Pillow optimized for side sleeping
OwnerThomas W. Browninventor
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Abstract
A contoured pillow includes a top, a bottom, a front, a back and opposite sides. The front slopes forwardly from bottom-to-top and changes laterally in depth from side-to-side for cradling and supporting the shoulder. A neck support extension projects upwardly from the top and front and provides enhanced neck support due to the sloping configuration of the front. The top includes a recess forming a face relief pocket, right and left jaw relief areas, right and left airways extending from the jaw relief areas to the sides and a cranial support ridge. The pillow is molded from memory foam with thermally responsive characteristic for shaping itself to a particular user in conjunction with the generally concave geometry designed to give way to a generally spherical facial structure.
Claims13
A contoured pillow, which comprises:
- a top, bottom, front, back and opposite sides;
- a rounded, convex perimeter rim at said top;
- said rim including a neck support extension extending upwardly and forwardly from said front;
- said top including a top recess with a concave face relief pocket, said top recess having right and left jaw relief areas located on either side of and behind said neck support extension;
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- said front sloping forwardly from bottom-to-top.
A contoured pillow, which comprises:
- a top, bottom, front, back and opposite sides;
- a rounded, convex perimeter rim at said top;
- said rim including a neck support extension extending upwardly and forwardly from said front;
- said top including a top recess with a concave face relief pocket;
- said top further including right and left jaw relief areas located on either side of and behind said neck support extension;
- said top further including right and left airways extending from said right and left jaw relief areas respectively to said rim, said rim having a lowered elevation at said airways;
- said top further including a cranial support ridge located behind said face relief pocket;
- and said front being rearwardly concave and sloping forwardly from bottom-to-top.
A contoured pillow, which comprises:
- a top, bottom, front, back and opposite sides;
- a rounded, convex perimeter rim at said top;
- said rim including a neck support extension extending upwardly and forwardly from said front;
- said top including a top recess with a concave face relief pocket;
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- said front defining a rearwardly-convex front wall sloping forwardly from bottom-to-top at an angle of approximately 10-20 degrees from vertical.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.