Maternity pillow

• US 4,288,879 A
• Filed: 09/06/1979
• Issued: 09/15/1981
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/1979
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Johnny L. Pate
• Original Assignee: Johnny L. Pate
• Inventors: Pate, Johnny L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Frazier, Roy D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Grosz, Alexander
• Application Number:
  US06/072,910
• Time in Patent Office: 740 Days
• Field of Search: 5/431, 5/433, 5/435, 5/436, 5/465, 5/462
• US Class Current: 5/631
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 20/025 Supports specially adapted for pregnant women

Abstract

A pillow for support of the expanded abdomen of a pregnant woman during the latter stages of pregnancy. The pillow is substantially wedge-shaped and has an appropriately shaped cavity in its upper surface for receiving and supporting the expanded abdomen of a pregnant woman lying on her side. The pillow is manufactured from foam rubber or another suitable resilient material. The combination of the resilient nature of the pillow and its geometrical configuration comfortably supports the expanded abdomen.

Claims

1. A pillow for support of the expanded abdomen of a pregnant woman while she is lying on one of her sides, comprising a substantially wedge-shaped resilient body having a front surface, a rear surface greater in height than said front surface, a pair of identical parallel side surfaces, a lower surface, and an upper surface with an elliptically shaped cavity which intersects said front surface to form a generally arc-shaped opening to said cavity in the plane of said front surface and which becomes progressively deeper along an axis parallel to said side surfaces in the direction of said rear surface.