Composite pillow

A pillow of composite construction for supporting the head and neck region of a human body and providing active traction thereto, the pillow having a front and a rear;

• the pillow comprising:
• an underlying block of material of a first resilience, said underlying block generally having a wedge shape including an inclined surface extending downward in the front to rear direction at an angle;
• an overlying block of material of a second resilience disposed overlying said underlying block, the overlying block providing a comfortable support for a head and neck resting thereon and having a front rounded portion providing a neck supporting surface and a rear ramp surface sloping downwardly to the rear at an angle and generally parallel to the inclined surface of said underlying block below said ramp surface;
• the underlying and overlying blocks of the respective first and second resilience cooperatively defining a resilience differential whereby the resilience differential and the configuration of the two blocks responds to a downward compression caused by the weight of a head and neck resting on the pillow by creating a reactionary force at least in a horizontal direction away from the front of the pillow, said reactionary force thereby providing traction to the head and neck region the underlying block has a protruding ridge at a top of its inclined surface defined by a generally vertical wall extending upwardly from said inclined surface.