# US 4,393,520 A · Elbow pillow

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- Number: US 4,393,520 A
- Document ID: US4393520A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/345,026
- Filed: 1982-02-01
- Granted: 1983-07-19
- Earliest claimed: 1982-02-01
- Inventors: Coral A. Koch
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4393520A

## CPC

- A47D 13/086: {Safety harnesses for already walking children}
- A41D 13/08: Arm or hand (protective gloves A41D19/015 {; protectors for the hands of players or sportsmen A63B71/14})
- A61G 7/075: for the limbs
- Y10S 2/91: Hand or wrist protector
- A47D: FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN (school benches or desks A47B39/00, A47B41/00)
- A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
- A61G: TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS (appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H3/00); OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES (embalming corpses A01N1/00)
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## Abstract

An elbow pillow adapted to be worn in the crook of a person's elbow for cradling a baby or other object comprising a pair of joined together pillows filled with compressible padding materials, each of said pillows having attached an elastic strap adapted to encompass the arm of the person and thereby secure the pillow in place on the person's arm.

## Claims

### Claim 1

Apparatus for distributing loads in the crook of a user's arm to avoid impeding blood circulation on placement of a load at the crook of the arm and without restricting elbow movement, said apparatus comprising in combination:
(a) a first sheet of flexible material;
(b) a second sheet of flexible material;
(c) stuffing disposed intermediate said first and second sheets of material, said stuffing being divided into two segregated divisions;
(d) means extending about the perimeter of said first and second sheets of material for enclosing the two divisions of said stuffing therebetween;
(e) means for securing said first and second sheets of material against one another intermediate the divisions of said stuffing and transverse to said apparatus to form two parts of said apparatus flexibly juxtaposed with one another by said two sheets of material;
(f) first strap means attached to one of the parts of said apparatus for encircling the user's forearm; and
(g) second strap means attached to another of the parts of said apparatus for encircling the user's upper arm, said first and second strap means operating in concert to maintain continuingly during use of said apparatus and securing means positionally coincident with the crook of the arm to permit flexing of said apparatus commensurate with bending of the arm;
whereby, said apparatus is retainable adjacent the crook of a user's arm by said first and second straps to cushion the crook of the arm and distribute any loads placed thereon and without impeding blood circulation or restricting elbow movement.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first sheet of material is formed of two pieces of material joined by said securing means.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said second sheet of material is formed of two pieces of material joined by said securing means.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The apparatus as set forth in claim 3 wherein said first sheet of material is formed of two pieces of material joined by said securing means.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 including lace attached to the perimeter of said first and second sheets of material.