Anti-snoring pillow

• US 7,100,227 B2
• Filed: 12/18/2003
• Issued: 09/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: First Impressions Home Marketing, Inc.
• Original Assignee: First Impressions Home Marketing, Inc.
• Inventors: Frisbee, Christine K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Safavi, Michael
• Application Number:
  US10/739,691
• Publication Number:
  US 20040172760A1
• Time in Patent Office: 992 Days
• Field of Search: 563/6, 563/7, 564/0, 564/4, 564/3, 564/5, 549/0, 565/59, 565/7, 548/2, D06/601
• US Class Current: 5/640
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 9/10 Pillows pillow holders A47C21/00, A47C21/026; specially adapted for preventing snoring A61F5/56
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 9/1072 for lying in reclined position, e.g. for reading
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 9/109 adapted to lie on the side and in supine position
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/56 Devices for preventing snoring by influencing the respiratory system by gas treatment A61M16/00

Abstract

An anti-snoring pillow having a top pillow, a bottom pillow, and a covering is provided. The bottom pillow has a top surface angled with respect to a bottom surface. The top surface of the bottom pillow has a head-receiving cavity defined therein. The covering has a top section, a middle section, and a bottom section. The top pillow is in the top section and the bottom pillow is in the bottom section. The middle section maintains the top pillow centered over the head-receiving cavity during use.

Claims

1. An anti-snoring pillow comprising:

a top pillow having a first density;

a bottom pillow having a second density, said second density being higher than said first density, said bottom pillow having a top surface angled with respect to a bottom surface of said bottom pillow, said top surface of said bottom pillow having a head-receiving cavity defined therein; and

a covering having a top section, a middle section, and a bottom section, said top pillow being received in said top section and said bottom pillow being received in said bottom section, said top section surrounding said top pillow with a top portion of the top section covering a top surface of the top pillow and a bottom portion of the top section at least partially covering a bottom surface of the top pillow, said bottom section surrounding said bottom pillow with a top portion of the bottom section at least partially covering said top surface of said bottom pillow and a bottom portion of said bottom section covering said bottom surface of said bottom pillow, said middle section being smaller than said bottom section and said top section, said middle section extending between said bottom surface of said top pillow and said top surface of said bottom pillow with said middle section having sides and ends substantially equal to a length and a width, respectively, of said head-receiving cavity to form an area substantially equal to said head-receiving cavity to thus maintain said top pillow over said head-receiving cavity during use, wherein said top surface has an angle of about 5 degrees to about 20 degrees with respect to said bottom surface of said bottom pillow.

2. The anti-snoring pillow as in claim 1, wherein said bottom pillow has a front surface having a height of about 2 inches.

3. The anti-snoring pillow as in claim 1, further comprising one or more openings defined in said covering for selectively removing said bottom pillow and/or said top pillow from said covering.

4. The anti-snoring pillow as in claim 3, further comprising means for selectively closing said one or more openings.

5. The anti-snoring pillow as in claim 1, wherein said top pillow, said bottom pillow, and said covering are formed of a material selected from the group consisting of man-made material, natural material, and any combinations thereof.