end of the activation cord exits from the interior of the casing through the second opening on the casing proximal to the second end of the casing, wherein the activation cord is configured to compress the pillow to simulate a hugging action when the user causes the first end and the second end of the activation cord to be concurrently pulled.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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