Multi-component pillow and method of manufacturing and assembling same
First Claim
1. A pillow, comprising:
- an outer sleeve;
an inner sleeve located within the outer sleeve and defining an internal cavity;
a plurality of loose pieces of filler material contained within the internal cavity of the inner sleeve;
a first unitary piece of foam retained in a first position between the inner and outer sleeves and covering less than all of the inner sleeve, wherein a portion of the inner sleeve of the pillow is exposed to the outer sleeve; and
a second unitary piece of foam retained in a second position between the inner and outer sleeves, wherein the first and second pieces of foam are separated by the inner sleeve with the plurality of loose pieces of filler material therein.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of disclosed pillow comprise a first sleeve within which is retained a plurality of loose pieces of filler material, a second sleeve in which the first sleeve is received, and a unitary piece of foam retained between the first and second sleeves. In some embodiments, the unitary piece of foam comprises viscoelastic foam, and can be elongated to run along a side of the first sleeve, can be substantially flat to cover a face of the first sleeve, or can take other shapes and be located in other positions as desired. Also, in some embodiments the unitary piece of foam is shaped to mate with the first sleeve. Additional unitary pieces of foam can be located adjacent the first sleeve and can be retained between the first and second sleeves to provide pillows having other support and cushioning characteristics.
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41 Claims
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1. A pillow, comprising:
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an outer sleeve; an inner sleeve located within the outer sleeve and defining an internal cavity; a plurality of loose pieces of filler material contained within the internal cavity of the inner sleeve; a first unitary piece of foam retained in a first position between the inner and outer sleeves and covering less than all of the inner sleeve, wherein a portion of the inner sleeve of the pillow is exposed to the outer sleeve; and a second unitary piece of foam retained in a second position between the inner and outer sleeves, wherein the first and second pieces of foam are separated by the inner sleeve with the plurality of loose pieces of filler material therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A pillow, comprising:
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a top side; a bottom side opposite the top side, the top and bottom of the pillow together defining a perimeter of the pillow viewed from above the pillow; a length; a width; a thickness defined between the top side and the bottom side and substantially smaller than the length and width; a front side extending along the length of the pillow and defining a portion of the perimeter of the pillow; a sleeve defining an internal cavity; a plurality of loose pieces of filler material contained within the internal cavity of the sleeve; and an elongated and unitary piece of foam extending along the front side and the sleeve of the pillow, adapted to provide user support at the front side of the pillow, and wherein the elongated and unitary piece of foam covers the sleeve only along the front side of the pillow. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
a second piece of elongated and unitary piece of foam extending along the rear side and the sleeve of the pillow.
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17. The pillow of claim 16, further comprising a pad of material covering a surface of the sleeve and extending between the first and second pieces of foam.
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18. The pillow of claim 10, wherein the piece of foam has a crescent-shaped cross-sectional shape.
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19. The pillow of claim 18, wherein the piece of foam receives a portion of the sleeve.
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20. The pillow of claim 10, wherein the piece of foam is shaped to mate with a portion of the sleeve with the plurality of loose pieces of filler material therein.
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21. The pillow of claim 10, further comprising a pad of material covering a surface of the sleeve.
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22. A pillow, comprising:
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an outer sleeve; an inner sleeve located within the outer sleeve and defining an internal cavity; a plurality of loose pieces of filler material contained within the internal cavity of the inner sleeve; and a first unitary piece of foam retained in a first position between the inner and outer sleeves and covering less than all of the inner sleeve, wherein a portion of the inner sleeve of the pillow is exposed to the outer sleeve, and wherein the first unitary piece of foam has a cross-sectional shape that is crescent-shaped. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A pillow, comprising:
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an outer sleeve; an inner sleeve located within the outer sleeve and defining an internal cavity; a plurality of loose pieces of filler material contained within the internal cavity of the inner sleeve; and a first unitary piece of foam retained in a first position between the inner and outer sleeves and covering less than all of the inner sleeve, wherein a portion of the inner sleeve of the pillow is exposed to the outer sleeve, wherein the first unitary piece of foam is a substantially planar pad. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A pillow, comprising:
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an outer sleeve; an inner sleeve located within the outer sleeve and defining an internal cavity, the inner sleeve having a front side, a rear side, a first lateral side extending between the front and rear sides, and a second lateral side extending between the front and rear sides; a plurality of loose pieces of filler material contained within the internal cavity of the inner sleeve; and a first unitary piece of foam having a recess in which the front side of the inner sleeve is at least partially received, wherein at least one of the first and second lateral sides of the inner sleeve remain substantially uncovered by the first unitary foam piece. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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