Therapeutic Head Pillow and Supporting Body Pillow

Abstract

This invention represents converting a conventional pillow into a therapeutic brio top head pillow in conjunction with a body pillow by creating a base for the pillow embodiment apparatus comprising of assembling two or more pieces, as necessary, of the embodiment and encasing the entire configuration with corpulent materials which would become comparable to a standard/queen conventional pillow along with a body pillow. Each piece of the embodiment comprises a flat face on one side and three tiered layers of bilateral symmetrical configuration from the center toward the outwards-opposing directions laterally. The assembly can be done as a face to face or back to back attachment of each side and encasing with materials. This pillow comprises a soft foam and/or other types of corpulent soft cushion for both the interior embodiment and/or casing. This system and method induces and compliments self adjustments of depth and width of indentation to fit the occiput, which is based on the pressure, size, and weight of a person's head, neck, and body.

Claims

1. A head and body pillow system comprising; a head pillow is composed with two or more pieces of embodiment apparatuses; an embodiment apparatus formed with a flat face on one side and three tiered layers on opposing side with bilateral symmetrical configuration from the center outwards opposing directions laterally; an assembled pillow embodiment apparatuses similar to conventional standard/queen pillow similar to bow-tie shape and utilized in the same manner as a said pillow such as choosing any side of pillow for sleeping; a body pillow and head pillow system supports complete alignment of the human body for the most common sleep positions a combination of the head and body pillow can be useful for women during their pregnancy.

2. The head pillow and body pillow system of claim 1, further comprising assembling two pieces of embodiment apparatus face to face using glue or other similar attaching method or manufactured as a one piece in some manner.

3. The head pillow and body pillow system of claim 1, further comprising assembling two pieces of embodiment apparatus back to back using said manner.

4. The head pillow and body pillow system of claim 1, further comprising a three tiered system supports the stomach, supine, and side sleep.

5. The head pillow and body pillow system of claim 1, further comprising, an interior of slanted (slope) edge tier system for an easy transition said sleep positions to another.

6. The head pillow and body pillow system of claim 1, further comprising a center section and outer section comprising the center section is the lowest area of the pillow.

7. The head pillow and body pillow system of claim 1, further comprising each horizontal and vertical lines of the center section is 1″+/−shorter than the length of the outer section of horizontal and vertical lines.

8. The head pillow and body pillow system of claim 1, further comprising a space between the head pillow and body pillow 2′-3″ to create a room for shoulders and arms for a side sleep.

9. The head pillow and body pillow system of claim 1, further comprising a pillow embodiment apparatus comprises a soft foam and/or other types of corpulent soft cushion for both the interior embodiment and/or casing of embodiments.

10. The head pillow and body pillow system of claim 1, further comprising an exterior said layer of pillow fluctuates as it is used, which creates self adjustment for an occiput or a side of head.

11. The head pillow and body pillow system of claim 1, further comprising the center section of the head pillow on a horizontal line, in which neck and shoulder area, to be slightly angled (15-20 degree) to the left and right from each corner of the center section towards the outer section corner of on the same side to match neck and shoulder shape, similar to bow-tie shape, and connecting to each end line of the left and right vertical panels.

12. The head pillow and body pillow system of claim 1, further comprising, the left and right side panel of the vertical second tier of the embodiment apparatuses are to hold and cuddle the head for side sleeping and the second tier horizontal lines of the left and right panels are for neck support for a side sleep and slightly wider than said vertical.

13. The head pillow and body pillow system of claim 1, further comprising the upper area of the body pillow, adjacent to the head pillow, should be the matching curvature and parallel to the curvature of the head pillow.

14. The head pillow and body pillow system of claim 1, further comprising the hip area should be slanted (slope) inward approximately 1″-2″ deep and suggested total thickness of the body pillow to be 2″-3″ high or higher depending on the size of the human body to support the spinal column alignment or can be custom made.

15. The head pillow and body pillow system of claim 1, further comprising the combination of the head and body pillow can be useful for women during their pregnancy.

