Maternity pillow
OwnerFelicity Huffmaninventor
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Abstract
A support apparatus for use with a seat that supports the user's head, neck, or back, and provides an area for the user to rest an infant while nursing. The support apparatus is used with a backrest of a seat having an upper end, a rear face and a front face. The support apparatus has a pillow body with first and second sides and an outer circumference between them, a skirt portion with a first end attached to the outer circumference of the cylindrical pillow body and a second free end, and a friction portion located on the skirt portion that prevents the pillow body from sliding down the front face of the seat.
Claims14
A support apparatus for use with a seat having a backrest, said backrest having an upper end, a rear face and a front face, said support apparatus comprising:
- a cylindrical pillow body having first and second sides and an outer circumference between said first and second sides;
- a skirt extending from a substantially horizontal axis along the surface of said cylindrical pillow body at a first end and further having a second free end, said free end of said skirt includes an opening defining a right shoulder flap extension and a left shoulder flap extension, said skirt having inner and outer sides, said inner side for contacting a portion of the rear face and the front face of the backrest;
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- a friction portion located on said inner side of said skirt so that when said cylindrical pillow body is placed at said upper end of the backrest and said skirt is draped over the backrest, said friction portion allows said cylindrical pillow body to be positioned at any height on the backrest of the seat and prevents said cylindrical pillow body from sliding down the front face of the backrest.
A support apparatus for use with a seat having a backrest, said backrest having an upper end, a rear face and a front face, said support apparatus comprising:
- a cylindrical pillow body having a fiberfill interior, said cylindrical pillow body fabricated from a cloth material and having first and second sides and an outer circumference between said first and second sides;
- a skirt fabricated from a cloth material, extending from a substantially horizontal axis along the surface of said cylindrical pillow body at a first end and a second free end, said free end of said skirt includes an opening defining a right shoulder flap extension and a left shoulder flap extension, said skirt having inner and outer sides, said inner side for contacting a portion of the rear face and the front face of the backrest;
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- at least one side of said skirt having a friction portion so that when said cylindrical pillow body is placed at said upper end of the backrest and said skirt is draped over the backrest, said friction portion allows said cylindrical pillow body to be positioned at any height on the backrest of the seat and prevents said cylindrical pillow body from sliding down the front face of the backrest.
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