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US 6,484,336 B1Granted
Orthopedic side sleeper comfort pillow and method
AssigneeJoseph J. Berke
InventorsJoseph J. Berke, Charles T. Michael
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AssigneeJoseph J. Berke
InventorsJoseph J. Berke, Charles T. Michael
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An ergonomic pillow for individuals who sleep on their sides. A characterizing feature of the invention is a recess along a lower front portion of the pillow which provides a protective space for a side, sleeper's arms. The pillow is divided into an upper portion and a lower portion which is set back from the upper portion to form the recess. Between the upper and lower portions is a flat planar member which distributes the loads of the side sleeper over the area of the lower pillow portion. In a first aspect of the invention, the protective recess extends across the front portion of the pillow. In further aspects, protective recesses are provided for the shoulders and arms of the side sleeper. A rear portion of the pillow is lowered for sleeping without a recess.
In a pillow for improving the sleep of a side sleeper having a generally planar top surface for supporting a head of said side sleeper, a front surface, a pair of side surfaces and a lower surface for supporting said pillow on a bed, a protective space in a lower front portion of said pillow, said protective space having sufficient height and width to accommodate an arm of said side sleeper inside of said protective space for preventing compression of said arm when said sleeper's head is supported on said top surface, said protective space extending across a front portion of said pillow in parallel relationship to said front surface of said pillow.
In a pillow for improving the sleep of a side sleeper having a generally planar top surface for supporting a head of said side sleeper;
A method for improving the sleep of a side sleeper comprising the step of placing an arm of said side sleeper in a lower protective space of a pillow which extends across a front portion of said pillow, in parallel relationship to a front surface of said pillow and has sufficient height and width to accommodate said arm in said protective space for preventing compression of said arm when a head of said side sleeper is supported on a top surface of said pillow.
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