Cooling pillow

Abstract

A pillow [10] wherein sections of the pillow [10] possess an arrangement of perforations located to assist the ventilation effect to dissipate moisture build up and aid in comfort for the user.

Description

Cooling PillowDescription Field of the Invention:

[0001] The present invention relates to a pillow for providing ventilation during sleep. Especially, the invention relates to a pillow which has arrangements of perforations to provide ventilation during use. State of the Art:

[0002] Optimal sleep is important to long-term health. Comfort is a major factor in ensuring one receives an adequate night's sleep and, as such, using a pillow which is specifically shaped to provide support for the human head, face, and neck is important to achieving sufficient comfort to facilitate a good night's sleep.

[0003] The increasing recognition of the importance the pillow plays in the quality of sleep and by extension overall health has led to an emphasis on the development of shaped memory foam pillows which are complimentary to the shape of the neck, face, and head. For example, the Omnia Pillow as shown in Hague InternationalDesign No. DM / 100232 and Russian Utility Model No. 2017504403 / 49 claiming the original design.

[0004] The right thermo climate has a positive impact on the quality of human sleep as overheating of the human body during sleep, in particular the head, may lead to excessive tossing and turning, sweating, and disrupted sleep and hence a poorer quality of sleep. Therefore, a further factor that is of significance in ensuring a good night's sleep, is that the pillow provides adequate ventilation to the user so as to mitigate the user's sweat build-up whilst they sleep by reducing overheating by aiding in the dissipation of moisture and thus also maintaining improved comfort. As such, the perforation of pillows is a further factor contributing to intelligent pillow design. Furthermore, perforations also aid in reducing post-sleep facial puffiness / swelling when one sleeps on their side.Statement of Invention:

[0005] Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a pillow wherein secHons of the pillow possess an arrangement of perforations located to assist the ventilation effect to dissipate moisture build up and aid in comfort for the user, comprising:perforations located in the area where the vertex would be in contact with the pillow when the user is sleeping on their back, perforations located in the area where the cheek would be in contact with the pillow when the user is sleeping on their side, - perforations located in the area where the eyes would be in contact with the pillow when the user is sleeping on their side, perforations located in the area where the forehead would be in contact with the pillow when the user is sleeping on their side, perforations located in the area where the chin and jaw would be in contact with the pillow when the user is sleeping on their side, the remaining surface of the pillow will not include perforations.

[0006] In a preferred embodiment, the perforations located in the area where the vertex would be in contact with the pillow when the user is sleeping on their back, would be arranged in a circle within a recess where the vertex would rest with two curved lines of perforations which are complimentarily concentric with the circle of perforations such that there is one curved concentric line of perforations on the left side and one curved concentric line of perforations on the right side of the inside ofthe circle of perforations which make up approximately half of the circumference of a smaller interior circle such that there are no perforations in the remaining interior surface area of the circle of perforations inside the recess.

[0007] Advantageously, the perforations located in the area of the left and right sides of the pillow for ventilation of the forehead and eyes would be arranged as complementary perforations along the top left and right of the pillow so as to align with the side of the forehead dependent on which side the user is sleeping on.

[0008] Preferably, the perforations located in the area of the left and right sides of the pillow for ventilation of the bottom of the cheeks would be arranged as complementary perforations along the bottom left and right of the pillow so as to align with the bottom of the cheek along the jawline dependent on which side the user is sleeping on.

[0009] Preferably, the perforations located in the area of the left and right sides of the pillow for ventilation of the centre of the cheeks would be arranged as complementary perforations along the centre left and centre right of the pillow so as to align with the sides of the cheek along the cheek bone dependent on which side the user is sleeping on.

[0010] In a preferred in embodiment, the perforations located in the area of the left and right sides of the pillow for ventilation of the forehead and eyes would be arranged as a bean-like shaped outline which curves upwards and widens gradually as the shape extends along a top elevated ridge towards the edge of the pillow.

