Organic beauty pillow

Abstract

Disclosed is a pillow for supporting a head and neck of a reclining body on a mattress where the pillow has a pillow length, a pillow width and a pillow thickness. The pillow includes a core extending with the thickness along the pillow length and the pillow width with cavities in the core, includes a core cover and includes fastening means extending into and fastening the cover at the cavity locations to form wells for supporting the head and neck with comfortable musculo- skeletal position, alignment and pressure.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]This invention relates to pillows generally for use on a bed to support a head and neck for sleeping, more particularly to improved pillows having therapeutic and cosmetic properties and improved pillows that enhance the quality of sleep.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Pillows in common use for many years have a number of limitations. The downward force and pressure caused by the weight of a person's head and neck on facial tissue and facial skin in contact with such pillows is considerable, causing local stretching, reduction or cessation of capillary blood flow and deformation of the skin. Over a period of years, these factors accelerate wrinkling of the skin and contribute to the visible effects of ageing.[0003]Similarly, the outer surfaces of the ears are crushed by the weight of the head when a person using a pillow lies to the side, contributing to cessation of capillary blood flow and the incidence of bacterial and fungal ear infections, morning wax deaf...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The patent is about a pillow for people who sleep with their heads on the pillow. The pillow has a curved well for the head, which helps to keep the head relaxed and comfortable. The pillow also has special padding to support the neck while sleeping. This design reduces the risk of brain damage from sleep apnea. The pillow also helps to prevent facial tissue from getting compressed during sleep, which can cause blotches in the morning. This promotes better blood flow and reduces wrinkles and premature aging.

Problems solved by technology

Pillows in common use for many years have a number of limitations.

The downward force and pressure caused by the weight of a person's head and neck on facial tissue and facial skin in contact with such pillows is considerable, causing local stretching, reduction or cessation of capillary blood flow and deformation of the skin.

Similarly, the outer surfaces of the ears are crushed by the weight of the head when a person using a pillow lies to the side, contributing to cessation of capillary blood flow and the incidence of bacterial and fungal ear infections, morning wax deafness, ear ache and gradual deformation and wrinkling of the pinna (the outer ear formed of cartilage covered by skin) and sleep disruption due to forced position change.

In addition, existing pillows provide uneven support to the head and neck causing muscular strain of the neck and back and causing general night unrest.

This tendency can accelerate degener- ation of the spine associated with ageing, particularly in the neck region, even causing reflected back pain and degradation extending down to the lumbar region.

Indeed, neck injury and pain commonly result from improper support while sleeping.

Similarly, in an attempt to match personal anatomy to a pillow, many people adopt unnatural sleeping positions with arms and hands used to provide head support, which leads to discomfort and joint degeneration, and even arthritis, in the hands, elbows and shoulders.

Although a variety of pillow sizes and shapes are available, they often do not match an individual's anatomy and natural sleep habits.

While U.S. Pat. No. 6,006,380 in some respects has desirable features, pillows marketed with such features have had a non-standard appearance resulting from a contoured shape and a narrow width.

While such pillows attempted to support the head and neck with adequate musculoskeletal position and alignment, the irregular appearance, the overly firm and non-washable material, the high cost and other problems made such pillows unsatisfactory.

However, the irregular appearance, the overly firm and non-washable material, the high cost and other problems made such pillows unsatisfactory.

However, the irregular appearance, the overly firm and non-washable material, the high cost and other problems made such pillows unsatisfactory.

Although the user may initially find a comfortable position, the normal turning of a user during sleep causes the musculoskeletal position, alignment and pressure to become distorted and uncomfortable.

The resulting discomfort interferes with the user's quality of sleep.

The supposed benefits of the pillow are lost and do not achieve a comfortable musculoskeletal position, alignment and pressure that last through the night or other sleep period.

Furthermore, the foam pieces of different sizes and irregular shapes tend to form pressure points that press against the soft tissue portions of the face and head causing wrinkles and redness of the skin.

Although that pillow is low cost, washable, and regular in appearance, that pillow does not have the beneficial features described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,006,380.

Although that pillow is soft, washable, and regular in appearance, that pillow does not have the beneficial features described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,006,380.

Shifts due to discomfort caused by beds or pillows are a significant cause of poor sleep quality.

There are two major causes of bed-induced shifting, and particularly pillow-induced shifting, which cause poor sleep.

As it relates to the head and pillow, the first major cause of shifting is the buildup of pressure on the part of pillows which are too thick or too hard.

High compression tends to restrict capillary blood flow which is recognized by the body, after a period of time, as discomfort.

When parts of the body are subjected to pressures above the ischemic threshold, discomfort results and, hence, a person shifts to remove the discomfort and threat to tissue damage.

Considering the second major cause of shifting, poor body alignment results from bending of the vertebral column of the body.

As it relates to the head and pillow, such bending is typically caused by poorly functioning mattresses and pillows that cause unwanted improper and distorting alignment of the neck and head in one or more sleeping positions, that is, poor muscu- loskeletal position and alignment occurs.

When these positions are not achieved, a distorting and unnatural alignment occurs causing discomfort.

This extended head position often impairs breathing and other neck functions leading to worsened snoring and to neck, shoulder and back pain.

Also, the extended head position causes wrinkling across the front of the neck and under the chin.

The result is a distorting alignment causing discomfort and other unwanted consequences.

The skin, particularly in women wanting delicate and smooth skin features, is susceptible to wrinkling.

Facial tissue is particularly susceptible to wrinkling and worsens with aging.

None of the pillows presently known provide the desired musculoskeletal position, alignment and pressure together with softness index and other features preferred by customers or contributing to their sleep and health.

In the unnaturally upward and forward condition, the cervical spine is distorted which allows intervertebral discs to compress asymmetrically producing the likelihood of bulging discs which may impinge upon nearby nerves and cause numbness and pain.

Poor circulation due to compression of face tissue accounts for blotches often visible in the morning.

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