Pillow
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1. A pillow apparatus comprising:
- at least one roll portion;
a bottom layer extending horizontally from the roll portion;
a top layer extending horizontally from the roll portion substantially adjacent to the bottom layer; and
a hollow core formed between the bottom layer and the top layer substantially centered within the pillow, such that a central back-sleeping region of the pillow is formed whereby the head and neck of a user arches back over the roll portion as supported by the top layer suspended over the hollow core when the user is in a supine position, and such that opposite side-sleeping regions of the pillow are formed adjacent the back-sleeping region whereby the head and neck of the user are maintained in a substantially straight posture as supported by the roll portion and the top and bottom layers when the user is in a side position.
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Abstract
A pillow apparatus comprising at least one roll portion, a bottom layer extending horizontally from the roll portion, a top layer extending horizontally from the roll portion substantially adjacent to the bottom layer, and a hollow core formed between the bottom layer and the top layer substantially centered within the pillow so as to form a central back-sleeping region and opposite, adjacent side-sleeping regions. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract so as to allow a searcher to quickly determine the subject matter. It is presented with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope and meaning of the claims.
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21 Claims
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1. A pillow apparatus comprising:
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at least one roll portion; a bottom layer extending horizontally from the roll portion; a top layer extending horizontally from the roll portion substantially adjacent to the bottom layer; and a hollow core formed between the bottom layer and the top layer substantially centered within the pillow, such that a central back-sleeping region of the pillow is formed whereby the head and neck of a user arches back over the roll portion as supported by the top layer suspended over the hollow core when the user is in a supine position, and such that opposite side-sleeping regions of the pillow are formed adjacent the back-sleeping region whereby the head and neck of the user are maintained in a substantially straight posture as supported by the roll portion and the top and bottom layers when the user is in a side position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A pillow apparatus comprising:
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at least one roll portion; a bottom layer extending horizontally from the roll portion, the bottom layer being formed with a bottom side and an upper side, the bottom side of the bottom layer being formed with a longitudinally concave curvature; a top layer extending horizontally from the roll portion substantially adjacent to the bottom layer, the top layer being formed with a top side and a lower side; and a hollow core formed between the bottom layer and the top layer substantially centered within the pillow, the hollow core being defined by surfaces comprising; a substantially horizontal top core surface formed from an exposed portion of the lower side of the top layer; a substantially horizontal bottom core surface opposite of and spaced apart from the top core surface, the bottom core surface formed from an exposed portion of the upper side of the bottom layer; a left core surface connecting the top core surface and the bottom core surface in a first plane; a right core surface opposite of and spaced apart from the left core surface, the right core surface connecting the top core surface and the bottom core surface in a second plane; and at least one end core surface connecting the top core surface, the bottom core surface, the left core surface, and the right core surface;
whereby;a central back-sleeping region of the pillow is formed such that the head and neck of a user arches back and tractions over the roll portion as supported by the top layer suspended over the hollow core when the user is in a supine position; and opposite side-sleeping regions of the pillow are formed adjacent the back-sleeping region such that the head and neck of the user are maintained in a substantially straight posture as supported by the roll portion and the top and bottom layers when the user is in a side position.
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18. A method of providing traction to and alignment of the neck of a user while sleeping, comprising the steps of:
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positioning the user in a first position defined by the user lying supine substantially along the lateral centerline of a pillow; supporting the neck of the user with a roll portion formed along a lengthwise edge of the pillow substantially perpendicular to the lateral centerline of the pillow; and supporting the head of the user while positioned in the first position on a top layer of the pillow extending substantially horizontally from the roll portion and suspended over a hollow core formed substantially centrally within the pillow. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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