Zone inflatable orthopedic pillow

An inflatable pillow for supporting a user's neck comprising:

• a bladder including an independently inflatable outer neck chamber adapted to extend laterally beneath the neck for supporting the neck, and terminating in oppositely located end portions, the bladder further including an independently inflatable inner neck support having a predetermined firmness located within the outer chamber and adapted to underlie the neck;
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• inflation means operative to inflate the outer neck chamber to a firmness less than the predetermined firmness, the outer neck chamber providing fluid communication between the oppositely located end portions of the outer neck chamber thereby enabling air flow between the end portions when the head of a user is turned and the position of the neck relative to the outer neck chamber is shifted, whereby the firmness of the respective end portions is automatically adjusted to stabilize the neck comfortably in its shifted position.

An inflatable pillow for supporting a user's head and neck comprising:

• a bladder including an independently inflatable outer neck chamber adapted to extend laterally beneath the neck for supporting the neck, and terminating in oppositely located end portions, the bladder further including an independently inflatable inner neck chamber located within the outer chamber and adapted to underlie the neck, and an independently inflatable head chamber adapted to underlie the user's head;
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• inflation means comprising separate pumps each having a foam body, and operative, respectively, to inflate the respective head chamber to support the user's head, operative to inflate the inner neck chamber to a predetermined firmness, and further operative to inflate the outer neck chamber to a firmness less than the predetermined firmness, the outer neck chamber providing fluid communication between the oppositely located end portions of the outer neck chamber thereby enabling air flow between the end portions when the head is turned and the position of the neck relative to the outer neck chamber is shifted, whereby the firmness of the respective end portions is automatically adjusted to stabilize the neck comfortably in its shifted position, the compressibility of the foam bodies of the pumps promoting the comfort of a user resting upon the pillow.