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US 6,640,977 B2Granted
Packaging for support pillows
AssigneeThe Boppy Company, LLC
InventorsSusan H. Matthews Brown, Sheila Littlehorn, Clarice Bonzer
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Abstract
A support pillow kit comprises a pillow comprising a pillow body having a medial region and two opposing arms, and a base member comprising a bottom and two spaced apart walls extending from the bottom. The pillow rests on the bottom and is held between the two walls, and a transparent cover covers the pillow and the base member.
Claims19
A support pillow kit comprising:
- a pillow comprising a pillow body having a medial region having an outer periphery and an inner periphery, and two opposing arms that extend away from the medial region to form a generally open interior region that is defined in part by the inner periphery of the medial region;
- a base member comprising a bottom and two spaced apart walls extending from the bottom, wherein the outer periphery of the medial region of the pillow rests on the bottom and is held between the two walls such that when the bottom of the base member is placed onto a support surface, the pillow is held in an upright orientation with the arms extending vertically upward and away from the support surface, and wherein the spaced apart walls taper inward from the outer periphery to the inner periphery;
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- a transparent cover covering the pillow and the base member.
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A storage kit comprising:
- a support pillow having a medial region having an outer periphery and an inner periphery, and two opposing arms that extend away from the medial region to form a generally open interior region that is defined in part by the inner periphery of the medial region, wherein the support pillow is filled with a fill material;
- a base member comprising a bottom and two spaced apart walls extending from the bottom, wherein the outer periphery of the medial region of the pillow is adapted to rest on the bottom and be held between the two walls when the outer periphery of the medial region rests on the bottom and is held between the two walls such that when the bottom of the base member is placed onto a support surface, wherein the base member is adapted to hold the pillow in an upright orientation with the arms extending vertically upward and away from the support surface, and wherein the spaced apart walls taper inward from the outer periphery to the inner periphery;
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- a transparent cover covering the base member and that is adapted to cover the pillow.
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A method for storing a support pillow on a support surface, the method comprising:
- providing a support pillow comprising a pillow body having a medial region having an outer periphery and an inner periphery, and two opposing arms that extend away from the medial region to form a generally open interior region that is defined in part by the inner periphery of the medial region;
- providing a transparent cover having an opening for receiving the support pillow;
- providing a base member comprising a bottom and two spaced apart walls extending from the bottom, wherein the outer periphery of the medial region rests on the bottom end of the base member and the medial region is held between the two walls;
- inserting the pillow through the opening;
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- positioning the bottom of the base member onto the support surface, with the base member holding the pillow generally upright, with the arms extending upward and away from the support surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.