A triangular-shaped lower-body pillow has an upper and a lower triangular fabric panel joined along outer edges, seams joining the upper and lower fabric panels, forming a plurality of separate, fillable compartments, and closures along outer edges of the lower-body pillow, allowing access to the separate, fillable compartments. With the closures open, compartments are filled to a same or different thickness, and the closures are then closed.

A neck pillow includes: a cushion portion worn on a user's neck and an electro-liquid driving unit mounted into the cushion portion, being bent in a shape of an arc, and including ferroelectric particles, each having an electrorheological property, and nonconductive liquid. The electro-liquid driving unit generates vibration by contraction and expansion that are repeated when an arrangement of the ferroelectric particles and the nonconductive liquid is changed according to whether drive current is applied. A low voltage power supply unit supplies low voltage electricity necessary to drive the electro-liquid driving unit and a high voltage control circuit unit converts low voltage direct current into high voltage direct current and supplies the drive current to the electro-liquid driving unit and adjusting micro-current to generate target vibration in the electro-liquid driving unit.

A combination digging tool and head rest is disclosed having a planar elongate linear member having a first end and a second end, and a planar non-linear member. The linear and non-linear members are coupleable to one another at different locations to form first and second orientations. The first orientation is formed when the first end of the planar elongate linear member is coupled to the first end of the non-linear member so that the planar elongate linear member and the planar elongate non-linear member are coplanar and form a generally J-shaped figure. That figure can be used as a digging tool. The second orientation is formed when the first end of the planar elongate linear member is coupled to the side portion of the non-linear member to form a head rest.

The support pillow assembly includes a portable support pillow designed to provide optimal head and adjacent neck support for the user in upright and/or reclined seated and supine positions. The pillow is optionally configured with a hole to securely support the occiput. The pillow may be configured in a taller or shorter profile. The pillow is tapered in a manner that maintains the user's neck and head in proper alignment. The support pillow assembly is constructed of single piece foam which is firm enough and contoured to prevent head turning and neck torsion. The support pillow is optionally configured with exterior support panels to provide additional utility, compressibility, stability, and comfort. The support pillow assembly optionally includes an adjustable strap that may be used to provide supplemental support to the head. It may be collapsed into a portable pillow comprising protective exterior supports, a cloth or similarly soft bag, or a protective case.

Improved configurable therapeutic pillows and various components thereof are provided. The pillows are comfortable for sleeping, relieve stress, and facilitate better sleep by supporting the head and cervical areas with distinct, configurable, and appropriately sized cervical support and head support sections provided in sizes that fit into typically sized bedding and linen covers for protection and longevity.

Travel pillow apparatus, storage apparatus for the travel pillow apparatus, and methods of manufacture and use. In one embodiment, the travel pillow apparatus, includes an external covering, the external covering including upper and lower support structures; an air bladder apparatus that includes an expandable open-cell foam within an interior of the air bladder apparatus. The air bladder apparatus is further shorter in length than the external covering, such that the air bladder apparatus is not intended to be positioned towards the back of a neck of a user that is utilizing the travel pillow apparatus. A storage apparatus with a one-way expulsion valve for storage of, for example, the aforementioned travel pillow apparatus. Methods of manufacturing and using the aforementioned apparatus are also disclosed.

The present invention provides an information acquisition device, comprising: a cushion for supporting a subject to be tested; a neck pillow for the subject to be tested to place his neck thereon; a fiber-optic sensor group for obtaining physical signs of the subject to be tested; and a signal acquisition module connected to the fiber-optic sensor group; wherein the signal acquisition module is wrapped in the neck pillow, the fiber-optic sensor group is placed in the cushion, and the neck pillow is connected with the cushion. In the present invention, by setting a neck pillow connected with the cushion so that the subject can adjust the body position independently without assistance to a preferred measurement position, and can complete information acquisition by himself. In addition, the signal acquisition module is placed in the neck pillow, so that the structure of the information acquisition device is more concise.

Embodiments described herein are directed to a travel pillow having a neck portion, a hood portion, and a support assembly. The neck portion includes a cavity and a rear exterior surface having one or more first mating elements. The hood portion extends from the neck portion and includes an inwardly foldable lining. The hood portion includes one or more second mating elements disposed on a front exterior surface thereof and configured to mate with the one or more first mating elements. The support assembly is insertable within the cavity. The support assembly includes an outer covering, a foam insert disposed within the outer covering, and a padding layer. The padding layer is disposed between the foam insert and an inner surface of the outer covering. The padding layer is asymmetrically distributed along a length of the support assembly.

A therapeutic pillow includes a soft central section which received the back of one's head and pair of bolster segments for restraining the head from turning to either side. Underlying the central section is a dense buttress. The lateral ends of the buttress project upwardly and comprise a stiffening outer portion of each bolster. Both the central section and the buttress have a generally “U” shaped transverse cross section such that central section nests within the buttress when the composite pillow is assembled. A convex gradient neck extends forwardly from the central section and transitions to a convex cervical lordosis support at the central section. The buttress includes a central spherical cap depression. A portion of the central section occupies the depression to provide increased comfort for the occipital protuberance at the back of one's head.

A traction pillow for creating gravity induced traction across the upper anterior region of the torso to stretch the muscles residing in that region. Tightening muscles caused by unhealthy posture and sleeping habits can cause musculoskeletal system imbalances, which can lead to chronic pain and or degenerative disease. Imbalances across the upper torso region can further cause rounded shoulders. An underpinning underlay orients a torso support and a neck and head support along an inclined plane to properly align the lumbar, thoracic, and cervical spines of a supine resting body and to gradually elevate the torso, neck, and head above a horizontal resting surface to enable the outer extremities of the upper torso, not supported by the torso support, to be pulled downward by the force of gravity and droop unobstructed above the horizontal resting surface. The torso is generally of a higher weight in comparison to the combined weight of the head and neck. Therefore, the mechanical properties - i.e., bulk moduli - of the materials used to construct the torso support, the neck and head support, and the underpinning underlay are independently formulated to provide appropriate levels of individual firmness, and to enable the torso support and the neck and head support to volumetrically compress in lockstep to maintain spinal alignment throughout compression.