Ergonomic dual-purpose pillow for back sleeping and side sleeping

Abstract

An ergonomic dual-purpose pillow for back sleeping and side sleeping includes breathable pores and elastic support columns spaced from one another and disposed at the middle of the thickness of the pillow. The quantity, width, arrangement density or height of each breathable pore and / or elastic support column can be adjusted to let the supporting force fed back by a central support section of the pillow be smaller than that of the two side support sections of the pillow, so as to overcome the central recession of the conventional pillow that is likely to cause the head to slip off and leads to sleep problems.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to an ergonomic dual-purpose pillow for back sleeping and side sleeping, and more particularly to the ergonomic dual-purpose pillow having breathable pores and elastic support columns spaced from one another and disposed at the middle of the pillow, so that the supporting force fed back by a central section of the pillow is smaller than that of two side sections, and regardless of back sleeping, side sleeping or stomach sleeping, the users' cervical spine can maintain a natural curve when no force is exerted, and the invention conforms to ergonomics.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]In general, a conventional commercial pillow is made of a single material, and users often need to choose a pillow with an appropriate height in order to relax the cervical spine. For example, side sleepers usually support and prop up the cervical spine by the shoulder, and thus a pillow of a greater height is usually required and chosen; a pillow ...

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Benefits of technology

[0011]Specifically, the present invention is directed to an ergonomic dual-purpose pillow for back sleeping and side sleeping, wherein the supporting force fed back by a central section of the pillow is smaller than that of two side sections of the pillow, so as to maintain a natural curve of a user's cervical spine when no force is exerted in back sleeping and side sleeping, and the invention conforms to ergonomics. Especially when the users sleep on their stomach during the sleep process, an appropriate supporting force can be obtained to relax the neck without the need of moving the head, so as to completely overcome the major drawback of the sleep interruption and interference caused by moving the head on the conventional side sleeping pillow.

[0012]To achieve the aforementioned objective, the present invention discloses an ergonomic dual-purpose pillow for back sleeping and side sleeping, and the pillow comprises a plurality of breathable pores spaced from one another and disposed at the middle of the thickness of the pillow and an elastic support column formed between every two adjacent breathable pores; wherein the plurality of elastic support columns are disposed at the middle of the pillow to constitute a central support section capable of supporting the back of the neck and the back of the head of a user, so that both sides of the pillow separately constitute a side support section capable of stably supporting both sides of the head of the user, and the quantity, the width, the arrangement density or the height of each breathable pore and / or each elastic support column are adjustable to let the supporting force fed back by the central support section be smaller than the supporting force fed back by the side support section, so that regardless of back sleeping or side sleeping, there is no need to deliberately lift and move the head which may disturb or even interrupt sleep easily, and the invention conforms to ergonomics.

[0019]It is noteworthy that when a user sleeps on the stomach during a sleep process, the aforementioned structure lets the head have an appropriate supporting force without the need of lifting and moving the head, so as to relax the neck and completely overcome the major drawback of the sleep interruption and interference caused by moving the head on the conventional pillow.

Problems solved by technology

If a side sleeper switches from stomach sleeping to back sleeping, the pillow will become too high, thus making the neck to be pressed forward unnaturally and causing discomfort.

Similarly, if a back sleeper switches from stomach sleeping to side sleeping, the pillow will become too low, thus making the neck droop.

This kind of unnatural bending of the cervical spine occurred in stomach sleeping often causes the user's neck muscle to unconsciously apply forces in a reverse direction.

After a period of time, the neck muscle will be strained and resulted in inflammation, which is the so-called “stiff neck”.

In addition to the central recession, there is a larger slope on both sides relative to the middle, so that either side sleepers or back sleepers cannot sleep calmly and peacefully.

For example, the head of the back sleepers is situated at the central recession of the pillow while sleeping on the back, and if they switch stomach sleeping to side sleeping, the height of the central recession will become too short, so that the shoulder and arm will be pressed to cause neck discomfort.

In addition, the aforementioned steep slope on the side is exactly located at the nose and mouth position, thus hindering breathing easily.

Therefore, after a sleeper switches from stomach sleeping to side sleeping, the user's head must be lifted and moved to the higher part on both sides of the pillow, which will interfere with the sleep and cause sleep interruption.

If the head of the side sleeper is rested at a higher position of the side of the pillow and the sleeper moved slightly during the sleep process, the head will fall from the sides to the middle, but the height of the central recession is still insufficient to support the cervical spine and result in discomfort.

The users must lift and move their head back to the higher position of the sides of the pillow, thus also causing sleep interruption.

Obviously, this structural design not just fails to meet the requirements for back sleeping and the side sleeping at the same time only, but also fails to overcome the issue of requiring uneven supporting forces for both of the back sleeping and the slide sleeping.

Especially for the side sleepers, even if the sleeper's head is moved slightly, the head may slip from the central recession and the sleepers have to lift and move their head back to the original position, thus seriously disturbing their sleep.

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