US 5,168,590 A · Therapeutic pillow cover having compartments for receiving hot/cold packs and/or pillow insert supports

Abstract

A therapeutic pillow covering (100) for covering either a prefabricated conventional or therapeutic pillow (200) having a central depression region (210), or for encasing pillow fill having a plurality of compartments (12, 14, 16) for holding a prefabricated pillow insert (22, 28) or a hot or cold pack (26). The compartments (12, 14, 16) each have an opening (13, 15, 17) for insertion and removable of the inserts (22, 26, 28). The pillow covering (100) has a center compartment (14) located about in the center of the pillow cover; two oppositely disposed side wing compartments (12) located on opposite ends of the pillow cover (100); and two oppositely disposed hot/cold pack compartments (16) parallel to the center compartment (11) and on opposite sides of the center compartment (14). The compartments (12, 14, 16) may be affixed either to the interior of the cover (100) or to the exterior of the cover (100). The cover (100) may have boxed off corners (20). The opening (13, 15, 17) may be closed using a fastener such as Velcro, snaps, or a zipper.

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Dependent claims

A pillow cover for a pillow having a front panel having a first front end region and a second front end region and a back panel having a first back end region and a second back end region, the front panel being opposed to the back panel and being attached thereto on at least two sides, and wherein the second front end region being across from the first front end region and the second back end region being across from the first back end region, the pillow cover comprising:

a first side pocket attached to one of the first end regions, wherein the first side pocket having a first opening for inserting/removing a first object;
a second side pocket attached to one of the second end regions, wherein the second side pocket having a second opening for inserting/removing a second object;
a center pocket in about the center of the pillow cover;
wherein the front panel having an interior side and an exterior side, and the back panel having an interior side and an exterior side;
wherein the center pocket being attached to the exterior side of the front panel, the first side pocket being attached to one of the exterior sides, and the second side pocket being attached to one of the exterior sides;
and
wherein the center pocket is removable, the first side pocket is removable, and the second side pocket is removable.

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A pillow covering having two substantially rectangular cover panels having opposed long sides and short sides, the two cover panels being joinable along at least three sides to form the pillow covering for a pillow having a rectilinear depression substantially in the center of the pillow, wherein each cover panel having a right side region, a left side region a top region, a bottom region, and a center region corresponding to about the location of the rectilinear depression, the pillow covering comprising:

a central panel attached to one of the cover panels substantially in the center region, wherein the central panel having an opening for inserting/removing a center insert to be housed therein;
two substantially rectangular vertical panels each vertical panel having two opposed long sides and two short sides, wherein the length of the long sides of the vertical panel being substantially the length of the short side of the cover panels, wherein one of the vertical panels being attached in one of the right side regions and the other one of the vertical panels being attached in one of the left side regions, wherein the vertical panels being attached with its long sides being substantially parallel to the short side of the cover panel, and wherein each of the vertical panels having an opening for inserting/removing a vertical insert to be housed therein;
and
two substantially rectangular horizontal panels each horizontal panel having two long sides and two short sides, wherein one of the horizontal panels being attached in one of the top regions and the other one of the horizontal panels being attached in one of the bottom regions, the horizontal panels being attached with its long sides substantially parallel to the long sides of the cover panel, and wherein each of the horizontal panels having an opening for inserting/removing a horizontal insert to be housed therein.

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A pillow, comprising:

a pillow having two long sides joined at four points with two short sides, the four points defining a rectangle, the pillow having opposing front and back panels which enclose pillow fill therebetween, the front and back panels each having an interior and exterior panel face, and the interior and exterior panel faces each having a panel face center region having a width, panel face top and bottom regions located on opposite sides of each panel face, and panel face first and second side regions located on opposite sides of each panel face and perpendicular to the panel face top and bottom regions, the panel face top regions being adjacent one of the long sides of the pillow and the panel face bottom regions being adjacent the other long side of the pillow;
a top pocket means for substantially enclosing a top pocket insert, said top pocket means secured to one of the exterior panel face top regions of said pillow;
and
a bottom pocket means for substantially enclosing a bottom pocket insert, said bottom pocket means secured to one of the exterior panel face bottom regions of said pillow, said top pocket means and said bottom pocket means being spaced apart a distance equal to the width of said panel face center region to expose said panel face center region.

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A pillow cover for covering a pillow, comprising:

a cover element having opposing front and back panels for substantially enclosing the pillow therebetween, the front and back panels each having an interior and exterior panel face, and the interior and exterior panel faces each having a panel face center region, panel face top and bottom regions located on opposite sides of each panel face, and panel face first and second side regions located on opposite sides of each panel face and perpendicular to the panel face top and bottom regions;
a first side pocket means for substantially enclosing a first side pocket insert, said first side pocket means secured to one of the panel face first side regions of said cover element;
a second side pocket means for substantially enclosing a second side pocket insert, said second side pocket means secured to one of the panel face second side regions of said cover element;
a center pocket means for substantially enclosing a center pocket insert, said center pocket means secured to one of the panel face center regions of said cover element;
wherein said first side pocket means comprises a substantially rectangular first side rectangular panel having two long sides and two short sides;
wherein said second side pocket means comprises a second side rectangular panel, substantially identical to said first side rectangular panel;
wherein said first side rectangular panel is positioned such that one of its long sides is substantially parallel to one of the long sides of said second side rectangular panel;
wherein said center pocket means comprises a substantially rectangular center rectangular panel having two sides with lengths shorter then the long sides of said first and second side rectangular panels;
and
wherein said center rectangular panel is positioned such that its short sides are substantially parallel to the long sides of said first and second side rectangular panels.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Therapeutic pillow cover having compartments for receiving hot/cold packs and/or pillow insert supports

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Therapeutic pillow cover having compartments for receiving hot/cold packs and/or pillow insert supports

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