Removable moisture-wicking pillow case covering with Velcro(R) fastened oppositely-disposed, different sized openning thereinto

Abstract

A removable moisture-wicking pillow case covering for a pillow for absorbing moisture and for maintaining the loft of the pillow upon which a person's places his or her sweat or perspiration on the head, neck and hair when in bed, or when laying down to rest, comprising a rectangularly-shaped sack having a volume which is slightly smaller than the volume of the pillow inserted and housed therein, the sack having four corners thereof rounded to eliminate the formation of sharp corners on the outside of the sack and for providing a means for registration of the pillow therein, the sack being made of a cloth base having a plurality of threads anchored therein and extending outwardly therefrom from about 3 / 16 to ⅜ of an inch and continuing through to the opposite side of the cloth base to form a plurality of relatively short loops extending therefrom, and having a pair of oppositely disposed openings into the sack along the seams thereof, one of the oppositely disposed openings being smaller than the other one, the peripheral lips of each of the openings having a pair of lipped portions having a Velcro® fastening system secured thereto so that when the lips are folded over 180 degrees and directed into the inside of the opening to the sack, the hook portion of the Velcro® fastening system when pressed together is operatively fastened to the oppositely-disposed loop portion of the Velcro® fastening system.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The invention relates to coverings for pillows, and, more particularly, to coverings for pillows in which the entire pillow is removably secured within the pillow covering, and which absorbs moisture from a wet head of hair, from sweat on the face or neck, and yet presents a very soft and comfort fabric on which to lay one's head to sleep. [0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0004] Various types of coverings for pillows or pillow cases are known in the prior art and are not new per se. A pillow is covered by a pillow cover or, as such cover is most frequently referred to, a pillow case. Such covers or pillow cases are normally formed from a cloth similar to the bed sheet fabric and usually serve the dual role of being decorative and protective of the pillow and the pillow housing whereby the pillow case can be laundered without the need to launder the enclosed pillow itself. [0005] When pillows are used as a supp...

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Benefits of technology

[0042] Fundamentally, the invention disclosed herein is a removable pillow case for a pillow upon which a person's places his or her sweat or wet-after-showering head, neck and hair when in bed, or when laying down to rest, comprising a rectangularly-shaped sack having a volume which is slightly smaller than the volume of the pillow to be inserted and housed therein and having the four corners thereof rounded to eliminate the formation of sharp corners, the outside surface of the sack being made of a fluid-wicking cloth material formed of non-looped, short lengths of fluid-wicking threads in the range of 3 / 16 inch to ⅜ inch in length and an inside-facing surface whereby the ends of the non-looped threads are joined in a U-shape to form continuous loops, and short loops extending therefrom, and having a pair of oppositely disposed openings into the sack along the seams thereof, one of the oppositely disposed openings being smaller than the other one, the peripheral lips of each of the openings having a pair of lipped portions having a Velcro® fastening system secured thereto so that when the lips are folded over 180 degrees and directed into the inside of the opening to the sack, the hook portion of the Velcro® fastening system when pressed together is operatively fastened to the oppositely-disposed loop portion of the Velcro® fastening system.

Problems solved by technology

Both the outer covering of the pillow and pillow itself, are susceptible to contamination.

This can lead to offensive odors being inhaled by the pillow user, and, in some cases, the risk of inhalation or contact with germs or viruses.

Consequently, such a conventional combination of the pillow formed by pillow material stuffed into a pillow sack or covering and the pillow placed inside a pillow case cannot be used by a person whose head of hair is wet from just taking a bath or a shower without getting the permanent rectangular fabric bag wet.

However, if the person places his or her head on the pillow case with a head of wet hair, the use of a smooth fabric alone will not offer much resistance to the water leaching through to the covering of the pillow and into the material forming the pillow itself.

Such damages the pillow.

Use of a plastic material to cover the pillow material is unacceptable because it does not allow the pillow material to be compressed when one places his or her head on the pillow and it is less than comfortable to the user's head and neck.

Wrapping the pillow with a towel is helpful in absorbing water, but is unacceptably rough and uncomfortable to the user's face and neck.

The location of the pillow case is definitively defined with respect to the fitted sheet and the pillow contained therein is not readily accessible to a would-be pilferer.

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