[0011] In a preferred embodiment, the perforations located in the area of the left and right sides of the pillow for ventilation of the bottom of the cheeks would be arranged as a bean-like shaped outline which curves downwards and widens gradually as the shape extends along a bottom elevated ridge towards the edge of the pillow.

[0012] Advantageously, the perforations located in the area of the left and right sides of the pillow for ventilation of the forehead and eyes would be arranged as any number of concentric upwardly curved lines of complimentary perforations at the top left and right of the pillow such that they curve in a complimentary shape to that of a human forehead's curvature around the eye socket as viewed from a side profile perspective.

[0013] Advantageously, the perforations located in the area of the left and right sides of the pillow for ventilation of the bottom of the cheeks would be arranged as anynumber of concentric downwardly curved lines of complementary perforations at the bottom left and right of the pillow such that they curve in a complimentary shape to that of the curvature of the bottom of a human's cheek along the jawline as viewed from a side profile perspective.

[0014] Advantageously, the perforations located in the area of the left and right sides of the pillow for ventilation of the centre of the cheeks would be arranged as any number of concentric curved lines of complementary perforations at the centre left and centre right of the pillow such that they curve inwards towards the direction of the centre of the pillow and are in a complimentary shape to that of the curvature of a human's cheek bone as viewed from a side profile perspective.

[0015] Advantageously, the perforations located in the area of the left and right sides of the pillow for ventilation of the forehead and eyes would be arranged as two concentric curved lines of complimentary perforations at the top left and right of the pillow such that they curve upwards in a complimentary shape to that of a human forehead's curvature around the eye socket as viewed from a side profile perspective.

[0016] Advantageously, the perforations located in the area of the left and right sides of the pillow for ventilation of the bottom of the cheeks would be arranged as two concentric downwardly curved lines of complementary perforations at the bottom left and right of the pillow such that they curve in a complimentary shape to that of the curvature bottom of a human's cheek along the jawline as viewed from a side profile perspective.

[0017] Advantageously, the perforations located in the area of the left and right sides of the pillow for ventilation of the centre of the cheeks would be arranged as two concentric curved lines of complementary perforations at the centre left and centre right of the pillow such that they curve inwards towards the direction of the centre of the pillow and in a complimentary shape to that of the curvature of a human's cheek bone as viewed from a side profile perspective.

[0018] In a preferred embodiment, the perforations located in the area where the vertex would be in contact with the pillow when the user is sleeping on their back, would be arranged in a circle within a recess where the vertex would rest with two complimentary semi circles of perforations on the inside of the circle which fit into the left side and right side of the inside of the circle of perforations.

[0019] In a preferred embodiment, the perforations located in the area where the vertex would be in contact with the pillow when the user is sleeping on their back, would be arranged in a circle within a recess where the vertex would rest with two longitudinal lines of perforations inside the circle of perforations with one on the left side and one on the right side.

[0020] In a preferred embodiment, the perforations located in the area where the vertex would be in contact with the pillow when the user is sleeping on their back, would be arranged with two sets of parallel longitudinal lines of perforations such that there would be two parallel longitudinal lines of perforations on the left side and two parallel longitudinal lines of perforations on the right side of the recess with the inside line of each pair being joined by one curved line of perforations at their bottom and one curved line of perforations at their top which connect to the inside longitudinal line on the other side and are complimentary in their curvature to the curvature of the concave recess.

[0021] In a preferred embodiment, the perforations located in the area where the vertex would be in contact with the pillow when the user is sleeping on their back,would be arranged in a circle within a recess where the vertex would rest with a smaller circle of perforations inside the first circle of perforations.

[0022] In a preferred embodiment, the perforations located in the area where the vertex would be in contact with the pillow when the user is sleeping on their back, would be arranged with two sets of parallel longitudinal lines of perforations such that there would be two parallel longitudinal lines of perforations on the left and two parallel longitudinal lines of perforations on the right of the recess with the inside line of each pair being joined by a curved line of perforations at their bottom and top which connect to the inside longitudinal line on the other side and which are complimentary in their curvature to the curvature of the concave recess and inside this arrangement of perforations would be a circle of perforations.

