A reconfigurable neck pillow apparatus, comprising:
- a pair of side elements, each of the pair of side elements comprising an inside surface, an outside surface, the inside surface disposed opposite the outside surface, a bottom edge, a top edge, the bottom edge disposed substantially parallel to the top edge, each of the bottom edge and the top edge extending substantially perpendicularly between the inside surface and the outside surface, and a side edge extending substantially transversely between the top edge and the bottom edge;
- a pair of upper base elements, wherein each of the pair of upper base elements is hingedly coupled to at least a portion of one of the pair of side elements, wherein each of the pair of upper base elements comprises a first surface, a second surface, the first surface disposed opposite the second surface, a top side, and a bottom side, the top side disposed parallel to the bottom side, wherein the top side extends substantially perpendicularly between the first surface and the second surface, wherein the top side is disposed adjacent to the bottom edge of the corresponding one of the pair of side elements, and wherein each of the pair of upper base elements is substantially coplanar with the one of the pair of side elements in an extended configuration;
- a pair of lower base elements, wherein each of the pair of lower base elements is hingedly coupled to at least a portion of one of the pair of upper base elements, wherein each of the pair of lower base elements comprises an outer surface, an inner surface, an upper edge, and a lower edge, the upper edge disposed parallel to the lower edge, wherein the upper edge is disposed adjacent to the bottom side of the corresponding one of the pair of upper base elements, and wherein the pair of lower base elements are substantially coplanar with each other and the pair of side elements in the extended configuration;
- a plurality of interconnected cushions including a rectangular prism shape;
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- a panel element, wherein the panel element comprises a top end, a bottom end, and a first lateral edge extending between the top end and the bottom end, wherein the first lateral edge is hingedly coupled to the side edge of one of the pair of side elements such that the panel element is disposed between and substantially coplanar with the pair of side elements in the extended configuration, the panel element hingedly coupled to the side edge via a third hinge, the panel element further comprising a pair of panel elements, wherein each of the pair of panel elements comprises a second lateral edge extending between the top end and the bottom end and disposed parallel to the first lateral edge, and
- wherein the pair of side elements, the pair of upper base elements, the pair of lower base elements, and the panel element are foldable with respect to each other to form various configurations.