Adjustable pillow with neck support

• US 4,829,614 A
• Filed: 08/08/1988
• Issued: 05/16/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: James A. Harper
• Original Assignee: James A. Harper
• Inventors: Harper, James A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith, Gary L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): TRETTEL, MICHAEL
• Application Number:
  US07/229,621
• Time in Patent Office: 281 Days
• Field of Search: 5/434, 5/436, 5/437, 5/441, 5/442, 5/490, 5/450, 5/455, 5/449, 297/DIG. 3
• US Class Current: 5/644
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 2009/003 with inflatable members
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 9/1081 comprising a neck support, e.g. a neck roll

Abstract

An adjustable pillow with adjustable neck support having a main portion and a neck support portion. A plurality of separately inflatable members positioned in chambers that are surrounded and separated by cushioning material. One of the chambers formed in the neck support portion and the other chambers formed in the main portion. One of the main portion chambers is in substantial vertical alignment with the neck support portion chamber. Each inflatable member is configured to be inflated and deflated to an infinite number of pressures for controlling the firmness of support provided by the pillow and neck support.

Claims

1. An adjustable pillow with an adjustable neck support, said pillow comprising:

(a) a body having a main portion and a neck support portion, said neck support portion formed on an upper surface of said main portion adjacent one end thereof, a portion of said main portion between said neck support portion and an opposite end of said main portion being configured to support a person'"'"'s head, said neck support portion configured to support the person'"'"'s neck;

(b) at least three chambers formed in said body, one of said chambers formed in said neck support portion and the other ones of said chambers formed in said main portion, said chamber formed in said neck portion is in substantial vertical alignment with one of said chambers formed in said main portion; and

(c) a plurality of inflatable members, each said inflatable members configured to be received in one of said chambers, each said inflatable member configured to be inflated to a specific pressure to control the firmness of support provided by said neck support portion for the person'"'"'s neck and by said main portion for the person'"'"'s head.

2. The pillow as claimed in claim 1 wherein each said chamber is a substantially cylindrical transverse opening formed in said body.

3. The pillow as claimed in claim 2 wherein each said inflatable member is a substantially cylindrical sealed member, an inflation valve provided at an end of each said inflatable member for inflating and deflecting said inflatable member.

4. The pillow as claimed in claim 1 including a cover fitted over said body.

5. The pillow as claimed in claim 4 wherein said cover is formed with an opening for removing said cover and for exposing said inflatable members, closure means are provided for closing said cover opening.

6. The pillow as claimed in claim 4 wherein said cover is composed of a cotton and polyester blend.

7. The pillow as claimed in claim 1 wherein said body is composed of foam rubber.

8. The pillow as claimed in claim 1 wherein each said inflatable member is composed of a flexible plastic material.

9. The pillow as claimed in claim 1 wherein the number of chambers is four, one of said chambers formed in said neck support portion and the other ones of said chambers formed in said main portion.

10. An adjustable pillow with an adjustable neck support, said pillow comprising:

(a) a body having a main portion and a neck support portion, said neck support portion formed adjacent one end of said body, a portion of said main portion between said neck support portion and an opposite end of said body being configured to support a person'"'"'s head, said neck support portion configured to support the person'"'"'s neck;

(b) at least three chambers formed in said body, one of said chambers formed in said neck support portion and the other ones of said chambers formed in said main portion, said chamber formed in said neck support portion is in substantial vertical alignment with one of said chambers formed in said main portion; and

(c) a purality of inflatable members, each of said inflatable members configured to be received in one of said chambers, each said inflatable member configured to be inflated to an infinite number of pressures for controlling the firmness of support provided by said neck support portion for the person'"'"'s neck and by the main portion for the person'"'"'s head.

11. The pillow as claimed in claim 10 wherein each said inflatable member is a substantially cylindrical transverse opening formed in said body.

12. The pillow as claimed in claim 11 wherein each said inflatable member is a substantially cylindrical sealed member, an inflation valve is provided at one end of each said inflatable member for inflating and deflating said inflatable member.

13. The pillow as claimed in claim 10 including a cover fitted over said body, said cover having an opening for removing said cover and for exposing said inflatable members.

14. The pillow as claimed in claim 13 wherein said cover is composed of a cotton and polyester blend.

15. The pillow as claimed in claim 14 wherein said body is composed of foam rubber.

16. The pillow as claimed in claim 15 wherein each said inflatable member is composed of a flexible plastic material.

17. The pillow as claimed in claim 16 wherein the number of chambers is four, one of said chambers formed in said neck support portion and the other ones of said chambers formed in said main portion.

18. An adjustable pillow with an adjustable neck support, said pillow comprising:

(a) a body having main portion and a neck support portion, said neck support formed on an upper surface of said main portion adjacent one end thereof, a portion of said main portion between said neck support portion and an opposite end of said main portion being configured to support a person'"'"'s head, said neck support portion configured to support the person'"'"'s neck;

(b) four chambers formed in said body, one of said chambers formed in said neck support portion and the other ones of sid chambers formed in said main portion, one of said main portion chambers is substantially in vertical alignment with said neck support portion chamber; and

(c) a plurality of inflatable members, each said inflatable members configured to be received in one of said chambers, each said inflatable member configured to be inflated to a specific pressure to control the firmness of support provided by said neck support portion for the person'"'"'s neck and by said main portion for the person'"'"'s head.