[0023] In a preferred embodiment, the perforations located in the area where the vertex would be in contact with the pillow when the user is sleeping on their back, would be arranged with two sets of parallel longitudinal lines of perforations such that there would be two parallel longitudinal lines of perforations on the left side and two parallel longitudinal lines of perforations on the right side of the recess with the inside line of each pair being joined by a curved line of perforations at their bottomand top which connect to the inside longitudinal line on the other side and are complimentary in their curvature to the curvature of the concave recess and inside this arrangement of perforations would be two curved transverse lines of perforations with one curved transverse line in the top half and one curved transverse line in the bottom half of the concave recess such that the two transverse lines are surrounded by the arrangement of the other perforations within the recess and these two transverse lines of perforations would be symmetrical with one another and curve away from each other such that the transverse line in the hop half of the recess curves upwards and the transverse line in the bottom half of the recess curves downwards..

[0024] In a preferred embodiment, the arrangement of perforations of the present invention would be applied to the user surface of a pillow comprising of a central concave recess for resting the vertex with a longitudinal valley-like structure for supporting the neck, an elevated ridge at each of the four comers of the pillow and a left and right side step-like recess for cradling the side of the face between the upper elevated ridge for supporting the forehead and bottom elevated ridge for supporting the cheeks and jawline.

[0025] Advantageously, any number of the perforations would be approximately 5 mm in diameter.

[0026] Advantageously, any number of the perforations would be between approximately 2 mm in diameter and approximately 6 mm in diameter.

[0027] In a preferred embodiment, the perforated pillow would be comprised of any number of perforations which are approximately 3 mm in diameter and any number of perforations would be 6 mm in diameter.

[0028] In a preferred embodiment, the perforated pillow would be comprised of polyurethane.

[0029] In a preferred embodiment, the perforated pillow would be comprised of latex.Brief description of the drawings:

[0030] Examples of pillows according to the present invention will now be described hereinbelow with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0031] Figure 1 shows a top-down perspective image of the user surface of the pillow according to the present invention with perforations in a first configuration of perforations;

[0032] Figure 2 shows a top-down perspective image of the user surface of the pillow according to the present invention with perforations in a second configuration of perforations;

[0033] Figure 3 shows a top-down perspective image of the user surface of the pillow according to the present invention with perforations in a third configuration of perforations;

[0034] Figure 4 shows a top-down perspective image of the user surface of the pillow according to the present invention with perforations in a forth configuration of perforations;

[0035] Figure 5 shows a top-down perspective image of the user surface of the pillow according to the present invention with perforations in a fifth configuration of perforations;

[0036] Figure 6 shows a top-down perspective image of the user surface of the pillow according to the present invention with perforations in a sixth configuration of perforations;

[0037] Figure 7 shows a top-down perspective image of the user surface of the pillow according to the present invention with perforations in a seventh configuration of perforations;

[0038] Figure 8 shows a top-down perspective image of the user surface of the pillow according to the present invention with perforations in an eighth configuration of perforations;

[0039] Figure 9 shows a top-down perspective image of the user surface of the pillow according to the present invention with perforations in a ninth configuration of perforations;

[0040] Figure 10 shows a top-down perspective image of the user surface of the pillow according to the present invention with perforations in a tenth configuration of perforations;

[0041] Figure 11 shows a top-down perspective image of the user surface of the pillow according to the present invention with perforations in an eleventh configuration of perforations;

[0042] Figure 12 shows a top-down perspective image of the user surface of the pillow according to the present invention with perforations in a twelfth configuration of perforations;

[0043] Figure 13 shows a top-down perspective image of the user surface of the pillow according to the present invention with perforations in a thirteenth configuration of perforations;

[0044] Figure 14 shows a top-down perspective photograph of the user surface of the pillow according to the present invention in a fourteenth configuration of perforations;

[0045] Figure 15 shows a side perspective photograph of the top side of the pillow according to the present invention in the fourteenth configuration of perforations;

