Abstract: A health pillow which emits the fragrance of wood and induces a pleasant mood leading to peaceful sleep. A plurality of cylindrical, hollow wood sections improve air circulation in the pillow while at the same time emitting a fragrance which lasts for a long time. Wooden sheets which include a plurality of half-cylindrical shaped pieces are fastened together to form a sheet of wooden tubes. This sheet is cut into individual tubes which are cut into pieces ranging in length from several millimeters to fifteen to sixteen millimeters, thus producing numerous small tubular pieces of wood. These small tubular pieces of wood are used to fill the interior of the pillow.

Abstract: A safety nap cushion for use with a chair back mainly consisting of a reverse U-shaped inflatable back cushion having a central opening, two properly curved inflatable side cushions thermally-sealed to two front sides of the back cushion to softly and fitly confine a user's head therebetween, and a length-adjustable retaining strap detachably attached to the back cushion and suitable for being pivotally turned to a position in front of the side cushions to fitly confine the latter and prevent the latter from swaying laterally under pressure. The back cushion is fixly attached to a chair back by engaging hook members with retaining rings provided at its two sides. The side cushions each has a properly curved inner side surface and are so designed that a smooth curve is formed at a lower joint between thed back cushion and the two side cushions to comfortably support the user's head.

Abstract: A multipurpose floating pillow including an ellipse dish-like lower member having a spherical recess formed on its top surface for receiving an inflatable sac therein. A molded and resilient upper member covers and engages with the lower member. A container may be disposed in a recess formed on the bottom side of the lower member to receive, for example, a weight scale. Pads made of slightly rigid material may be disposed between the inflatable sac and the upper member. The resiliency and softness of the floating pillow can be adjusted through the inflation of the inflatable sac. The floating pillow will therefore not become deformed after long periods of use and may provide different functions on different occasions.

Abstract: An inflatable orthopedic pillow for use by an individual while sleeping in a lateral position. The pillow elevates one leg relative to the other leg, when the person is resting in a lateral position on a substantially planar support surface. The pillow has a pillow body and one or more inflatable chambers disposed within the pillow body for supporting one leg of the person. The chambers are selectively inflatable for supporting one of the legs in the second plane. Thus, the spine is straightened and disposed substantially parallel to the support surface when the person is oriented in the lateral position.

Abstract: An inflatable support for selectively supporting a persons's feet and legs comprises an air bag having a semi-tubular top panel, an essentially flat bottom panel, and side panels that are "hinged" together at collapse joints in a manner to fold together to permit the top panel to collapse downwardly against the bottom panel. The side panels fold inwardly toward one another in an accordion-like fashion to permit essentially full collapse of the foot and leg support to a thickness of only that of the combined thicknesses of rubber material, of which the support is constructed. A remote compressed air source communicates with an inflation valve to inflate the foot and leg support, and a second deflation valve exhausts the pressurized air within the air bag to atmosphere. A remote control unit permits the user to activate the inflation and deflation valves to inflate/deflate the air bag to raise/lower the user's feet and legs as desired.

Abstract: This invention provides for a gel filled deformable cushion (10) which includes a fluid impervious flexible enclosure (12) forming an internal chamber (14). Contained within the internal chamber (14) is a plasticizer composition (16) and a plurality of particulates (18) dispersed within the plasticizer composition (16). The particulates (18) are spherically contoured and have a density which is less than the density of the plasticizer composition (16) for increasing resiliency, deformability and memory of the overall composition within the cushion (10).

Abstract: A travel pillow is provided in the form of a torus which is inflated and which has an integral bottom backing member adapted to coact with the seat back of a chair in a plane, train, bus, or automobile in which sleep is promoted regardless of movement of the individual's head during sleep periods because the pillow permits both rotation of the head within the torus during sleep and also movement of the pillow laterally and vertically as it slips against the seat back during natural sleep movements.

Abstract: The cervical traction/stretch device comprises a hollow inflatable body made of an elastically expandable material and includes a shoulder portion, a head portion and a bellows portion which is integrally formed with the head portion and to the shoulder portion. The bellows portion, the shoulder portion and the head portion have aligned U-shaped openings therein adapted to receive a user's neck. Pumping structure is connected to the body for pumping air into the body and for relieving or releasing air out of the body and the head portion. The bellows portion and the shoulder portion have an un-inflated condition, a first inflated condition and a second inflated condition where the bellows portion acts against and between the head portion and the shoulder portion.

Abstract: A water pillow comprised of a closed bag made of cloth or nonwoven fabric having high water permeability. A water absorptive high polymer material is contained in the bag and expands with water absorption such that the expansion capacity defines the volume of the water pillow. A deodorant agent can be absorbed in the absorptive material in order to eliminate odors associated with sweat.

