BALANCE PILLOW

A balance pillow includes a body having a wave-shaped top surface and a first protrusion and a second protrusion transversely protrude from the top surface. A recessed area is defined between the first and second protrusions, and the first protrusion is higher than the second protrusion. The first protrusion has an inner recessed area which is shaped to be correspondent to the curvature of a user's neck. A circular recess is defined between the first and second protrusions and the recessed area. The circular recess is shaped to be correspondent to the curvature of a user's head. An inner recess is defined in the inner end of the circular recess and smaller than an occipital of a skull. The balance pillow supports evenly occipital which is engaged with the inner recess.

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Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a balance pillow, and more particularly, to a pillow which has a circular recess, an inner recess, an inner recessed area for being matched with the shape of the user's head and neck. The inner recess is less than the occipital of the user. The skull, the occipital and the neck are well supported.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The human skull is one of the delicate portions of the body and related to different problems and most of the problems are caused by improper poses when sleeping. The pathological changes in the neck relate the communication of blood and nerves, and the head may not function well due to the pathological changes in the neck. The bad communication of blood in the head can seriously affect one's health in the forms of illness, aging, and brain passivation. The human body is a symmetric design, the head is correspondent to the hip portion and the cervical vertebra is correspondent to the lumber. Therefore, when the neck is not properly supported, the whole body may feel uncomfortable.

An occipital bone is located at the back of human head and situated at the rear of the skull, and the occipital bone has an oval large hole which is called the foramen magnum formed at the lower front of the occipital bone and serving as a channel between the cranial cavity and the spinal canal. Neck ligaments and occipital muscles are attached to both sides of the external occipital protuberance of the foramen magnum, wherein the superior nuchal line is the position where trapezius and sternocleidomastoid are attached and the inferior nuchal line is the position where musculi rectus capitis posterior major and minor are attached, and the occipital bone is symmetrical to the sacrum of the vertebra and corresponsive to different organs of the human body. If the occipital bone is compressed to produce a displacement, the corresponding sacrum and human organs will cause problems including back pains, discomforts and frequent illness. Therefore, a so-called “Head sacrum balance treatment method” is developed, and this method particularly and closely relates to the nervous system, bone system, blood vessel system, lymphatic system, endocrine system and respiratory system. Once if the occipital bone and sacrum are compressed in an abnormal situation, substantial damages to the aforementioned human body systems are bound to happen. Obviously, the occipital bone plays an important role in human health.

Taiwan Utility Model No. M279290 discloses a pillow having a first curved protrusion on the front end thereof and a second curved protrusion on the rear end thereof. Each of the two sides has a flat area. A curved and recessed area is defined between the first and second curved protrusion and the two flat areas so as to provide better support to the user and improve the improper contact between the head and the pillow when the user's head is on the pillow and faces upward or laterally. The two front corners of the pillow each have a guiding portion so as to support the shoulder of the user. A recess is defined between the guiding portion and the first curved protrusion to provide more space to the back and neck of the user. The users have different shoulder sizes, neck lengths and the head shapes, so that the pillow can be made according to the differences to meet different requirements of different users.

As shown in FIG. 14, the occipital (A1) at the back of the skull (A) has is completely matched with the curved and recessed area (B1) of the pillow (B) so that the two sides of the occipital (A1) and other bones are compressed and the occipital (A1) may shift to have head problems. The inner organs correspondent to the head will have problems. Besides, it is difficult to make every pillow to be a custom-made pillow which is expensive and cannot be acceptable for most of the users.

The conventional pillow can only have adjustment in one dimension which is adjusted according to the curvature of the neck, but cannot meet the shape and curvature of the head (top and bottom, left and right, and front and back). The conventional pillow cannot provide a balanced support to the occipital and the bones of the head are compressed improperly.

An ideal pillow should let the user easily sleep without compression and does not cause headache and head pathological changes which may further trigger pathological changes to the spine and inner organs.

The pillows have to be made to meet ergonomic principles and the curvatures of the pillows have to be matched with the shape of the neck and the back of skull when the users face upward. The skull does not shift when the user lies on his/her side so as not to affect the inner and outer organs of the user's body. It is proved that it may cause dangerous situation with the pose of facing downward when sleeping so that an ideal pillow should evenly support the back of the head so that the two slits on two sides of the occipital are even. When the occipital is compressed, the face is squeezed to affect the nose and affects the circulation of blood and communication between nerves. If the slits are too wide, the user may have inhaling problems and if the slits are too narrow, the user may have exhaling problems.

The ideal pillow keeps the occipital and neck in a balance positions so that the occipital does not shift in one direction or multiple directions. The ideal pillow makes the user to seep well and prevents from being suffered by back pains. The curvature of the pillow must fit the curvature of the user's neck.

