US 4,535,878 AGranted

Pillow-tote bag device

OwnerNorma S. Grahlinventor

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Abstract

A pillow-tote bag (A) is illustrated for use at the lake or beach for carrying accessory devices and for providing a face and head rest for a person either in a prone or a supine position. The bag device (A) includes a pillow panel (10) and a pocket panel (12). The pillow panel (10) advantageously includes a bifurcated pillow (B) having a first pillow cushion (20) and a second pillow cushion (22). The pillow cushions are bifurcated for access to an air mask (36) so that a person may breathe comfortably in a supine position. The bifurcated pillows may be joined together and the air mask closed to provide a cradle (48) and unitary pillows for supporting the head when a person is lying in a supine position. A spine member (16) maintains the bag device in a non-sagging configuration when used as a tote. Pockets (60) carried in the pocket panel (12) are maintained in a straight configuration due to the non-sagging configuration of the bag.

Claims17

Dependent claims

A pillow-tote bag device for use as a pillow and a tote comprising:

a pillow panel;
a pocket panel integral with said pillow panel;
a central casing extending across a width of said panels;
a generally rigid spine member received in said casing to provide a non-sagging configuration for said bag device;
an air mask carried by said pillow panel including an air opening formed in said pillow panel for breathing;
bifurcated pillow means carried by said pillow panel generally overlying said air mask;
said bifurcated pillow means including two separable generally rectangular pillow cushions carried on adjacent sides of said air mask having juxtaposed edges which are separable to provide access to said air mask for breathing and being closable to cover said air mask;
closure means carried by said juxtaposed edges for closing said separable pillow cushions along a length of said edges to form a head cradle sling connecting said pillow cushions together and resisting separation thereof to provide a continuous unitary head support for supporting a back head portion of a person lying in a supine position;
and
said closure means being openable to separate said juxtaposed edges of said two pillow cushions along their length for providing access to said air mask when said person is lying in a prone position with his face supported on said bifurcated pillow means.

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A pillow bag device comprising:

a pillow panel formed from a textile fabric;
a pair of bifurcated pillow cushions carried by said pillow panel;
an air mask carried by said pillow panel which includes an air opening formed in said panel and a mesh air mask screen carried across said opening to maintain said opening in an open condition for breathing through said panel, said bifurcated pillow cushions having juxtaposted edges being separable from one another for access to said air mask and breathing opening when a person is lying in a prone position with his face supported upon said pillow panel;
a first closure flap carried by a first of said pillow cushions along a juxtaposed edge of said first pillow cushion and a second closure flap carried by a second of said pillow cushions along a juxtaposed edge of said second pillow cushion;
closure means for joining together said closure flaps and juxtaposed of said pillow cushions to close said bifurcated pillow cushions and join said pillow cushions together;
and
said closure flaps joining and fastening together to form a head receiving cradle and resist separation of said bifurcated pillow cushions to provide a unitary head support for the head of a person lying in a supine position.

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A pillow-tote bag device for use as a pollow and a tote comprising:

a generally regular pillow panel comprising a ply of material;
an air permeable mask formed in said ply of material forming an air opening for breathing through said panel;
bifurcated pillow means carried by said pillow panel including first and second juxtaposed edges having an open position in which the face of a person is supported by said bifurcated pillow means with free access for breathing through said air mask when lying in a prone position;
said bifurcated pillow means having a closed position in which said juxtaposed edges of said bifurcated pillow means covers said air mask and assist in supporting the head of a person lying in a supine position;
closure means carried by said bifurcated pillow means facilitating opening of said bifurcated pillow means in said open position and closing and fastening of said juxtaposed edges in said closed position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.