Abstract: The cervical traction device comprises: a body including a shoulder portion, a head portion and a bellows which extends substantially across the width and height of the body between and connected to the head portion and to the shoulder portion and acting against and between substantially the full inner end surface of the head portion and the full inner end surface of the shoulder portion. The bellows, the shoulder portion and the head portion have aligned U-shaped openings therein adapted to receive a patient's neck. A hand operated air pump is connected to the bellows for pumping air into the bellows and for relieving or pumping air out of the bellows.

Abstract: A multiple position, resilient support cushion, has a generally triangular shape and may be used in any of three positions to create a lying, sitting and in-between resting position, and which provides support for the head and body of the user when in any of these positions. The cushion has first, second and third support surfaces extending between parallel side surfaces. The first and second surfaces have generally continuous configurations, and the third surface has a multiple contour or stepped configuration. The third surface has a pair of generally equal length portions joined together by an inwardly extending intermediate portion which forms an intermediate corner. The second and third surfaces form a flexible triangular-shaped upper portion at their junction when the cushion is supported on its first surface, which upper portion positions the weight of the body over the second surface of the cushion rather than against it.

Abstract: Disclosed is a therapeutic pillow having a removable washable outer sleeve. The pillow has a baglike cover filled with natural granular material having a water content in the range of 5% to 25% by weight. The preferred range of water content is from 9% to 16%.Also disclosed is a method of treating pain with the therapeutic pillow.

Abstract: A pillow adjustable to maximize comfortable support of the cervical area of the neck and head includes a cover comprising upper and lower fabric cover panels forming therebetween an interior space filled with a flowable filler material such as buckwheat hulls. Internally protruding snap fasteners in vertically aligned locations on inner facing sides of the upper and lower cover panels are fastenable and unfastenable by application of external pressing or pulling forces applied to the cover panels, thereby forming or unforming subdivisions of the interior space of the pillow into which filler material may be externally manipulated into or out of. In the preferred embodiment, a rectangular array of fasteners offset to one long side of a rectangular pillow allows narrow or wide tubular neck support sections to be formed by subdivisions within the pillow.

Abstract: A head support device to be used in cooperation with a treatment table for humans such as a chiropractic or therapeutic table. The head support device provides a comfortable support for a patient's head during therapy, wherein the head support device includes a baseplate of polygonal shape having at least four sides, including two opposing, longer sides and opposing top and bottom sides. The bottom side includes an opening that allows airflow to a patient when face-down on the table. The baseplate includes a pair of flanges connected to the opposing longer sides of the baseplate and extending upward from the baseplate within a range of 20 to 90 degrees. Attachment structure coupled to the head support device enables attachment of the head support device to the treatment table. A patient controlled pressure adjustment mechanism is attached to the pillow to permit the patient adjust air pressure to a desired comfort level. A second pillow having a medial hinged section is suspended from the baseplate.

Abstract: An inflatable pillow having fastening strips along one edge thereof is attachable to an external structure to enable easy attachment of the pillow to the structure, followed by inflation and use by a user. Suction cups may also be provided along the pillow edge for attachment to a vertical galss window.

Abstract: An inflatable bladder is formed of translucent material and includes a plurality of longitudinally extending tubes seamed one to the other in side-by-side generally parallel relation. End tubes extend at right angles to the longitudinally extending tubes, with all of the tubes being in fluid communication one with the other. The longitudinally extending tubes and the end tubes are sized and/or connected one to the other such that, upon inflation, the inflated bladder is supported by the inflated end tubes, with the underside of the longitudinally extending tubes elevated above the surface supporting the end tubes sufficiently to define a recess for receiving an X-ray plate or cassette. Manual movement of the patient is entirely avoided.

Abstract: A new and improved head support apparatus includes a base member and a nonrigid chin rest member, a nonrigid forehead rest member, and a number of peripheral guide members supported by the base member. The chin rest member and the forehead rest member project from the base member a first vertical distance which is longer than a nose of the person when the chin of the person is resting on the chin rest member and the forehead of the person is resting on the forehead rest member. The forehead rest member is spaced from the chin rest member by a horizontal distance which is greater than a height of the nose of the person.

Abstract: One aspect of the invention is a cooling pillow comprising a flexible pouch and thermal transfer fluid composition hermetically filled in the pouch. A second aspect of the invention is a cooling device which comprises a pad having a flexible pouch and a thermal transfer fluid composition hermetically filled in the pouch, and means for holding the pad therewith to bring the pad in contact with the human body. The fluid composition comprises a mixture of fine particles of hard or graphitic carbon having good thermal conductivity and water. Sodium chloride, surface active agents, bactericides and preservatives may be further added to the composition. Since the carbon particles have good thermal conductivity, the fluid readily reaches a temperature close to ambient temperatures and can gently cool the human body. Long use allows the body to be continuously cooled down to a temperature close to the ambient temperature.

