Sleeping pillow with a depression
According to the present invention, there is provided a sleeping pillow to support head and neck of a person and a plurality of methods for making the sleeping pillow. The sleeping pillow comprises a pillow casing having a top surface and a bottom surface. The sleeping pillow further comprises a depression at a predetermined position of one or more of the top surface and the bottom surface of the pillow casing. The depression is about centrally located or offset. The depression is formed securing the top surface and the bottom surface at a predetermined distance from one another. The innermost portion of the depression may be a point shape, a circular shape, or a shape having a length and a width (such as square or rectangle), or yet another geometric shape. The sleeping pillow may further comprise two interior sections.
1. Technical Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to sleeping pillows. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a sleeping pillow having a depression to facilitate comfortable, restful and therapeutic sleeping position for a person, while mitigating the production costs associated with specifically contoured pillows.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Invariably, rest and sleep are among the body's numerous mechanisms to heal itself from the postural, physical and nervous assaults throughout the previous day. Conventional pillows, each comprising a pillow casing and fill material, are known in the art and they have not undergone many changes in the many years of pillow making. However, specifically contoured pillows have been deigned in recent years to improve the quality of rest and repair, thereby permitting an individual to wake up more relaxed, rested and ready to face another day.
A variety of specifically contoured pillows are available on the market. These pillows are molded from materials, such as a variety of foam materials, designed to improve the body's position during sleep, thereby providing more restful and therapeutic sleep. A variety of pillows have been designed for use between a person's knees, providing spinal support to keep the lower spine in a neutral position. Furthermore, a variety of pillows have been designed for use below a person's head, providing upper back, neck and head support to keep the upper spine and neck in neural positions. The foregoing pillows provide for comfort and support, and may make a difference in alleviating and/or avoiding back pain, neck pain and getting a restful and therapeutic night's sleep.
Regarding the contoured pillows designed specifically for use below a person's head to support the upper back, neck and head, there have been a number of different pillows produced, including concave pillows or doughnut-shaped pillows having a portion touching the neck that is high and a portion touching the head that is low. However, the foregoing specifically contoured pillows are expensive to manufacture as compared to conventional pillows.
Notwithstanding the various improvements in the foregoing contoured sleeping pillows, there is a need in the art to provide a sleeping pillow with a depression to facilitate a comfortable, restful and therapeutic sleeping position for a person, while mitigating production costs associated with the specifically contoured pillows.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONAccording to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a sleeping pillow to support the neck and head of a person, the sleeping pillow comprising: a pillow casing filled with a fill material, the pillow casing having a top surface and a bottom surface; and a depression at a predetermined position of one or more of the top surface and the bottom surface of the pillow casing, the depression formed securing the top surface and the bottom surface at a predetermined distance from one another.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a sleeping pillow to support head and neck of a person, the sleeping pillow comprising: a pillow casing having a top surface and a bottom surface; and a gusset having an approximately elliptical figure eight shape located at a predetermined position in the interior of the pillow casing, the gusset securing the top surface and the bottom surface of the pillow casing along the length thereof, the gusset forming a first section and a second section in the interior of the pillow casing and a depression at a predetermined position of one or more of the top surface and the bottom surface at a predetermined distance from one another, wherein the first section and the second section are filled with different quantities of a fill material, different fill materials, or different quantities of different fill materials, respectively.
According to a further embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a sleeping pillow to support head and neck of a person, the sleeping pillow comprising: a pillow casing having a top surface and a bottom surface; a depression at a predetermined position of one or more of the top surface and the bottom surface of the pillow casing, the depression formed securing the top surface and the bottom surface at a predetermined distance from one another; and a first section and a second section in the interior of the pillow casing filled with different quantities of a fill material, different fill materials, or different quantities of different fill materials, respectively
According to a still further embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for making a sleeping pillow to support head and neck of a person, the method comprising: sewing a pillow casing, the pillow casing having a top surface and a bottom surface and at least one open side; securing the top surface and the bottom surface at a predetermined position of one or more of the top support surface and the bottom support surface, where the top surface is at a predetermined distance from the bottom surface; filling the pillow casing with a predetermined amount of fill material via the at least one open side; and closing the pillow casing along the at least one open side, wherein a depression at the predetermined position of the one or more of the top surface and the bottom surface is formed.
According to yet a further embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for making a sleeping pillow to support head and neck of a person, the method comprising: sewing a pillow casing, the pillow casing having a top surface, a bottom surface and at least one open side; filling the pillow casing with a predetermined amount of fill material via the at least one open side; closing the pillow casing along the at least one open side; and compressing and securing the top surface and the bottom surface at a predetermined position of one or more of the top surface and the bottom surface and at a predetermined distance form one another, wherein a depression at the predetermined position of the one or more of the top surface and the bottom surface is formed.
According to a still another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for making a sleeping pillow to support head and neck of a person, the method comprising: sewing a pillow casing, the pillow casing having a piece of fabric of an elliptical figure eight shape sewn therein at a predetermined position, a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least one open side, the piece of fabric forming a first section and a second section; filling the first section and the second section of the pillow casing with predetermined amounts of fill material via the at least one open side; and closing the pillow casing along the at least one open side.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGSThe features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to one skilled in the art, in view of the following detailed description in combination with the attached drawings, in which:
The present invention is directed to providing a sleeping pillow with a depression to facilitate a comfortable, restful and therapeutic sleeping position for a person, while mitigating production costs associated with the specifically contoured pillows.
