Pillow with insulative beverage holder

• US 6,941,601 B2
• Filed: 02/06/2003
• Issued: 09/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jody L. Debartolo, Terrence L. Debartolo
• Original Assignee: Jody L. Debartolo, Terrence L. Debartolo
• Inventors: DeBartolo, Jody L., DeBartolo, Terrence L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Merek, Joseph C.
• Application Number:
  US10/287,968
• Publication Number:
  US 20040155047A1
• Time in Patent Office: 950 Days
• Field of Search: 563/9, 220/737, 220/739, 248/311.2, 248/314, 248/309.1, 248/346.3, 248/910, 248/146
• US Class Current: 5/639
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 23/0216 for one glass or cup
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 9/1045 shaped as, combined with, or convertible into other articles, e.g. dolls, sound equipments, bags or the like

Abstract

This invention concerns a pillow in combination with a hot/cold insulative drink holder, the combination comprising a center mounted insulative drink holder projecting into one side of the pillow, and stitching for securing the insulative drink holder in integral assembly with the pillow. The insulative drink holder thus defines beverage vessel-receiving socket structure with an inside surface of the socket being insulated to preserve preexisting temperature of fluid in a beverage vessel when the same is lodged in the beverage receiving socket structure.

Claims

1. A pillow for holding a beverage container in a substantially upright position over pillow supporting surfaces, the pillow comprising:

a base sheet with a defined outer base sheet periphery having an outer base sheet surface and an inner base sheet surface;

a top sheet with a defined outer top sheet periphery having an outer top sheet surface and an inner top sheet surface positioned in approximately centerline alignment with the base sheet;

means of attaching the base sheet outer periphery to the top sheet outer periphery with the inner base sheet surface facing the inner top sheet surface;

a top sheet opening, adapted for insertion of a beverage container through the top sheet;

a socket structure defining a socket adapted for holding a beverage container in a substantially unright position with an outer socket surface and an inner socket surface, the socket structure comprising a base pad and four sidewall pads;

means for attaching the socket structure to the top sheet opening; and

a filling material sized, shaped and positioned to exert a force against the inner base sheet surface, the inner top sheet surface, and the inner socket surface of the base pad and at least one sidewall pad wherein each of the four sidewall pads comprises;

a socket base;

a socket sidewall extending from the socket base; and

a socket opening defined by the socket sidewall;

wherein the socket structure sidewall comprises;

a first sheet with a defined first sheet outer periphery, an inner first sheet surface, and an outer first sheet surface;

a second sheet with a defined second sheet outer periphery, an inner second sheet surface, and an outer second sheet surface;

means of attaching the first sheet outer periphery to the second sheet outer periphery with the inner first sheet surface facing the inner second sheet surface;

and further comprising padding located between the first and the second sheet to provide flexibility.

2. The pillow of claim 1, wherein the means of attaching the base sheet outer periphery to the top sheet outer periphery comprises fabric stitching.

3. The pillow of claim 1, wherein the means for attaching the socket structure to the top sheet opening comprises fabric stitching.

4. The pillow of claim 1, wherein the socket structure further comprises padding adapted to provide a flexible grabbing action upon a beverage container when the beverage container is placed into the socket.

5. The socket structure of claim 1, wherein the outer socket surface comprises waterproof material.

24. The pillow of claim 1 wherein the socket is positioned in approximately centerline alignment with the top sheet opening.

6. A combination pillow and hot/cold insulative drink holder, the combination comprising:

a top sheet and a base sheet on opposite sides with cushioning material in between the top sheet and the base sheet in assembled relation;

means securing the top sheet and the base sheet together;

an insulative drink holder projecting into the top sheet, the insulative drink holder comprising hot/cold padding and a support base, the hot/cold padding comprising a first sheet and a second sheet on opposite sides with hot/cold insulation material in between the first sheet and the second sheet, the first sheet comprising a waterproof material, the hot/cold padding formed into a series of five pads, the five pads including four side wall pads and one bottom pad, the five pads being joined to one another at seams, the side wall pads being folded along the seams in upright relation to the bottom pad, the hot/cold padding peripherally bounding the beverage vessel-receiving socket structure with a superior end and an inferior end, the support base comprising a peripheral edge, the peripheral edge being attached to the inferior end of the hot/cold padding, the cushioning material exerting forces against the top sheet, the base sheet, and the five pads at the second sheet; and

means securing the insulative drink holder in integral assembly with the top sheet.

7. The combination of claim 6 wherein the insulative drink holder is invertable, the invertable insulative drink holder being in an external pillow position when inverted thus defining an inverted beverage vessel-receiving socket structure to enable a user to clean the first sheet.

