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US 4,624,021 AGranted
Cushion-like support
OwnerJean A. Hofstetterinventor
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The present invention provides a specialized cushion-like support having an arcuate body and a neck attached thereto. The cushion-like support fits adjacent the torso and between the legs of the user, thus separating the legs and supporting the upper arm, shoulders, spine and back. The neck of the cushion-like support functions as a bolster, preventing the torso of the user from twisting or rolling forward, and the body of the support minimizes or eliminates friction and pressure gradients between the legs as the user sleeps or rests on his side. The cushion-like support is designed for use as a regular sleep support for both children and adults, is easily adapted into a stuffed toy for children, and is particularly well-suited, in therapeutic bed rest and hospital applications, for minimizing fatigue in the arms, shoulders and back and for preventing abrasion, pressure points and decubitus ulceration on the lower limbs and extremities.
A cushion-like support at least thirty four inches in length, adapted to be used by a user reclined on the side said support comprising a wider body portion, at least thirteen inches wide at its widest, adapted to be positioned between the two ankles two legs and two knees of the user in the knees drawn up position, a narrower neck portion integral with said body portion and adapted to the positioned adjacent the torso of the user, and extending to at least the shoulder area of the user, said neck and body portions being of approximately equal thickness and having a continuous, substantially linear proximal surface, said body portion having an arcute distal surface, said proximate and distal surfaces being substantially normal to the horizontal in the use position of the support.
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