Pillow to facilitate hearing

• US 6,408,468 B1
• Filed: 07/19/2001
• Issued: 06/25/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kristen Comfort
• Original Assignee: Kristen Comfort
• Inventors: Comfort, Kristen
• Primary Examiner(s): Trettel, Michael F.
• Application Number:
  US09/907,865
• Time in Patent Office: 341 Days
• Field of Search: 563/6, 563/8, 563/9, 549/0
• US Class Current: 5/636
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 2009/003 with inflatable members
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 2009/006 comprising sound equipment
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 9/10 Pillows pillow holders A47C21/00, A47C21/026; specially adapted for preventing snoring A61F5/56

Abstract

A pillow that has an upper and a lower major surface and at least one hole for receiving a user'"'"'s ear. The hole extends through the entire thickness of the pillow from the upper to the lower surface of the pillow. The pillow can be filled with conventional, resilient materials, or it can be an inflatable pillow filled with air. A pillowcase fits over the pillow with holes corresponding to the holes in the pillow. The pillowcase can also have a soft mesh material within the hole, or the entire pillowcase can be made of a soft mesh material.

Claims

1. A pillow for permitting a reclining user to hear sounds, comprising an upper major surface and a lower major surface and having at least one hole extending through the entire thickness of said pillow, from said upper major surface to said lower major surface thereof wherein said at least one hole has dimensions large enough to receive a user'"'"'s ear, and wherein said at least one hole is filled with sound transmitting material.

2. A pillow for permitting a reclining user to hear sounds, comprising an upper major surface and a lower major surface and having at least one hole extending through the entire thickness of said pillow, from said upper major surface to said lower major surface thereof wherein said at least one hole has dimensions large enough to receive a user'"'"'s ear, further comprising a pillowcase having at least one hole on the major surface thereof corresponding to said hole of said upper and lower major surfaces of said pillow, and wherein said at least one pillowcase hole is filled with a soft mesh material.

3. The pillow in accordance with claim 2, wherein said pillowcase is open at one end.

4. The pillow in accordance with claim 2, wherein said pillowcase comprises a soft mesh material.

5. A pillow for permitting a reclining user to hear sounds, comprising an upper major surface and a lower major surface and having a plurality of holes extending through the entire thickness of said pillow, from said upper major surface to said lower major surface thereof, wherein said plurality of holes has dimensions large enough to receive a user'"'"'s ear, and said plurality of holes is filled with sound transmitting material.