[0046] Figure 16 shows a side perspective photograph of the bottom side of the pillow according to the present invention in a fourteenth configuration of perforations;

[0047] Figure 17 shows a side perspective photograph of the right side of the pillow according to the present invention in a fourteenth configuration of perforations.Detailed Description of Drawings:

[0048] Figure 1 shows a pillow 10 according to the invention in a first configuration of perforations comprising of a memory foam material which has a purposefully designed shape to increase comfort and reduce sleep induced wrinkles. The pillow's 10 overall shape is largely rectangular such that the longest sides of the pillow 10 are its bottom 11 and top sides 13 which run transversely along the pillow whilst the short sides are the left 15 and right side 17 of the pillow 10 which rim longitudinally along the pillow 10. When reference is made to the left hand side 15 and right hand side 17 of the pillow 10 in this specification, that refers to the left 15 and right 17 as would be perceived from the orientation of one looking down at the pillow 10 as inFigure 1. The edges of the pillow 10 are not flat and are slightly concave on the left 15 and right side 17 of the pillow 10 and also the bottom 11 and top sides 13 of the pillow 10 are also concave but with a more substantial inwards curvature than the left 15 and right sides 17. At the centre of the pillow 10 there is a concave recess 12 which is intended to cradle the vertex of the head to provide head support when one is lying on their back. Between the concave recess 12 and bottom 11 side of the pillow10 there is a slight valley-like structure which decreases in elevation from theconcave recess 12 to the bottom 11 side of the pillow. This is referred to as the neck support valley 14 and is intended to support the neck such that the valley floor runs longitudinally along the central longitudinal axis of the pillow from the bottom 11 side to the concave recess 12 and the neck of the user is intended to rest along the valley floor. The bottom side 11 of the pillow is shaped such that the elevation of the pillow increases from the neck support valley 14 on each side until the elevation reaches an apex close to the bottom left and right edges of the pillow 10 and then the elevation deceases harshly to the bottom left 15 and right 17 edges. This results in two elevated ridges, a bottom left elevated ridge 20 and a bottom right elevated ridge 22 on the bottom left and right of the pillow 10 respectively which serve as neck supports and serve to support and guide the neck into the neck support valley 14 whilst the bottom 11 side of bottom left elevated ridge 20 and bottom right elevated ridge 22 of the pillow 10 act as a shoulder cradle. At the top 13 side of the pillow 10 there is a similar structure at the left and right sides as to that of the bottom left elevated ridge 20 and the bottom right elevated ridge 22. Thus, the lowest point along the top 13 side of the user surface of the pillow is the top centre of the pillow lO.The user surface of the pillow 11 elevates progressively to the top left 15 and rightsides 17 of the pillow 10 such that the apex is close to the top left and right edges of the pillow 10 and then the elevation decreases harshly to the top 13 left 15 and right17 edges. This elevated position at the top 13 left 15 and right 17 of the pillow 10 serves as the upper left elevated ridge 16 and upper right elevated ridge 18 which serve as head support bolsters to the user when sleeping. The bottom elevated ridges20, 22 have a longitudinal width which is approximately 4 / 5 of the upper elevated ridges 16, 18. On the centre left 15 and centre right 17 portions of the pillow 10 there is a left step-like structure 19 and right step-like structure 21 respectively such that there is a recess on the centre left 15 and centre right 17 sides of the pillow 10 between their respective upper elevated ridge 16, 18 and bottom elevated ridge 20, 22 and these recesses have a very low profile where they are adjacent to the sides 15, 17 of the pillow 10 but then there is a stepped elevation in profile within the recess approximately 3 / 5 of the way towards the concave recess 12 at the centre of the pillow 10 as one looks from the respective side 15, 17 of the pillow 10 to the centre of the pillow 10. The elevation from this step-like structure 19, 21 then increases a further time to create a thin apex between the stepped recess and the concave recess12 on the left 15 and right 17 hand sides of the pillow 10. This step-like recessstructure serves as a left face cradle 24 and a right face cradle 26 such that when one sleeps on their right their face would be supported by the left face cradle 24 and when one sleeps on their left their face would be supported by the right face cradle 26.

