Support Material Having an Hourglass Shape

Abstract

A support material having an hourglass shape reduces the cost of manufacturing as well as increasing comfort and air circulation. The support material includes a primary end having a primary diameter located opposite a secondary end having a secondary diameter. A substantially central portion of the support material has a tertiary diameter being a size less than the primary and secondary diameters. Additional improvements include an improved outer wall surface of the support material having at least one recess. The at least one recess can retain a substance such as a cooling gel.

Claims

1. Support material, comprising: said support material having a first end located opposite a second end, said first end having a first diameter, said second end having a second diameter; and, said support material having a substantially central portion, whereby, said substantially central portion having a third diameter, said third diameter being of a size less than said first diameter, said third diameter being of a size less than said second diameter.

2. The support material of claim 1, further comprising said support material being an open-celled material.

3. The support material of claim 1, further comprising said support material being a closed-celled material.

4. The support material of claim 1, further comprising said support material having at last one recess located on a surface of said support material.

5. The support material of claim 1, further comprising said at least one recess retaining a substance.

6. The support material of claim 5, further comprising said substance has a fragrance.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention, reference should be made to the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0015] FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of the novel support material;

[0016] FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the novel support material;

[0017] FIG. 3 is an alternate close-up perspective view of the support material having a plurality of recesses located on an outer wall surface of the support material, the recesses retaining a gel;

[0018] FIG. 4 is a side cut away view of a pillow retaining a plurality of novel support materials; and,

[0019] FIG. 5 is a perspective cut away view of a slipper retaining a plurality of novel support materials.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0020] In the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, and within which are shown by way of illustration specific embodiments by which the invention may be practiced. It is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and structural changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0021] In a general embodiment the novel support material is hour glass shaped. It will now be seen, referring to FIGS. 1-2, novel support material 1 has primary end 2 located opposite secondary end 3. Primary end 2 has primary diameter 5. Secondary end has secondary diameter 6. Support material 1 has substantially central portion 4 having tertiary diameter 7 being a size less than primary diameter 5 and secondary diameter 6.

[0022] In a preferred embodiment, FIG. 4 illustrates pillow 10 retaining a plurality of novel support materials 1. FIG. 5 depicts slipper 11 retaining a plurality of novel support materials 1. The force of a user 12 is applied to support material 1 when a user wears slipper 1. The hour glass shape of support material 1 has a massaging effect on the foot of user 12.

[0023] In an alternate embodiment, FIG. 3 shows novel support material 1 having a recess 8A-8F located on an outer wall surface 13 of support material 1. It is within the scope of this invention for support material 1 to have a plurality of recesses (FIG. 3) located on outer wall surface 13 of support material 1. FIG. 3 illustrates recess 8D retaining substance 9 within recess 8D. The substance may be aromatic for a desirable fragrance or antibacterial for a disinfecting solution.

[0024] It will thus be seen that the objects set forth above, and those made apparent from the foregoing description, are efficiently attained. Since certain changes may be made in the above construction without departing from the scope of the invention, it is intended that all matters contained in the foregoing description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

[0025] It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described, and all statements of the scope of the invention that, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.

[0026] Now that the invention has been described,