Abstract: A therapeutic rest is disclosed herein having a first pillow composed of a soft tufted cover filled with a cushion material and a second pillow composed of a soft flexible material intended to be filled with a liquid of suitable temperature. A removable valve is incorporated into the second pillow for introducing the liquid into and out of the second pillow. The first and second pillows are of a U-shaped configuration and releasable retainers are carried on opposing exterior surfaces of the pillows to permit attachment of the pillows when the pillows are in aligned U-shaped configuration.

Abstract: An improved safety impact headrest protector device which can be mounted to the inside of rear and side windows of vehicles including cabs, trucks, station wagons and the like for protecting the head of the driver and/or passenger(s) against injury. The safety impact headrest includes a cushion device having an overall six sided rectangular box-like configuration. The cushion device includes three triangular tubular members each formed of transparent flexible fluid impermeable material. The triangular tubular members include a rear equilateral configured tubular member including a back side and first and second angular sides; a first right angle configured tubular member with the elongated side member equal to and attached to the forward first angular side of the rear tubular member; and a second right angle configured tubular member with the elongated side member equal to and attached to the second angular side of the rear tubular member.

Abstract: A fluid cushion is comprised of a top material layer having a first preformed cell pattern formed therein, and first seal lines pattern between cells, respectively, and a bottom material layer having a second preformed cell pattern formed therein. The second preformed pattern is congruent and complementary to the first preformed cell pattern and has a seal line matching the first seal lines, respectively. A first middle material layer has a third preformed cell pattern formed therein, with second seal lines between cells, respectively, the cells in the third preformed cell pattern being a fraction of the size of cells in the first preformed pattern. A second middle material layer has a fourth preformed cell pattern which is congruent and complementary to the third preformed cell pattern and has seal lines between cells matching and joined to the second seal lines to form small center cells, respectively, there being a cluster of small cells bounded by the larger outer cells.

Abstract: A support pillow comprised of a shell having a hollow interior, said interior being equipped with an adjustable expandable bladder which is connected to a gas line including a valve means that extends through said shell. The bladder can be inflated and deflated to provide a support means in which firmness can be varied and comfort maximized to accommodate the user's needs.

Abstract: A positioning system provides for airway management of a supine subject. A number of bags are provided for supporting the head and lower neck/upper shoulders area of the subject. Once the bags are positioned under the subject, each bag is pressurized using a pressurized fluid source which is controlled by a mechanical controller. The mechanical controller comprises a number of mechanical switches for regulating the pressure in each bag. By manipulating the mechanical switches, the pressure in each bag is adjusted to align the subject's head and lower neck/upper shoulders area such that the mouth, pharynx and trachea are linearly aligned.

Abstract: A pillow including a top and bottom fibrous web defining a casing includes a radio mounted within the casing cooperating with a remotely located speaker. The pillow further includes the speaker mounted within a speaker housing, including fluid filled walls, and where the housing cavity includes compressible fluid capsules to accommodate impact to the speaker unit. The pillow structure may further be provided with a serpentine pneumatic chamber filled with further compressible fluid capsules to afford comfort and cushioning to a user, as well as components of the radio-clock system.

Abstract: A method of making a pillow which has padding as well as an inflatable insert which starts with two integral and identical pieces of cloth and is particularly efficient in terms of the amount of labor and the type of equipment required to produce a high-quality article.

Abstract: An inflatable cushion apparatus for maintaining a person's lower leg, ankle and foot, in an elevated and substantially horizontal position relative to the person's head and upper body. The inflatable cushion apparatus includes an angled front wall for supporting a person's upper leg in an inclined position. A top wall is provided which extends horizontally when the apparatus is inflated. A valve is provided to facilitate filling of the cushion apparatus.

Abstract: A cushioning device includes a plurality of liquid cells encapsulated in a flexible substrate sheet wherein each liquid cell is filled with water therein and the cells are juxtapositionally disposed on the sheet so that a cellular sheet may serve as a cushioning device for a user's seating, leaning or wearing for comfortable cushioning purposes.

Abstract: A pillow for use in supporting the legs of a person in bed comprises an I beam of resilient foam material having a V notch located towards one end thereof. The apex of the V notch locates proximate one of the flanges whereby it acts as a hinge for flexure of the flanges in the plane of the web thereof. A second pillow having a truncated triangular prismatic shape may be used with the first pillow in transverse relation through the notch, to provide support for the knees when raised.

Abstract: An apparatus for immobilizing the head of a patient during ocular, facial, or dental surgery comprises a flat cushion headrest bordered by a neck-supporting bulge. Adjustable lateral head-clamping arms incorporate padded headphones. A shroud-supporting frame extends obliquely from each side of the headrest over the patient's chest area, and provides a means for mounting ventilation lines and sensors for patient monitoring.