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US 7,000,766 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.
Claims20
A carrier comprising:
- a pillow having a curved pillow body with a curved medial region and two curved arms;
- a carrier body comprising a generally flat base, a front side, a rear side, a pair of connecting sides, and a top, wherein the front side and the rear side are spaced apart by a distance in the range from about 2 inches to about 6 inches, wherein the distance between the connecting sides is generally the same as the distance between the two curved arms, and wherein the base is generally rectangular, and wherein the carrier body is configured to hold the pillow in an upright orientation when resting on the base;
- wherein the connecting sides and the top have a continuous curve so that the carrier body is configured to closely conform to at least some of the pillow;
- wherein the carrier body includes an opening through which the pillow may be inserted and removed;
- a fastener to close the opening;
- and
- an insert placed in the carrier body which is configured to be placed between the front side and the pillow body.
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A pillow kit comprising:
- a pillow comprising a curved pillow body having a medial region and two curved arms that form a generally open well region, and further comprising a foldable extension member that is coupled to the pillow body and which may be folded and placed against the pillow body;
- a carrier having an interior in which the pillow is removably held, wherein the carrier comprises a carrier body comprising a generally flat base, a front side, a rear side, a pair of connecting sides, and a top, wherein the front side and the rear side are spaced apart by a distance in the range from about 2 inches to about 6 inches, and wherein the carrier body is configured to hold the pillow in an upright orientation when resting on the base;
- wherein the connecting sides and the top have a continuous curve so that the carrier body is configured to closely conform to at least some of the pillow;
- wherein the carrier body includes an opening through which the pillow may be inserted and removed;
- and
- a fastener to close the opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.