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US 9,314,118 B2Granted
Comfort customizable pillow
AssigneeJiajing USA, Inc.
InventorsJoseph E. Blazar, Gary M. Wahrmund
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Abstract
Embodiments typically might relate to pillows that are comfort customizable based on user preference. For example, embodiments might include an outer casing and a self-inflating inner core. A user might adjust the firmness and/or thickness of the pillow by altering the amount of fluid, such as air, within the inner core. Typically such adjustments might be performed without use of a pump, given the self-inflating nature of the inner core.
Claims20
A pillow comprising:
- an outer casing;
- a self-inflating inner core located within the outer casing;
- wherein the inner core further comprises an air impermeable cover enclosing resilient open cell foam and a housing having a passage therethrough, an inner end of the housing directly contacting the foam within the impermeable cover with the inner end having a curvature matching a curvature of the contacted foam;
- and
- wherein the inner core is in fluid communication with an external environment beyond the outer casing through the housing.
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A pillow comprising:
- an outer casing;
- a self-inflating inner core located within the outer casing;
- wherein the inner core further comprises an air impermeable cover enclosing resilient material forming a matrix operable to contain a fluid;
- wherein the inner core is in fluid communication with an external environment beyond the outer casing through a valve;
- and
- wherein the outer casing comprises a separate pocket located on an exterior surface of the outer casing, the pocket having an approximately triangular shape and spanning one corner of a surface of the outer casing, the pocket enclosing the valve.
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A pillow comprising:
- an outer casing having a top surface a bottom surface and at least two side surfaces;
- a self-inflating inner core located within the outer casing;
- and
- a comfort layer of comfort material located between the inner core and at least one surface of the outer casing;
- wherein the inner core further comprises an air impermeable cover enclosing resilient open cell foam;
- and
- wherein the inner core is in fluid communication with an external environment beyond the outer casing;
- and
- further comprising, at least one comfort chamber associated with at least one surface of the outer casing and having a retaining sheet which contains the comfort material of the at least one comfort chamber between the inner core and the associated surface of the outer casing, with the retaining sheet being attached to the outer easing to form the comfort chamber wherein the retaining sheet positions the comfort material so that there is substantially no comfort material proximate any of the at least two side surfaces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.