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US 7,246,391 B2Granted
Prayer pillow
OwnerLeslie M. Browninventor
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Abstract
A prayer pillow, or cushion, has knee pads placed in the interior of the pillow filling, spaced apart and adapted to receive the knees of a user while kneeling. The knee pads provide further cushioning and support for the knees of the user so that kneeling for a protracted time is more comfortable. The pillow has a removable cover that may, in preferred embodiments, incorporate a pleasant design and verses of Biblical scripture. The spacing between the knee pads maybe adjusted by the user.
Claims15
A kneeling cushion for a human user, the kneeling cushion comprising:
- a cushion substrate formed of a resilient cushion material having a first resilience characteristic;
- first and second spaced-apart knee-receiving elements formed of a knee pad material having a second resilience characteristic, the second resilience characteristic being firmer than the first resilience characteristic;
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- a cushion cover arranged to overlie said cushion substrate and said first and second spaced-apart knee-receiving elements.
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A kneeling cushion for a human user, the kneeling cushion comprising:
- a cushion substrate formed of a resilient batting material having a first resilience characteristic;
- first and second spaced-apart knee-receiving elements formed of a knee pad material having a second resilience characteristic, the second resilience characteristic being firmer than the first resilience characteristic, said first and second spaced-apart knee-receiving elements each having a lateral portion for supporting laterally the knees the human user;
- a cushion cover arranged to overlie said cushion substrate and said first and second spaced-apart knee-receiving elements;
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- a limited slip element coupled to said cushion cover in the vicinity of the underside of said cushion substrate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.