16. The head pillow and body pillow system of claim 1, further comprising the body pillow needs to be turned around 180 degrees for stomach sleep.

17. The head pillow and body pillow system of claim 1, further comprising two ventilation systems for air circulation on both of the center sections of horizontal lines.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] FIG. 1 Overall view of completed brio top pillow

[0017] FIG. 2 Two part attachment method (Option 1)

[0018] FIG. 2.A Two piece assembly, top layer—option 1

[0019] FIG. 2.B Two piece assembly, bottom layer—option 1

[0020] FIG. 3 Reverse attachment of FIG. 2 (Option 2)

[0021] FIG. 3.A Three piece assembly for interior embodiment, top layer—option 2

[0022] FIG. 3.B Three piece assembly for interior embodiment, bottom layer—option 2

[0023] FIG. 4 Three (or four) part attachment method.

[0024] FIG. 4.A Three piece assembly, top casing—option 2

[0025] FIG. 4.B Interior mail body structure, interior embodiment—FIG. 3

[0026] FIG. 4.0 Three piece assembly, lower casing—option 2

[0027] FIG. 5 Horizontal and vertical inside view indicator

[0028] FIG. 6 Horizontal inside view

[0029] FIG. 7 Vertical inside view

[0030] FIG. 8 Lateral interior view

[0031] FIG. 9 Flat top and bottom inside view with different identification

[0032] FIG. 10 Overall view of completed pillow with air vent area—optional

[0033] FIG. 11 Side view of vertical cut—balloon or other method of filling option to adjust height of pillow

[0034] FIG. 12 Side view of vertical cut—balloon or other method of filling option to adjust height of pillow

[0035] FIG. 13 Side view of vertical cut—balloon or other method of filling option to adjust height of pillow

[0036] FIG. 14 Side view of vertical cut—balloon or other method of filling option to adjust height of pillow

[0037] FIG. 15 Flat top internal view of lateral horizontal cut

[0038] FIG. 16 Exterior view of body pillow

[0039] FIG. 17 Interior view of the body pillow

[0040] FIG. 18 Exterior layout view of the head and body pillow

[0041] FIG. 19 Example of laying on head and body pillow front view

[0042] FIG. 20 Examples of laying on head and body pillow rear view

[0043] FIG. 21 Vertical cut view of interior tier option, two part attachment method (Option 1)

[0044] FIG. 21.A-FIG. 21.F

[0045] FIG. 22 Horizontal cut view of interior tier option, two part attachment method (Option 1)

[0046] FIG. 22.A-FIG. 22.F

[0047] FIG. 23 Exterior ornamental design option

[0048] FIG. 23.A-FIG. 23.E

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0049] This invention represents a brio top head pillow conjunction with a body pillow, which intend to provide benefits for the supine, side, and stomach sleepers for all ages from newborn babies to elderlies.

[0050] A pillow is a very important part of a human's health and it is an essential factor that a person must have a pillow that supports one's cervical and thoracic spine alignment. The conventional pillows are mostly rectangular in shape with a lateral convex style. When a person lays down on a supine position, between the top lateral layer of the conventional pillow and person's occiput becomes two lateral convex shapes touching the highest point of each other, therefore, the cervical and thoracic spine would be curved forward and it creates discomfort for the upper body anatomy and/or disrupt of the cervical and thoracic spine alignment which can oftentimes turn into a painful injury of the cervical spine. On the other hand, the side sleeping position, the pillow is not high enough to support one's cervical and thoracic spine alignment. Many people are still accustomed to the conventional pillows, therefore, they sleep with multiple pillows or use their hands or arms to raise the height of their pillows for the side sleeping position.

[0051] There are many types of therapeutic relevant prior arts that are available. However, a large number of them are made with a prefixed design with limited space for the head and neck, and filled with soft materials or shaped with different types of foam. Others are similar to an assembly of blocks of foam which might not necessarily work for every individual user or benefit from it.

