A pillow and its method of creation are provided. The pillow, or other filled item, begins as a piece of fabric that is filled with a blend of discrete amounts of latex, and a volume of fiberfill. The blend of latex and fiberfill, as well as the form factor of each material, contributes to the properties of the filled item. Preferably, the fiber fill is polyester, but a number of suitable materials exist.

Embodiments are directed towards a pillow with reversible core and its original embodiment of a removable core, that both includes a plurality of cut foam pieces of various or similar shapes/sizes. The pillow may include an outer shell that reverses to pen the pillow core to mesh netting or a secondary inner shell case (i.e., the removable core). The outer shell case may be made of a plurality of layers, including a backing layer positioned between an external layer and an internal layer. As a reversible case, the embodiment has no removable inner core, but a reversible core. The reversible embodiment is much easier and less expensive to manufacture and wash. The backing layer may comprise a foam material. As an embodiment with a removable core, the internal layer and the inner shell case may comprise an open mesh material. As a reversible case, the core pulls out and is stuffed back inside, while being held together by mesh netting. As a removable core with an out case, the inner shell case may be removed or reinserted into the outer shell case. A plurality of foam pieces may be disposed inside the inner shell case.

Long cut cellulose acetate staple fibers having cut lengths of 55 mm or greater can be used to readily form fiber blends with silk fibers. Additionally, the long cut cellulose acetate fibers may be used to form fill materials for filled articles, which can be produced from the fiber blends or formed entirely from the long cut cellulose acetate fibers. Due to their unique properties, the long cut cellulose acetate fibers may partially or entirely replace silk fibers in various applications.

A pillow includes a first pillow cushion consisting essentially of a gelatinous elastomer that is sized and configured to support a head and neck of a person using the pillow cushion and a second pillow cushion coupled thereto. The pillow cushion has deformable wall members located and configured to define voids therebetween such that the deformable wall members may be displaced into adjacent voids upon deformation of the deformable wall members. The deformable wall members are configured to buckle when a pressure applied to a cushioning surface of the first pillow cushion, in a direction perpendicular to a first major surface, exceeds a threshold pressure level. A pillow cover covers the first pillow cushion and the second pillow cushion. A method of fabricating a pillow includes enclosing such first and second pillow cushions in a pillow cover.

A comfort device comprising a plurality of elongate inserts is disclosed herein. The comfort device can include one or more compartments configured to store the plurality of elongate inserts. The plurality of elongate inserts can have a length and a cross-section, where the cross-section has a cross-sectional area and a plurality of dimensions. The length of the inserts can be at least eight inches and at least eight times a greatest dimension of the cross-sectional area. The comfort device can include one or more openings and fastening mechanism corresponding to the one or more openings. The plurality of elongate inserts can generate tensional force in response to a force applied to the comfort device, thus providing improved elasticity for the comfort device.

A comfort device comprising a plurality of elongate inserts is disclosed herein. The comfort device can include one or more compartments configured to store the plurality of elongate inserts. The plurality of elongate inserts can have a length and a cross-section, where the cross-section has a cross-sectional area and a plurality of dimensions. The length of the inserts can be at least eight inches and at least eight times a greatest dimension of the cross-sectional area. The comfort device can include one or more openings and fastening mechanism corresponding to the one or more openings. The plurality of elongate inserts can generate tensional force in response to a force applied to the comfort device, thus providing improved elasticity for the comfort device.

A method of fabricating a pillow includes forming a pillow cushion from a gelatinous elastomer, including: forming first deformable wall members on a first side of the pillow cushion, including outer ends defining a first major surface of the pillow cushion, and defining first voids in the first side of the pillow cushion, the first voids opening to the first major surface; and forming second deformable wall members in a second side of the pillow cushion, including outer ends defining a second major surface of the pillow cushion, and defining second voids in the second side of the pillow cushion, the second voids opening to the second major surface.

A comfort device comprising a plurality elongate inserts is disclosed herein. The comfort device can include one or more compartments configured to store the plurality of elongate inserts. The plurality of elongate inserts can have a length and a cross-section, where the cross-section has a cross-sectional area and a plurality of dimensions. The length of the inserts can be at least eight inches and at least eight times a greatest dimension of the cross-sectional area. The comfort device can include one or more openings and fastening mechanism corresponding to the one or more openings. The plurality of elongate inserts can generate tensional force in response to a force applied to the comfort device, thus providing improved elasticity for the comfort device.

An artificial down filling material comprising artificial down clusters (1), wherein each of the down clusters (1) comprise a number of filaments (10) arranged side by side in a bundle, the filaments (10) being bonded, preferably melt bonded, together at a bonding location 20, wherein the filaments (10) are self-crimped, multi-component filaments (10), the cross-section of the multi-component filament having at least three corners (211).

An artificial down filling material comprising artificial down clusters, wherein each of the down clusters comprise a number of filaments arranged side by side in a bundle, the filaments being bonded, preferably melt bonded, together at a bonding location, wherein the filaments are self-crimped, multi-component filaments, the cross-section of the multi-component filament having at least three corners.