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US 4,031,578 AGranted
Contoured travel pillow
OwnerDoris Sweeney, Mary Ellen Leeinventors
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Abstract
A travel pillow is described for use with seats which provide an accommodating headrest. This pillow cushions the user's neck and head in a cavity and thus provides support against `head-rolling` and the sudden `head-drooping` which usually results when a traveler attempts to sleep while sitting in a generally upright position.
Claims8
A travel pillow comprised of three discrete and resilient sections:
- (1) a central section which serves as a spacer and supports the back of the user's head and
- (2) a matching pair of lateral head sections located on opposite sides of said spacer (1) to form a generally H-shaped configuration therewith;
- and a snug-fitting cover which accommodates all three sections and maintains them in their generally H-shaped configuration;
- both of the head sections (2) being of greater thickness than spacer (1) and possessing a tapered appearance which begins with a flat and generally wide back-wall and a narrower, rounded front portion;
- said back-wall being disposed at an angle which slopes toward the central section so that the backward pressure of the user's head on said spacer (1) will cause the said back-walls to form an essentially parallel plane and draw the inner side-walls toward one another, for contact with the user's head.
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