[0052] This invention is to improve conventional pillows and relevant prior art therapeutic pillows by creating a tiered embodiment configuration apparatus with soft foam which comprises three part tiered panels (left, center, and right panels) and assemble 2-4 pieces to make them similar to conventional pillows and casing up the entire embodiment with the soft foam or corpulent material.

[0053] This system and method provides a softness for the pillow surface and at the same time it allows flexibility for self adjustment of depth and width by releasing one's head and neck from pressure into the embodiment configuration via the top layer (cover) into the open space (between tiers) in which it fluctuates based on one's weight and size of the head and neck. This means if there is no pressure on the top of the pillow, the top layer (cover) will bounce back. If there is pressure, then it goes down deeper so it can fit one's head and neck size. This works according to the pressure along with the opposing side of the slanted layers to help to fluctuate the depth and width. Therefore for either the supine position or the left or right lateral recumbent position, users can roll over smoothly from the supine position to either the left or right orientation without lifting their head.

[0054] Additionally, this invention comprises a body pillow along with a head pillow as one pillow system. The therapeutic pillow is not completely supportive of all three regions of the spine and hip joint anatomy, which are as equally important as the head and neck supporting pillow in order to support the entire alignment of the upper body spine as well as the lower part of the human body. They all work together for the overall body alignment system and are composed with different regional curvatures in different regions. Preferably the head and body pillows are detachable or attachable in order to be flexible for distance for the two apparatus or it can be inserted separately into a divided and sectioned case for both the head and body pillow which provides relief for the shoulder apparatus by creating a room (space) between the head and body pillows for an anatomy of bones and joints of the shoulder which is the biggest area of the human upper body. Another method is to place the body pillow under the fitted bed sheet and make it stabilized and the head pillow can be on the top of the bed sheet as a conventional method and keep the space between so it will give a tunnel effect for the shoulder and arm. The body pillow starts near the underarm area. Therefore, the head pillow with the neck support and support from the upper area of the body pillow will reduce the shoulder pressure significantly. The spinal anatomy is continuously connected through the human's body such as the hip and knees and all the way to the toes. The curvature of the middle section (hip area) of the body is convex shape. In many cases, the top of the bed mattress pad is not sufficient enough for a full support, therefore creating a disruption of the alignment of the hip and knee joints including the lumbar region.

[0055] This body pillow embodies similar to a rectangular shape and a slanted indentation in the center area and approximately two fifths distance from the edge of the upper body, neck area (various in distance to match with the one's hip area) to the edges of the feet area and the opposing side, preferably angled from the center to the opposing directions toward left and right to match the head pillow of the horizontal curve. The indentation of the center is an oval shape and gradual upward slope from the center all around with a long and gentle upward slope from hip area to leg area. The materials and method of finishing the body pillow is preferably the same as the head pillow. The upper body area of the body pillow should be approximately a half lower than the head pillow in height, 2″-3″.

[0056] The size and shape of the head and body pillow apparatus can be adjusted to meet the users need or can be customized under the similar system and method. Furthermore, this head and body pillow can be attached together for children or make a one piece for the new born babies. These methods can be optional or custom designed.

[0057] This system and method is not limited to making pillows only and can be utilized on any other similar products, such as couches, chairs, or car seats, etc.

[0058] Multiple choices of pillow shapes (five suggested samples in drawings) are available, as well as various pillow sizes or multiple tier system patterns.

[0059] FIG. 1 Showing the completed brio top conventional standard/queen size pillow. The interior tiered embodiment configuration is not visible from the outside view. This lateral concave shape pillow provides room for the occipital and cervical area when one is lying in a supine position and a convex curve shape for both curved vertical edges are angled for one's head for the side sleeping position. Top layer (cover) 1 and bottom layer (cover) 2 are attached 3 using the glue, zipper or other products. Five different ornamental design examples are showing on FIG. 23. A through E′. on page 11.

[0060] FIG. 2 Two part attachment method (Option 1)

[0061] FIG. 2. A, B, Showing, two pieces 1 and 2 of a prefabricated embodiment assembly, flat side facing opposing directions and attach 2nd tier of all 5 and 8 and will be facing each other for an attachment option 1. Casing with thick corpulent soft material is not required but is still optional.

