Breast orthotics pillow

• US 6,081,948 A
• Filed: 04/05/1999
• Issued: 07/04/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Isopedic Corporation
• Original Assignee: Isopedic Corporation
• Inventors: Copeland, Jennifer B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Grosz, Alexander
• Application Number:
  US09/286,229
• Time in Patent Office: 456 Days
• Field of Search: 5/632, 5/630, 5/636, 5/646, 5/653, 5/735
• US Class Current: 5/632
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 20/023 Arm supports
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 20/026 Supports for lying in a prone position A47C20/025 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 9/10 Pillows pillow holders A47C21/00, A47C21/026; specially adapted for preventing snoring A61F5/56

Abstract

The present invention relates to a breast orthotics pillow having a head-and-arm rest portion with an open end, a cavity defined by the head-and-arm rest portion, and a core that fits within the cavity and is composed of a material more resilient than the head-and-arm rest portion. During use of the invention, a woman'"'"'s breasts rest within and are received by the core. Preferably, the head-and-arm rest portion comprises a back and lateral branches and includes a resilient upper portion positioned directly over a less resilient lower portion, both the upper and lower portions, however, being less resilient than the breasts-receiving core.

Claims

1. A breast orthotics pillow adapted to support the head, arms and breasts of a prone female comprising:

a head-and-arm rest portion having an open end defining a cavity, and

a core that fits within the cavity and is composed of a material more resilient than said head-and-arm rest portion, said core for supporting a woman'"'"'s breasts, the head-and-arm rest portion and the core defining a generally planar upper surface.

2. The breast orthotics pillow of claim 1 in which the head-and-arm rest portion comprises a back and lateral branches.

3. The breast orthotics pillow of claim 2 in which the lateral branches are identically configured.

4. The breast orthotics pillow of claim 1 in which the cavity has a generally rectangular cross section.

5. The breast orthotics pillow of claim 1 wherein the head-and-arm rest portion comprises an upper portion positioned directly over a lower portion.

6. The breast orthotics pillow of claim 5 wherein the upper portion is made of a resilient foam and the lower portion is made out of a less resilient foam.

7. The breast orthotics pillow of claim 1 in which a portion of the head-and-arm rest portion slopes upwardly.

8. A breast orthotics pillow adapted to support the head, arms and breasts of a prone female comprising:

a head-and-arm rest portion comprised of a back and lateral branches, said head-and-arm rest portion including an upper portion positioned directly over a lower portion, said head-and-arm rest portion defining a cavity,

a core that fits within the cavity, the head-and-arm rest portion and the core defining a generally planar upper surface,

wherein the upper portion is composed of a resilient foam, the lower portion is composed of a foam less resilent than said upper portion, and the core is composed of a material more resilient than said upper portion.

9. The breast orthotics pillow of claim 8 in which the lower portion has a height that is approximately two times greater than the height of the upper portion.

10. The breast orthotics pillow of claim 8 in which the lower portion includes a seat that defines the bottom of the cavity and part of a bottom surface of the pillow.

11. The breast orthotics pillow of claim 8 in which the upper portion includes a back wedge, the back wedge having a front edge and a back edge, the height of the back edge being approximately two times greater than the height of the front edge.

12. The breast orthotics pillow of claim 11 in which the front edge lies horizontally along approximately a midsection of the pillow.