Prenatal support pillow
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1. A support for the abdomen of a person resting in a side position comprising:
- body means of compressible elastic material for supporting the abdomen of a person lying in a side position on supporting means, said body means having first means adapted to engage the supporting means, and second means including an upwardly and outwardly directed concave curved pocket, said pocket being of a size to accommodate a lower portion of the abdomen when the person is resting in a side position whereby said body means of compressible elastic material yieldably supports the abdomen in its normal generally central position relative to the body of the person, back engaging means spaced from the body means for holding the body means in engagement with the abdomen, and means connecting the back engaging means to the body means said means connecting the back engaging means to the body means including releasable fastener means holding the back engaging means and body means in selected positions relative to each other thereby allowing the locations of the back engaging means and body means to be changed to accommodate varying abdomen sizes.
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Abstract
A support or pillow for supporting the abdomen of a pregnant primate female in a normal central position when the female is lying on her side. The pillow is a one-piece foam plastic body having a front containing a concave pocket. The pocket is of a size to accommodate the side of an abdomen of a female when lying on either her right or left side. In one form of the abdomen support, a back rest is attached to a pillow section to retain the abdomen in the pocket. Releasable fasteners connect the back rest to the pillow section.
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1. A support for the abdomen of a person resting in a side position comprising:
- body means of compressible elastic material for supporting the abdomen of a person lying in a side position on supporting means, said body means having first means adapted to engage the supporting means, and second means including an upwardly and outwardly directed concave curved pocket, said pocket being of a size to accommodate a lower portion of the abdomen when the person is resting in a side position whereby said body means of compressible elastic material yieldably supports the abdomen in its normal generally central position relative to the body of the person, back engaging means spaced from the body means for holding the body means in engagement with the abdomen, and means connecting the back engaging means to the body means said means connecting the back engaging means to the body means including releasable fastener means holding the back engaging means and body means in selected positions relative to each other thereby allowing the locations of the back engaging means and body means to be changed to accommodate varying abdomen sizes.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A support for the abdomen of a person resting in a side position comprising:
- a first member having a body of compressible elastic material, said body having an upwardly and outwardly directed concave curved pocket of a size to accommodate a lower portion of the abdomen when the person is resting in a side position whereby the body of compressible resilient material yieldably supports the abdomen, a second member engageable with the back of the person, and means connecting the first member with the second member so that the second member when located in engagement with the back of the person holds the first member in engagement with the abdomen of the person, said abdomen being located in said pocket of the body said means connecting the first member with the second member including releasable fastener means holding the first and second members in selected positions relative to each other thereby allowing the locations of the first and second members to be changed relative to each other accommodate varying abdomen sizes.
- View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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