[0062] The first tier 7 of 2 is simply an indented area, approximately one third deep of 2 and room for occiput for a supine position and the remaining of the first tier 4 is for the side of the face and both vertical curvature edges 5 are for holding and cuddling of the human head for side sleepers and the horizontal top and bottom 8, except for the center area 6, are also for neck support for a side sleeping position. The neck supporting area 6 for the supine positions are nearly the same level as 4. This horizontal curvature of the pillow is slightly angled, approximately 15-20 degrees from the horizontal center area 9 to 10, 11 to 12, 13 to 14, and 15 to 16.

[0063] FIG. 3 Reverse attachment of FIG. 2 (Option 2)

[0064] FIG. 3. A, B. Showing a diagram of two pieces 1 and 2 of a prefabricated embodiment assembly, flat side facing each other to make a complete interior embodiment. Reverse attachment of option 1 FIG. 2

[0065] FIG. 4 Three (or four) part attachment method.

[0066] FIG. 4. A, B, C. Showing three pieces 1.1, 2.1, and 28 (FIG. 3) of assembly and casing with soft foam approximately 1 inch (+1-) thick or corpulent material using glue, zipper 3, or other method for the attachment. The attachment 3 can be partially done in order to add additional pieces to fill and adjust the height or rest area of 3 will be permanently attached between covers 1.1 and 2.1. Both covers 1.1 and 2.1 will lead to fluctuating depth and width based on the indentation of the embodiment for the head and neck so it fits into the pillow and allows support for cervical spine alignment. When there is no pressure, covers 1.1 and 2.1 will bounce back.

[0067] FIG. 5 Showing a diagram of the area of the vertical interior view.

[0068] FIG. 6 Showing the section of the interior view of a. and b.

[0069] FIG. 7. Showing the section of the interior view of c. and d.

[0070] FIG. 8, Showing the lateral interior view

[0071] FIG. 9 Showing the lateral interior view, gradually slanted area 5.1, 6.1, and 8.1

[0072] FIG. 10 Showing the air vent option 9.

[0073] FIG. 11, FIG. 12, Balloon options

[0074] FIG. 13, FIG. 14, Different cut options

[0075] FIG. 15 Showing the method for additional adjustment of the depth and width by adding a pad or a balloon, or something similar.

[0076] FIG. 16 Showing the exterior view of the body pillow. It is a rectangular shape and the top edge 21 is to be lined up to the curvature horizontal edge of the head pillow and the human hip to be positioned 18 with the slanted indentation is approximately one third of the total thickness on one side or option on the opposing side as well on the upper body area 19 and lower body area 20 both adjacent to 18 can be slanted. It is optional 25 (wider) and 26 (narrower) can be switched to make a small adjustment for the distance on the hip area and it is an optional design.

[0077] FIG. 17 Showing the interior vertical view of the body pillow from 21 to 22 and from hip area 18 to both opposing directions to 19 and 23 are gradually raised only in the center part of the body pillow.

[0078] FIG. 18 Lay out of FIG. 1 and FIG. 17. Section for shoulder and arm joint area 27.

[0079] FIG. 19 Showing examples of laying on head and body pillow front view.

[0080] Lift and hold up the upper body to reduce the pressure on the shoulder. 21

[0081] FIG. 20 Showing examples of laying on head and body pillow rear view.

[0082] Lift and hold up the upper body to reduce the pressure on the shoulder. 21

[0083] FIG. 21 Vertical cut view

[0084] FIGS. 21 A-21 F Vertical cut view—Optional embodiment to meet individual design preference. Option 1

[0085] FIG. 22 Horizontal cut view

[0086] FIGS. 22 A-21 F Horizontal cut view—Optional embodiment to meet individual design preference.

[0087] FIG. 23 Exterior ornamental design option

[0088] FIG. 23.A-FIG. 23.E Showing samples of ornamental design. option

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