A method for monitoring an occupant of an occupant support comprises 1) establishing a lateral position history of the occupant, which history includes an assessment of how frequently the occupant's head undergoes a lateral transition on a head support, 2) establishing a vertical position history of the occupant which accounts for how frequently the weight of the occupant's head is applied to and removed from the head support, and 3) if the lateral position history indicates sustained repetitive lateral movement or the vertical history indicates other than sustained presence of the occupant's head on the head support, reporting that the occupant is in a state other than an acceptable state.

A pillow with an internal sleeve for attaching the pillow to the user, and in particular, a user's limb. The pillow may include various ornamental or aesthetic additions.

An integrated ambient sound-isolating pillow composed of comfortable material such as memory foam may be configured as a one-piece pillow for long term resting (e.g. overnight sleeping) use. A one-piece ambient sound-isolating pillow may include a head cradling portion that provides comfortable support for a person's head while cradling at least the sides of the person's head so that a sound-isolating portion of the pillow acts as an ambient sound shield to the person's ears.

An apparatus and system for designed for supporting a hip of a pregnant woman who often experiences hip pain associated with her pregnancy to help relieve this pain including a leggings with hook-and-loop belts, straps and strips associated with pillows for the thigh and ankles.

The present disclosure relates to a piece of furniture, particularly an adjustable bed, having a speaker system. The bed includes a base having an outer peripheral edge. At least one speaker is mounted to the base of the piece of furniture, typically to the legs. The at least one speaker is mounted to face outwards from a center portion of the bed. The at least one speaker is mounted inboard of the outer peripheral edge of the base of the bed so as to conceal the speakers from a top view. The speaker system may also be used with various other pieces of furniture such as couches, chairs, tables, etc. A subwoofer may also be mounted to the base of the bed.

An apparatus for alerting a sleeping subject, the apparatus has a wireless device that stores an application program configurable for control of the apparatus; and a pillow that is configured to be in signal communication with at least the wireless device. The pillow has a charge storage source for storing electrical energy; a control processor that is configured with a set of encoded instructions for maintaining communication between the wireless device and the pillow; and one or more actuators configured to receive a signal from the control processor and respond to provide an awakening stimulus to the sleeping subject.

Apparatus and methods according to various aspects of the present technology may comprise a fluid reservoir configured to provide a user with access to the fluid while the user is in bed. In one embodiment, the fluid reservoir may comprise a body suitably configured to be positioned near the bed while allowing the user to receive fluid from the reservoir without having to sit up or get out of bed. In one embodiment, the fluid reservoir may comprise a flexible delivery conduit having a valve at one end that allows the user to ingest the fluid when desired.

A sleeping bag may include a top flap with a head opening for the user's head to fit through and the opening may form a comfortable seal around the user's neck. The top flap may transition over the user's shoulders, transition down underneath the user's head, and extend beyond the top of the user's head. Advantageously, the sleeping bag may offer a unique way to comfortably close the top of a sleeping bag to prevent air draft and heat loss. The sleeping bag may allow users to more comfortably sleep in multiple positions, including side sleepers, stomach sleepers, back sleepers, fetal sleepers, etc. The sleeping bag may provide a soft place to lay one's head while allowing the user to sleep in a position with their hands and arms above their shoulders, while still keeping them under cover of the top layer of the sleeping bag.

A pillow has a knit cover with a crimped siliconized polyester fill. The pillow is sewn into a spheroid shape, which can be adorned with any desired decoration, such as forming the pillow to resemble the head of a character. The outer cover is made of a polyester derived knit matrix in which the weft of the knit matrix has been scratched and raised to produce a nap averaging 2 mm in height. The outer cover is sliver knit on a warp machine to create a unique texture and feel. After knitting, the fibrous yarn is sheared to create a velvet-like pile. The fill encased within the spheroid is 100% siliconized polyester fiber that is created by melt spinning. The fiber has been crimped at an average 9 crimps per inch. The pillow contains no more than 70 grams of fiber per one inch of diameter. This ratio provides the optimal deformation and pressure for a heightened sensory experience.

A wearable garment that is a combination sweatshirt and pillow. The sweatshirt has a body, arms, a collar and a hood attached to the collar. A pouch having an open top, closed sides, and a closed bottom is attached to the collar. The pouch lies over the sweatshirt body when in a first position and is rotated over the top to a second position for receiving the sweatshirt body and arms when they are rolled and inserted into the pouch forming a pillow. The hood can be placed over a user's head with the pouch oriented against the user's neck to function as a pillow. In a second embodiment, the garment is provided with a second hood over the first hood. In a third embodiment, a pouch is sewn into a liner in the hood which receives the sweatshirt.