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Body support and alignment pillow

a pillow and support technology, applied in the field of pillows, can solve the problems of dysfunction, injury, and abdomen protruding even more, and achieve the effects of promoting back positioning, and promoting laterally upright positioning of the shoulders

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-07-30
FENTON COLIN
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The patent describes a special pillow designed to align and support a person's body during lateral slumber. The pillow has an upper portion that promotes upright positioning of the shoulders, chest, abdomen, back, and pelvis. It also has a lower portion that cushions the knees and holds the upper portion in place. By using this pillow, it is believed that people can sleep more comfortably and without causing pressure on the lower spine that can lead to injury. The technical effects of this invention are improved spinal alignment and improved comfort during side sleeping.

Problems solved by technology

If the abdomen protrudes forward, the muscles may pull the pelvis down and forward, creating an excessive curve in the lower torso and causing the abdomen to protrude forward even more.
The resulting pressure on the lower spine may eventually cause dysfunction and injury.

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[0048]Referring to the drawings and first to FIG. 1, there is shown a body alignment and support pillow 20 for a user 22, seen in FIG. 9.

[0049]Referring to FIGS. 9 to 12, the user is a person having a torso 24. The torso has a top 26 and a bottom 28 spaced-apart from the top. The user 22 has a head 30 and a pair of arms 32 and 34 connected to and extending from top 26 of torso 24. The user has shoulders 36 aligned with the top of the torso, a chest 37 spaced-apart below the shoulders, an abdomen 38 positioned between the top and bottom of the torso, back 40 spaced-apart from the abdomen, and pelvis 41 positioned by the bottom 28 of the torso. The user's back extends from the top 26 towards the bottom 28 of the torso. The user 22 has a pair of legs 42 and 44 each of which includes: a thigh having a lower part; a knee adjacent to the lower part of the thigh; and a shank having an upper part adjacent to the knee. This is seen by thigh 46, lower part 47 of the thigh, knee 48, shank 49 a...

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Abstract

There is provided a body alignment and support pillow. The pillow includes a first portion that is substantially rectangular in profile and tapered at least in part. The first portion of the pillow is positionable under the chest and abdomen of a user during lateral slumber and promotes laterally upright positioning of the user's back, shoulders, and pelvis. The pillow includes a second portion that aligns with and is integrally formed with the first portion of the pillow. The second portion of the pillow is substantially rectangular in profile and is positionable between the user's thighs and knees. The pillow includes recessed regions extending between the first portion of the pillow and the second portion of the pillow. The second portion of the pillow is at least in part thinner in cross-section than the first portion of the pillow.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]There is provided a pillow. In particular, there is provided a body support and alignment pillow.DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART[0002]People sometimes lay on their sides when they sleep. However, after a while, they may become uncomfortable; a person's neck, shoulders, back, and / or pelvic region may start to ache because their shoulder may drop forward and their back may arch inwards from their stomach. The person's chest may drop towards to mattress. Their stomach may stick out in a forward direction as the stomach muscles relax. This action of the stomach may flex and twist the spine into the wrong position, and may place an inward curve and twist on the neck, back, hips and knees. This action may result in a further dropping of the stomach towards the mattress, which may thus make for an uncomfortable sleep. These factors may twist the person's spine into an awkward position and may also place the person's hips into an awkward position.[0003]Also, when ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47C20/02A47C20/00A47G9/10
CPCA47C20/027A47G9/10A47C20/021A47C20/02
Inventor FENTON, COLIN
Owner FENTON COLIN
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