Adjustable leg pillow
OwnerJin Chon, Kevin Choninventors
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Abstract
An adjustable pillow intended to support a user's knees or legs is provided. The pillow may include a cover sized to fit around a plurality of support pieces, including a front support piece, a back support piece, and one or more middle support pieces. The cover includes an aperture adapted to allow at least a middle support piece to be inserted or removed. The aperture is securable by a zipper or other fastening means. The support pieces may be made of a soft material, such as foam. The middle support pieces may comprise a material that is of greater density and of lower firmness than the front and back support pieces.
Claims17
An adjustable pillow comprising:
- a cover comprising:
- a plurality of panels joined to form an outer surface, an inner surface and an interior compartment, the interior compartment sized to house a plurality of support pieces therein;
- a closable aperture extending from the outer surface to the inner surface along one or more of the panels, the aperture sized to receive one or more support pieces therein;
- and
- a fastening mechanism in communication with the aperture, the fastening mechanism adapted to allow a user to:
- open the aperture for insertion of one or more support pieces into the interior compartment;
- and
- securely close the aperture such that the one or more support pieces remain within the interior compartment during use;
- a front support piece disposed within the interior compartment of the cover, the front support piece comprising:
- a concave front surface;
- a substantially flat back surface;
- and
- substantially flat left, right, top and bottom surfaces extending from the front surface to the back surface,
- wherein the front support piece comprises a first material,
- wherein the front support piece comprises a length of from about 10 inches to about 14 inches, and
- wherein the front support piece comprises a height of from about 5 inches to about 8 inches;
- a back support piece disposed within the interior compartment, the back support piece comprising:
- a concave back surface;
- a substantially flat front surface;
- and
- substantially flat left, right, top and bottom surfaces extending from the back surface to the front surface,
- wherein the back support piece comprises the first material,
- wherein the back support piece comprises a length of from about 10 inches to about 14 inches, and
- wherein the back support piece comprises a height of from about 5 inches to about 8 inches;
- and
- a removable middle support piece disposed within the interior compartment, between the back surface of the front support piece and the front surface of the back support piece, the middle support piece comprising substantially flat front, back, left, right, top and bottom surfaces,
- wherein the middle support piece comprises a second material having a second firmness that is greater than a firmness of the first material of the front and back support pieces,
- wherein the middle support piece comprises a length that is substantially similar to the length of the front and back support pieces, and
- wherein the middle support piece comprises a height that is substantially similar to the height of the front and back support pieces;
- and
- wherein the pillow is adapted to receive at least a portion of a user's legs during use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.