Further with reference to
While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with regard to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing and other changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A sleeping pillow to support head and neck of a person, the sleeping pillow comprising:
- a pillow casing filled with a fill material, the pillow casing having a top surface and a bottom surface; and
- a depression at a predetermined position of one or more of the top surface and the bottom surface of the pillow casing, the depression formed securing the top surface and the bottom surface at a predetermined distance from one another.
2. The sleeping pillow according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined position of the depression is about the center of the pillow casing.
3. The sleeping pillow according to claim 1, wherein the depression has a conically sloped shape.
4. The sleeping pillow according to claim 1, wherein the pillow has a dimension including a length and a width.
5. The sleeping pillow according to claim 4, wherein the dimension is one selected form the group consisting of: 15 inches by 22 inches; and 20 inches by 26 inches.
6. The sleeping pillow according to claim 4, wherein the top surface and the bottom surface are secured in a circle at about the predetermined position on the pillow casing having a diameter from about ⅝ of an inch to about 3 and ⅞ of an inch.
7. The sleeping pillow according to claim 6, wherein the predetermined position of the depression is at about half of the width plus half of the diameter.
8. The sleeping pillow according to claim 1, wherein the top surface and the bottom surface are secured in shape selected from a group consisting of: a point, circle, square and a rectangle.
9. The sleeping pillow according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined distance between the top surface and the bottom surface is from about zero inches to about 0.5 of an inch.
10. The sleeping pillow according to claim 1, wherein the fill material by weight is from about 1 pound to about 2 pounds.
11. The sleeping pillow according to claim 1, wherein the fill material is one selected from the group consisting of: slick fill material; and dry fill material.
12. The sleeping pillow according to claim 1, wherein a gusset having an approximately elliptical figure eight shape and located at a predetermined position in the interior of the pillow casing secures the top surface and the bottom surface along the length thereof.
12. The sleeping pillow according to claim 12, wherein the gusset forms a first section and a second section.
13. The sleeping pillow according to claim 12, wherein the first section is filled with more fill material than the second section.
14. A sleeping pillow to support head and neck of a person, the sleeping pillow comprising:
- a pillow casing having a top surface and a bottom surface; and
- a gusset having an approximately elliptical figure eight shape located at a predetermined position in the interior of the pillow casing, the gusset securing the top surface and the bottom surface of the pillow casing along the length thereof, the gusset forming a first section and a second section in the interior of the pillow casing and a depression at a predetermined position of one or more of the top surface and the bottom surface at a predetermined distance from one another,
- wherein the first section and the second section are filled with different quantities of a fill material, different fill materials, or different quantities of different fill materials, respectively.
15. A sleeping pillow to support head and neck of a person, the sleeping pillow comprising:
- a pillow casing having a top surface and a bottom surface; and
- a depression at a predetermined position of one or more of the top surface and the bottom surface of the pillow casing, the depression formed securing the top surface and the bottom surface at a predetermined distance from one another; and
- a first section and a second section in the interior of the pillow casing filled with different quantities of a fill material, different fill materials, or different quantities of different fill materials, respectively.
16. A method for making a sleeping pillow to support head and neck of a person, the method comprising:
- (a) sewing a pillow casing, the pillow casing having a top surface and a bottom surface and at least one open side;
- (b) securing the top surface and the bottom surface at a predetermined position of one or more of the top support surface and the bottom support surface, where the top surface is at a predetermined distance from the bottom surface;
- (c) filling the pillow casing with a predetermined amount of fill material via the at least one open side; and
- (d) closing the pillow casing along the at least one open side, wherein a depression at the predetermined position of the one or more of the top surface and the bottom surface is formed.
17. A method for making a sleeping pillow to support head and neck of a person, the method comprising:
- (a) sewing a pillow casing, the pillow casing having a top surface, a bottom surface and at least one open side;
- (b) filling the pillow casing with a predetermined amount of fill material via the at least one open side;
- (c) closing the pillow casing along the at least one open side; and
- (d) compressing and securing the top surface and the bottom surface at a predetermined position of one or more of the top surface and the bottom surface and at a predetermined distance form one another, wherein a depression at the predetermined position of the one or more of the top surface and the bottom surface is formed.
18. A method for making a sleeping pillow to support head and neck of a person, the method comprising:
- (a) sewing a pillow casing, the pillow casing having a gusset of an elliptical figure eight shape sewn therein at a predetermined position, a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least one open side, the piece of fabric forming a first section and a second section;
- (b) filling the first section and the second section of the pillow casing with predetermined amounts of fill material via the at least one open side; and
- (c) closing the pillow casing along the at least one open side.
Type: Application
Filed: Jul 22, 2004
Publication Date: Jan 26, 2006
Inventor: Allan Berg (Atlantic Beach, NY)
Application Number: 10/896,530
International Classification: A47G 9/00 (20060101);