Shrimp Pillow
A pillow designed to be wholly and fully adjustable. It is achieved by a design that is both curved and asymmetric at the same time. It resembles a shrimp tail. This unique design affords for a rapid adjustment to a wide range of anatomical variations and sleeping conditions. Simply turning the pillow clockwise or counter clockwise changes the height and the width of the pillow until the user's neck and head is aligned with the spine in a comfortable anatomically correct sleeping position. The pillow can be made in small, medium or large and can be made in soft, medium or firm.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/897,850, filed 31 Oct. 2013. Previous Title was “Croissant Pillow.”
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONWhile using a conventional pillow I developed a crook (pulled muscle or ligament) in the left side of my neck that simply would not go away. I tried almost every conceivable configuration with my conventional pillow without any solace. I folded it over, scrunched it up, folded it in thirds, folded it lengthwise and found that for the most part it made my neck problem worse. Then it dawned on me that an adjustable pillow could be a possible solution. I did some patent and internet searches and found nothing. Then in a moment of inspiration images of a shrimp tail and a horn of plenty (cornucopia) flashed into my mind. Both are similar in shape. I immediately made a prototype and began to use it. Voile, my neck crook went away. Now I have very sound and uninterrupted sleep experiences. Several times I woke up in the same position I fell asleep in feeling fully rested.
I attributed this good sleep experience to the fact that the Shrimp Pillow is fully adjustable. The Shrimp Pillow solves many uncomfortable sleep experiences with a unique design that allows for rapid adjustments by turning the pillow which changes the height and width to fit one's unique anatomy almost perfectly. It is fully adjustable by design and can be maneuvered for anyone's individual anatomy and/or idiosyncrasies. The object of this pillow is to have a comfortable, relaxing and uninterrupted sleep experience and when sleep conditions change the pillow can be rapidly adjusted accordingly for optimal neck and head alignment and sleep comfort.
PRIOR ARTI did a patent search for pillows and there are many different designs. The shapes are undulated, humped, puckered, ribbed and sloped in various ways but they all appear to be symmetrical, i.e. the left side is a mirror image of the right side (as viewed from the front or top elevations) and they appear to be non-adjustable. My shrimp pillow is asymmetric intentionally designed to adjust.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThis pillow is a fully adjustable pillow. It is roundish or arced and tapered from one end to the other. It is asymmetric. By turning the pillow and thereby adjusting the height and the width of the pillow one can achieve a near perfect fit for their particular anatomy with the mattress, neck, head and shoulders. The neck becomes aligned with the spine allowing for maximum comfort and proper sleep posture and spine health. Certain anatomical and medical conditions may be ameliorated with this pillow.
7A 1 Inside curvature
7A 2 Outside curvature
7A 3 Top and bottom mirror images
7B 4 Large end cap
7B 5 Small end cap
7B 6 Inside vertical panel
7B 7 Outside vertical panel
The pillow is circular, curved or arced in its basic design. It is at the same time asymmetric. Referring to
There are three methods to make this pillow. The first way is to make the pillow with vertical support panels. The width and height of the pillow is determined by the size of the end caps. The large vertical end cap
These patterns are laid over cloth, usually cotton or other suitable materials and the patterns are cut out. The parts are assembled and sewn together. Fill material such as fiberfill, goose down, memory foam and cotton are used to stuff the pillow and after it is filled the final sewing takes place.
The second method is two pieces sewn together. Referring to
The third method is one asymmetrical piece. Referring to
Using the pillow is easy. Referring to
Claims
1. The unique shape of this design. It is a roundish, curved and asymmetric. It resembles a cooked shrimp tail. See FIG. #1.
2. This pillow is rapidly adjustable by simply turning or flipping it to accommodate a wide range of anatomical differences. It may be the first ever pillow designed for adjustability.
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Type: Application
Filed: Oct 31, 2014
Publication Date: Sep 17, 2015
Inventor: Daniel Howard Morin (Guerneville, CA)
Application Number: 14/530,606