8. The combination of claim 6, wherein the hot/cold insulation material is adapted to provide a flexible grabbing action upon a beverage container when the beverage container is placed into the beverage vessel-receiving socket structure.

9. The combination of claim 6 wherein the top sheet and the base sheet each comprise waterproof material.

10. The combination of claim 6 wherein the cushioning material comprises an insulative material.

11. The combination of claim 6 wherein the insulative drink holder is center-mounted.

12. A pillow for maintaining the temperature of a beverage, the beverage being contained in a substantially upright beverage container, the pillow comprising:

a top sheet, a base sheet, an invertable container-holding socket structure, filling material, and attachment means, the top sheet comprising an inner periphery, the container-holding socket structure comprising a superior open end and an inferior socket base end, the container-holding socket structure being formed of four rectangular, sidewall pad members and a rectangular bottom pad member, each sidewall pad member comprises a superior edge, an inferior edge, and two side edges, the bottom pad member comprises four peripheral edges, the attachment means joining the side edges to one another at substantially upright seams, the attachment means joining the inferior edges to the peripheral edges at substantially horizontal seams, the attachment means attaching the superior edges to the inner periphery, the socket structure having an inner socket surface and an outer socket surface, the fill material being disposed intermediate the top sheet, the bottom sheet and the outer socket surface, the fill material exerting force against the top sheet, the bottom sheet and the outer socket surface, the sidewall pad members comprising hot/cold insulation material, the hot/cold insulation material being intermediate the inner socket surface and the outer socket surface, the inner socket surface comprising a waterproof material, the hot/cold insulation material for maintaining the temperature of the beverage when the beverage container is inserted into the container-holding socket structure, the inner socket surface being in an external pillow position when the container-holding socket structure is inverted for enabling a user to clean the inner socket surface.

13. The pillow of claim 12, wherein the hot/cold insulation material is adapted to provide a flexible grabbing action upon the beverage container when the beverage container is placed into the container-holding socket structure.

14. The pillow of claim 12 wherein the top sheet and the bottom sheet each comprise waterproof material.

15. The pillow of claim 12 wherein the bottom pad member comprises hot/cold insulation material.

16. The pillow of claim 12 wherein the filling material comprises an insulative material.

17. The pillow of claim 12 wherein the inner periphery is substantially centered.

18. A pillow for holding a beverage container in a substantially upright position over pillow supporting surfaces, the pillow comprising:

a base sheet, the base sheet comprising an outer base sheet periphery, an outer base sheet surface, and an inner base sheet surface;

a top sheet, the top shoot comprising an outer top shoot periphery, an inner top shoot periphery, an outer top sheet surface, and an inner top sheet surface, the inner base sheet surface facing the inner top sheet surface, the inner top sheet periphery adapted for receiving a beverage container;

a container-holding socket structure, the container-holding socket structure adapted for holding the beverage container received by the inner top sheet periphery, the container-holding socket structure comprising a superior open end and an inferior socket base end, the container-holding socket structure being formed of four rectangular, sidewall pad members and a rectangular bottom pad member, each sidewall pad member comprising a superior edge, an inferior edge, and two side edges, the bottom pad member comprises four peripheral edges, the attachment means joining the side edges to one another at substantially upright seams, the attachment means joining the inferior edges to the peripheral edges at substantially horizontal seams, the attachment means attaching the superior edges to the inner periphery, the container-holding socket structure having an inner socket surface and an outer socket surface, the fill material being disposed intermediate the top sheet, the bottom sheet and the outer socket surface, the fill material being sized, shaped and positioned to exert forces against the inner top sheet surface, the inner base sheet surface, and the outer socket surface, the sidewall pad members comprising hot/cold insulation material, the hot/cold insulation material being intermediate the inner socket surface and the outer socket surface, the hot/cold insulation material being adapted to provide a flexible grabbing action upon the beverage container when the beverage container is placed into the container-holding socket structure, the inner socket surface comprising a waterproof material, the sidewall pad members and the bottom pad member for maintaining the beverage container in a substantially upright position over pillow supporting surfaces when the beverage container is inserted into the container-holding socket structure; and

attachment means, the attachment means for attaching the superior open end to the inner top sheet periphery and for attaching the base sheet outer periphery to the top sheet outer periphery.

19. The pillow of claim 18 wherein the container-holding socket structure is invertable, the inner socket surface being in an external pillow position when the container-holding socket structure is inverted for enabling a user to clean the inner socket surface.

20. The pillow of claim 18 wherein the top sheet and the bottom sheet each comprise waterproof material.

21. The pillow of claim 18 wherein the bottom pad member comprises hot/cold insulation material.

22. The pillow of claim 18 wherein the filling material comprises an insulative material.

23. The pillow of claim 18 wherein the container-holding socket structure is positioned in substantially centerline alignment with the top sheet outer periphery.