Travel pillow with anchoring features

Abstract

Travel pillows with anchor mechanisms are disclosed. The travel pillows can including anchor mechanisms with anchor mechanism bodies such as straps. The anchor mechanism bodies can be attached to the travel pillow body, such as to the rear of the travel pillow body, or alternatively can be detachable from the travel pillow body. The anchor mechanisms can also include loops through which the anchor mechanism bodies can pass before reattaching to themselves or attaching to another element such as a cover of the travel pillow body. The anchor mechanism bodies can be placed around a portion of a headrest, such as headrest wings, to prevent or make less likely a user's head and / or body falling forward inadvertently.

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[0001]This application claims the priority benefit of U.S. Provisional Pat. App. No. 62 / 531,278 to Sternlight et al., filed on Jul. 11, 2017 and entitled “Travel Pillow with Anchoring Features”; of U.S. Provisional Pat. App. No. 62 / 571,785 to Sternlight et al., filed on Oct. 12, 2017 and entitled “Travel Pillow with Anchoring Features”; and of U.S. Provisional Pat. App. No. 62 / 574,366 to Sternlight et al., filed on Oct. 19, 2017 and entitled “Travel Pillow with Anchoring Features.” Each of these applications is fully incorporated by reference herein in its entirety, including but not limited to its specification, claims, and figures.BACKGROUNDField[0002]This disclosure relates generally to travel pillows and cushions, and more particularly to travel pillows and cushions including features for anchoring or attachment to a seat or headrest, and even more particularly to travel pillows and cushions including anchor mechanisms with bodies that loop around a portion of a headrest to secu...

AI Technical Summary

Problems solved by technology

While many prior art travel pillows provide support for a user's head, they do not prevent the user's body from falling forward.

However, such a system is inconveniently unwieldy for travelling, and further requires looping of the cords around the travel pillow's legs in a manner that can be unstable.

U.S. Pub. No. 2005 / 0179300 to O'Connor also describes a headrest system that can be attached to a headrest via a system that is similarly unwieldy.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,435,617 to McNair describes a system with a strap for attaching a neck rest to a headrest, but the strap is on a swivel which can cause it to become loose and need readjustment, and the device includes bulky plates attached to the cushion by a bolt or pin in order to be operational.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,544,378 to Chow and U.S. Pat. No. 7,938,491 to Montuore include belt-like straps which can be difficult and time-consuming to tighten.

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