Nape and head pillow

• US 20010029630A1
• Filed: 04/03/2001
• Published: 10/18/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mirko Cortese, Reto Bucher
• Original Assignee: Mirko Cortese, Reto Bucher
• Inventors: Bucher, Reto, Cortese, Mirko
• Application Number:
  US09/824,920
• Publication Number:
  US 20010029630A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 5/636
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 2009/1018 Foam pillows
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 9/1081 comprising a neck support, e.g. a neck roll

Abstract

A nape and a head pillow with a neck supporting part and a pillow part comprises two or more chambers and a set of inserts of differing hardnesses for these chambers. The pillow allows a simple and reproducible adjustment of the softness of the nape-supporting part.

Claims

1. Nape and head pillow, with a nape-supporting part and a contiguous head-supporting part, characterized in that the nape-supporting part comprises two or more superposed chambers accessible from outside which extend transversally across the width B of the pillow, and in that the pillow further comprises a set of at least two inserts of differing hardness and with shapes that are essentially adapted to the shapes of the chambers.

2. Nape and head pillow, with a nape-supporting part and a contiguous head-supporting part, in particular as recited in

claim 1

, characterized in that it comprises a further nape-supporting part at the end of the head-supporting part opposite to the first nape-supporting part, this further nape-supporting part being lower than said first nape-supporting part and both nape-supporting parts encompassing at least one chamber accessible from outside and extending transversally across the width B of the pillow, and in that the pillow further comprises a set of at least two inserts of differing hardness and with shapes that are essentially adapted to the shapes of the chambers.

3. Nape and head pillow according to

claim 1

or

2

, characterized in that the chambers extend across the entire width B of the pillow or only across a fraction of the same.

4. Nape and head pillow according to

claim 1

or

2

, characterized in that the nape-supporting part or the first nape-supporting part, respectively, comprises two chambers, and in that the set consists of three or four inserts with different hardnesses.

5. Nape and head pillow according to

claim 1

or

2

, characterized in that the nape-supporting part or the first nape-supporting part, respectively, comprises three chambers.

6. Nape and head pillow according to one of

claims 1

to

5

, characterized in that the chambers are superposed obliquely with respect to the base of the pillow.

7. Nape and head pillow according to

claim 6

, characterized in that the longitudinal axis'"'"' of at least two chambers intersect a longitudinal section of the pillow in points that lie on a straight line which forms an acute angle of 75°

to 85°

, and in particular of 78°

, with the base of the pillow.

8. Nape and head pillow according to one of

claims 1

to

7

, characterized in that when seen in a longitudinal section of the pillow the front surface of the nape-supporting part is concave at least in certain intervals so that the lower part of its arch between the base and the nape-supporting part forms a preferably wedge-shaped support for the nape-supporting part.

9. Nape and head pillow according to one of

claims 1

to

8

, characterized in that the front surface of the nape-supporting part comprises a straight segment the prolongation of which, when seen in a longitudinal section of the pillow, forms an acute angle of 65°

to 75°

, and in particular of about 71°

with the base of the pillow.

10. Nape and head pillow according to one of

claims 1

to

9

, characterized in that when seen in a longitudinal section of the pillow, the most forward extending part of the front of the pillow is a quoin flush with the base of the pillow.

11. Nape and head pillow according to one of

claims 1

to

10

, characterized in that the front surface of the pillow is concave when seen in plan view.

12. Nape and head pillow according to

claim 1

, characterized in that at least one chamber shaped to receive at least one insert is provided in the head-supporting part, preferably at its rear end.

13. Nape and head pillow according to one of

claims 1

to

12

, characterized in that the chambers are open frontally.

14. Nape and head pillow according to one of

claims 1

to

13

, characterized in that the pillow is made of natural latex and comprises a pillow case made of raw cotton.

15. Set of inserts with different hardnesses for a nape and head pillow according to one of claims 1-14.

16. Set according to

claim 15

, characterized in that the inserts are marked differently according to their hardness.

17. Set according to

claim 16

, characterized in that the inserts differ in color according to their hardness, and in particular that a soft insert is yellow, a medium one blue, a hard one light brown and a very hard one dark brown.

18. Set according to one of

claims 13

to

17

, characterized in that it comprises inserts of the same hardness having a length that is less than half the length of the chamber.