The ideal pillow has to be correspondent to the user's body in the scale of full, enlarged and reduced shapes, and correspondent to the balance principle of dynamic status of user's body to keep the head and neck at correct positions. The conventional pillows do not reach such standards.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a balance pillow and comprises a body having a wave-shaped top surface and a first protrusion and a second protrusion transversely protrude from the top surface. A recessed area is defined between the first and second protrusions, and the first protrusion is higher than the second protrusion. The first protrusion has an inner recessed area which is shaped to be correspondent to the curvature of a user's neck. A circular recess is defined between the first and second protrusions and the recessed area. The circular recess is shaped to be correspondent to the curvature of a user's head. An inner recess is defined in the inner end of the circular recess and smaller than an occipital of a skull.

Preferably, the first protrusion extends inclined toward the underside of the body and the slope of the first protrusion is correspondent to a user's shoulder.

Preferably, the circular recess and the inner recess are shaped to be correspondent to curvatures of user's head, and the inner recessed area is shaped to be correspondent to a curvature of user's neck.

Preferably, the inner end of the inner recess is shaped to be correspondent to the curvature of a user's head where the occipital is located.

Preferably, the inner recess is substantially a triangular recess, a circular recess or a polygonal recess.

The pillow of the present invention evenly supports the occipital by accommodating the occipital in the circular recess and the inner recess, so that the occipital does not shift even when the head is applied by an exterior force. The circular recess and the inner recess share the stress applied to the occipital which is then protected without compression.

The inner recess is substantially a triangular recess, a circular recess or a polygonal recess to meet requirements of different users.

The inner recess has three sizes which are suitable for adult, child and infant.

The pillow adjusts the improper poses to help the user to sleep well.

When the user uses the pillow with his/her face facing upward, the perpendicular direction of the face is perpendicular to the pillow, the first protrusion makes the user's head be positioned slightly backward, but not overly backward to compress the nerves and blood vessels. The maximum point of the inner recessed area is located at the mediate point of the occipital to keep the occipital at perfect curvature.

When the user uses the pillow with one of his/her lateral sides in the bed, the ear is located within the inner recess to avoid from being compressed to affect the hearing ability.

The outer surface of the first protrusion is in contact with the user's shoulder to prevent cool air from passing through that area so as to keep the user warm.

The first protrusion is matched with the curvature of the user's neck and the inner recessed area has symmetric sidewalls and the inner end of the inner recessed area evenly supports the cervical vertebra.

The top and bottom, the left and right, and the front and back of the pillow are balanced so that the user's skull and cervical vertebra are well positioned and supported.

When using the pillow of the present invention, the pressure on the back of the head is not spread toward two sides to compress the blood vessels, the nerves and the slits of occipital, the nose or other facial organs are not squeezed.

The pillow of the present invention evenly supports the head so that the pressure is not transferred to the face to cause compression to the inner organs of the head.

The curvature of the cervical vertebra is kept by using the pillow of the present invention so that the cervical vertebra is health.

The occipital is a minor shape and the body is a full shape, the pillow of the present invention keeps the occipital being balanced and the body is therefore is balanced and healthy.

By using the pillow of the present invention, the occipital and the sacrum are symmetrically located on two sides of the spine and the use of the pillow helps the occipital and the sacrum to be positioned at correct positions.

By using the pillow of the present invention, the occipital is balanced and not compressed so that the organs of the body are kept balanced and healthy.

The pillow makes the user to sleep easily and comfortably without headache and the corresponding parts and inner organs are not get pathological changes.

There are different sizes of the inner recess and the inner recessed area to meet the needs of adult, child and infant.

The pillow of the present invention provides a balanced space in three dimensions to keep the user's body healthy.

The balanced space of the pillow of the present invention keeps the head from displacement and the slits of the occipital are not changed so that the breathing problems are avoided.

The balanced space of the pillow of the present invention keeps the head from displacement so that the blood vessels, the nerves and the breathing system are not compressed. The cells are activated and the body illness can be avoided. A good sleep is helpful for brain function.

The circular recess, the inner recess and the inner recessed area of the pillow of the present invention can correct the displacement of the head and the neck to keep the body balanced, and this means a healthy body.

The pillow has multiple passages defined through the top surface and the underside thereof to reduce the pressure of the head and the neck so as to make the user to sleep quickly and comfortably.

The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration only, a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view to show the pillow of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the pillow of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view, taken along line A-A in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view, taken along line B-B in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view, taken along line C-C in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view, taken along line D-D in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 shows that the user's head is located on the pillow of the present invention;

FIG. 8 shows that the distance of any cross section of the triangular inner recess of the pillow is smaller than the distance of the occipital;

FIG. 9 shows that the occipital is in contact with the inner recess of the pillow of the present invention;

FIG. 10 shows that the inner recess of the pillow of the present invention is a circular recess;

FIG. 11 shows that the inner recess of the pillow of the present invention is a polygonal recess;

FIG. 12 shows that the pillow of the present invention has multiple passages;

FIG. 13 is a cross sectional view, taken along line E-E in FIG. 12, wherein the diameter of the passages is gradually reduced, and

FIG. 14 shows that the curved and recessed area of the conventional pillow contacts the user's head.

