Portable cushioned support
AssigneeHairy Turtle Pty Ltd
InventorsDavid Scrimshaw, Rosslyn Ruwhiu
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Abstract
A support comprising a first pillow having a first pillow body comprising a first arm and a second arm, a second pillow comprising a third arm and a fourth arm, the first and third arms being attached to a first joint, and the second and forth arms being attached to a second joint wherein the first and second pillows can be rotated about the joints and optionally the joints are extendable to allow the relative angle and separation of the pillows to be varied. The support provides a user with myriad options for positioning the pillows and supporting their upper body, particularly during long periods of sitting upright, such as during travel in an aircraft or bus.
Claims19
A support comprising:
- a first generally u-shaped pillow having a first arm and a second arm extending from a first pillow body defining an opening,
- a second generally u-shaped pillow having a third arm and a fourth arm extending from a second pillow body defining an opening,
- the first and third arms being directly attached to a first hinge joint and the second and fourth arms being directly attached to a second hinge joint,
- wherein the first and second pillows have a substantially similar perimeter profile;
- wherein the first and second pillows are configured to receive a portion of a user's neck between the first and second arms and the third and fourth arms such that the at least one of the first and second pillow bodies is configured to support a user's head;
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- wherein the first pillow has an upper surface and a bottom surface wherein the upper surface is curved, and the second pillow has an upper surface and a curved bottom surface, wherein the lower surface of the first pillow and the upper surface of the second pillow are configured to be substantially flush with each other when the first and second hinge joints are folded to a closed position.
A method of using a support, the support comprising:
- a generally U-shaped first pillow having a first arm and a second arm extending from a first pillow body defining an opening,
- a generally U-shaped second pillow having a third arm and a fourth arm extending from a second pillow body defining an opening, the first and third arms being attached to an extendable first hinge joint, and the second and fourth arms being attached to an extendable second hinge joint, wherein the first and second pillows have a substantially similar perimeter profile and wherein the first pillow has an upper surface and a bottom surface wherein the upper surface is curved, and the second pillow has an upper surface and a curved bottom surface, wherein the lower surface of the first pillow and the upper surface of the second pillow are configured to be substantially flush with each other when the first and second extendable hinge joints are folded to a closed position;
- wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- (a) rotating the first and second pillows about the hinge joints,
- (b) optionally extending the first and second hinge joints,
- (c) locating the front of a user's neck between the first arm and the second arm such that the first pillow body is configured such that a user's head can rest in a forward position on the first pillow body,
- (d) locating the second pillow on a surface to support a weight of the user's head, and
- (e) receiving a portion of the user's neck between the first and second pillows.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.