Support pillow for small infants
AssigneeThe Boppy Company, LLC
InventorsSusan H. Matthews Brown, Sheila Littlehorn, Clarice Bonzer
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Abstract
A pillow for holding an infant comprises a pillow body having a padded region and a well region. The padded region comprises an upper section, a lower section and two side sections that surround the well region. The padded region further comprises a cover and a fill material stuffed within the cover. The pillow body angles upward from the lower section to the upper section such that when an infant is placed onto the pillow the infant is inclined, with the infant's bottom resting in the well region and the infant's back and head resting on the upper section.
Claims20
A pillow for holding an infant, the pillow comprising:
- a pillow body having a padded region and a well region, wherein the padded region comprises an upper section, a lower section and two side sections that surround the well region, wherein the padded region further comprises a cover and a fill material stuffed within the cover, wherein the pillow body is configured to receive an infant, with the infant's bottom resting in the well region and the infant's back and head resting on the upper section, and wherein the well region is situated between the upper section and the lower section so as to be suspended above a surface onto which the pillow body rests, and wherein the upper section has a greater height than the lower section so as to incline the infant.
A method for supporting an infant, the method comprising:
- providing a support pillow that comprises a pillow body having a padded region and a well region, wherein the padded region comprises an upper section, a lower section and two side sections that surround the well region, wherein the pillow body angles upward from the lower section to the upper section, and wherein the well region is situated between the upper section and the lower section so as to be suspended above a surface onto which the pillow body rests;
- placing an infant onto the support pillow in an inclined orientation, with the infant's bottom resting in the well region above the surface and the infant's back and head resting on the upper section.
A pillow kit comprising:
- a support pillow that comprises a pillow body having a padded region and a well region, wherein the padded region comprises an upper section, a lower section and two side sections that surround the well region, wherein the support pillow is configured to receive an infant, with the infant's bottom resting in the well region and the infant's back and head resting on the upper section, and wherein the well region is situated between the upper section and the lower section so as to be suspended above a surface onto which the pillow body rests, and wherein the upper section has a greater height than the lower section so as to incline the infant;
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- a transparent covering having an open interior sized to receive and hold the support pillow.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.