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the balance pillow of the present invention is made by emulsion or foam material to form an integral body 1 has a wave-shaped top surface 11, and a first protrusion 12 and a second protrusion 13 respectively and transversely protrude from the top surface 11. A recessed area 14 is defined between the first and second protrusions 12, 13. The first protrusion 12 is higher than the second protrusion 13. The first protrusion 12 has an inner recessed area 16 which is shaped to be correspondent to the curvature of the user's neck. A circular recess 17 is defined between the first and second protrusions 12, 13 and the recessed area 14. The circular recess 17 is shaped to be correspondent to the curvature of the user's head. An inner recess 15 is defined in the inner end of the circular recess 17 and smaller than the occipital “A1” of the user's skull “A”. The inner recess 15 is substantially a triangular recess. The circular recess 17 and the inner recess 15 are shaped to be correspondent to the curvature of user's head, and the inner recessed area 16 is shaped to be correspondent to the curvature of user's neck as shown in FIGS. 3 to 6.

When in use, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the user's head is located on the pillow and the neck is in contact with the inner recessed area 16. The skull “A” is matched with the circular recess 17 of the pillow and the occipital “A1” of the skull “A” is mostly matched with the curved surface of the inner recess 15 which is resiliently compressed. The periphery of the occipital “A1” is matched with the curved surface of the circular recess 17. Because the inner recess 15 is smaller than the occipital “A1”, as shown in FIG. 8, the distance “C” of any cross section of the inner recess 15 is smaller than the distance “D” of the occipital “A1” so that the occipital “A1” of the skull “A” is positioned and matched with the inner recess 15. The occipital “A1” of the skull “A” is evenly in contact with and supported by the inner recess 15. The pressure applied to the body 1 can be spread in different directions to ensure that the occipital “A1” does not shift. The pressure is evenly spread by the engagement between the occipital “A1” and the inner recess 15 and the positioning of the occipital “A1” ensures that the user's body is health and the organs corresponding to the occipital “A1” are protected. The pillow of the present invention is made according to the ergonomic principles and the first protrusion 12 extends inclined toward the recessed area 14 of the body 1 so as to ensure that the blood vessels, the trachea and the nerves are not compressed.

Another embodiment is disclosed in FIG. 10 and the body 2 has a circular recess 27, an inner recessed area 26 and an inner recess 25, wherein the inner recess 25 is substantially a circular recess. The distance “C1” of any cross section of the inner recess 25 is smaller than the distance “D1” of the occipital “A1” so that the occipital “A1” of the skull “A” is positioned and matched with the inner recess 25. The occipital “A1” of the skull “A” is evenly in contact with and supported by the inner recess 15 and this ensures that the occipital “A1” does not shift.

Yet another embodiment is disclosed in FIG. 11 and the body 3 has a circular recess 37, an inner recessed area 36 and an inner recess 35, wherein the inner recess 35 is substantially a polygonal recess. The distance “C2” of any cross section of the inner recess 35 is smaller than the distance “D2” of the occipital “A1” so that the occipital “A1” of the skull “A” is positioned and matched with the inner recess 35. The occipital “A1” of the skull “A” is evenly in contact with and supported by the inner recess 35 and this ensures that the occipital “A1” does not shift.

A further embodiment is disclosed in FIGS. 12 and 13 and the body 4 has a circular recess 47, an inner recessed area 46 and an inner recess 45, wherein the difference from the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is that the body 1 has multiple passages 48 defined through the top surface 41 and the underside thereof. The passages 48 make the user to have relief to his/her head and neck so that the user can easily sleep.

While we have shown and described the embodiment in accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A balance pillow comprising:

a body having a wave-shaped top surface from which a first protrusion and a second protrusion transversely protrude, a recessed area defined between the first and second protrusions, the first protrusion being higher than the second protrusion, the first protrusion having an inner recessed area which is shaped to be correspondent to a curvature of a user's neck, a circular recess defined between the first and second protrusions and the recessed area, the circular recess being shaped to be correspondent to a curvature of a user's head, an inner recess defined in an inner end of the circular recess and being smaller than an occipital of a skull, the inner recess being contoured to match the occipital of a skull and being resiliently compressible, when the inner recess is resiliently compressed by the occipital of the skull, an inner end of the inner recess is shaped to be correspondent to a curvature of a position of a user's head where the occipital is located to contact and support the occipital.

2. The pillow as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first protrusion extends inclined toward an underside of the body.

3. The pillow as claimed in claim 2, wherein a slope of the first protrusion is correspondent to a user's shoulder.

4. The pillow as claimed in claim 1, wherein the circular recess and the inner recess are shaped to be correspondent to a curvature of user's head, the inner recessed area is shaped to be correspondent to a curvature of user's neck.

5. (canceled)

6. The pillow as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inner recess is substantially a triangular recess.

7. The pillow as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inner recess is substantially a circular recess.

8. The pillow as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inner recess is substantially a polygonal recess.

9. The pillow as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body has multiple passages defined through the top surface and an underside thereof.

Patent History
Publication number: 20130298333
Type: Application
Filed: May 14, 2012
Publication Date: Nov 14, 2013
Inventor: Chin-Wen CHEN (Taipei City)
Application Number: 13/470,966
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: For Head Or Neck (e.g., Pillow) (5/636)
International Classification: A47G 9/10 (20060101);