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Configurable elongated pillow

a pillow and elongation technology, applied in the field of pillows, can solve the problems of limping prior art pillows without a user's neck or some other support, and achieve the effect of substantial flexibility and resiliency

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-10-04
ELLERY HOMESTYLES
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Benefits of technology

"The invention is an elongated pillow that can be folded and knotted together with other pillows of the same or different types. The pillow is made with a flexible base and stiff material stuffing, which allows it to maintain its shape even when bent or knotted. The pillow can be used with any conventional pillow filling and can be bent into a \"U\" shape or knotted together without losing its shape or developing sharp points. The technical effect of this invention is the creation of a versatile and durable pillow that can be easily assembled and used in various ways."

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However, as most of the base of the pillow is already around the user's neck, the ends must be sufficiently pliant and lacking resiliency so as to enable sufficient bending to form the knot.
With ends so flexible and lacking resiliency, the prior art pillow would simply fall limp without a user's neck or some other support.

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[0012] As shown in FIG. 1, pillow 10 is an elongated tube 12, and may be of any length L, between its ends 14 and 16 but the length is so related to the diameter D or cross section of the pillow and the length is great enough that the pillow may be bent upon itself, or may be twisted to form at least a single knot, with the opposite ends of the pillow 14, 16 projecting out of a knot 20 e.g., as shown in FIG. 2. For example, a diameter D of the pillow is about 4 inches. To form the knot 20, for example, end 14 is wrapped around end 16 and tucked under base 12.

[0013] Pillow 10 is also preferably long enough that two of the pillows 10 and 20 may by knotted together and the ends of the knots of the pillow will again project out of the knots, as shown in FIG. 3. Each pillow 10 and 20 is long enough that the pillow may be twisted together with, or braided together with, two other pillows 10, 20 and 30 according to the invention, producing an elongated twisted together or braided appearin...

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Abstract

A flexible elongate pillow including a flexible base portion having a cylindrical cross-section and a first and second ends. The pillow is of a length and cross-section and is so stuffed that the pillow is bendable to form a knot or to be knotted or braided together with others of the pillows and such stiffness and resiliency as to at least partially self restore when unknotted.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is based on and claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 787,475, filed on Mar. 30, 2006, entitled FLEXIBLE ELONGATED PILLOW, to which a claim of priority is hereby made and the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to a pillow and, more particularly, to a pillow which may be manipulated into one of a plurality of desired configurations. [0003] Prior art pillows are capable of being manipulated into a variety of shapes. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,457,195 to Holste shows an elongated tube shaped pillow which may be placed around a user's neck. In one embodiment, once around the user's neck, ends of the pillow may be tied around one another to form a knot. However, as most of the base of the pillow is already around the user's neck, the ends must be sufficiently pliant and lacking resiliency so as to enable sufficient bendin...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47G9/00
CPCA47G9/10
Inventor GOLDMAN, BUDD
Owner ELLERY HOMESTYLES