[0049] In the embodiment shown in Figure 1 , around the inside edges of the concave recess 12 there is single complimentary circle of perforations 28 spaced evenly apart and within this circle of perforations 28 is a left concentric curved line of perforations 30 inside of the circle of perforations 28 and a symmetrical right concentric curved line of perforations 32 which are both concentric with their respective inside of the circle of perforations 28 and are mostly transverse in orientation except for their concentric curvature. However, there is no continuing line of perforations connecting these two concentric lines 30, 32 at the top or bottom of the inside of the circle of perforations 28. The circle of perforations 28 and concentric line of perforations on the left 30 and concentric line of perforations on the right 32 all serve in combination to provide ventilation to the vertex of the head when the user is sleeping on their back. Along the bottom left elevated ridge 20 and the bottom right elevated ridge 22 there are perforations evenly spaced apart forming two connected concentric lines ofevenly spaced perforations joint such that the lines of perforations curve downwards from their left and right sides in a complimentary shape to the curvature of their respective bottom left elevated ridge 20 or bottom right elevated ridge 22 and the arrangement of perforations forms a bean-like shaped outline which widens gradually as the shape extends along the elevated ridge 20, 22 towards the edge of the pillow 10. This arrangement of perforations are referred to as the bottom left cheek perforations 34 and bottom right cheek perforations 36 and these aid in ventilation to the jawline / cheek area which is in contact with the bottom left elevated ridge 20 if one sleeps on their right and the bottom right elevated ridge 22 if one sleeps on their left and, as such, is in contact with the arrangement of the perforations. At the top left elevated ridge 16 and top right elevated ridge 18 there are perforations evenly spaced apart forming two concentric lines of evenly spaced perforations such that the lines of perforations curve upwards from their left and right sides in a complimentary shape to the curvature of their respective top left elevated ridge 16 and top right elevated ridge 18 just above the left face cradle 24 and right face cradle 26 and the arrangement of perforations forms a bean-like shaped outline which widens gradually as the shape extends along the elevated ridge 16, 18towards the edge of the pillow 10. These arrangements of perforations are referred to as the top left forehead perforations 38 and top right forehead perforations 40 and these aid in ventilation to the forehead and eye area which is in contact with the top left elevated ridge 16 if one sleeps on their right and the top right elevated ridge 18 if one sleeps on their left 18. The step -like structures 19, 21 within the left face cradle24 and right face cradle 26 each have two further concentric lines of evenly spaced perforations. These concentric lines of perforations are aligned longitudinally except for their curvature towards the centre of the pillow 10. The arrangement of perforations on the step-like structure 19, 21 of the left face cradle 24 and right face cradle 26 are symmetrical such that the lines curve towards the centre of the pillow10 from the top and bottom of both concentric lines. The arrangement of perforations on the step-like structure 19, 21 of the face cradle aid in ventilation to the cheek bone / centre cheek area which is in contact with the left face cradle 24 when one sleeps on their right side and in contact with the right face cradle 26 when one sleeps on their left side. The arrangement of perforations on the left step-like structure 19 of the left face cradle 24 are referred to as the left face cradle perforations 42 and the arrangement of perforations on the right step-like structure 21 of the right face cradle26 are referred to as the right face cradle perforations 44. The pillow 10 is thus symmetrical when comparing its left half and right half in terms of both structure and the arrangement and location of perforations. All perforations of the pillow are preferably approximately 5 mm in diameter. The perforations within the embodiments described in all the Figures, are approximately vertical in their orientation but, naturally, this orientation will be altered when the areas of the pillow10 are depressed by the weight of the user during use. Furthermore, all the perforations penetrate through the pillow 10 to the underside of the pillow 10.Therefore, whilst not displayed in the Figures, naturally the underside of the pillow 10 will have perforations which mirror those to the user surface given that these perforations are simply the other side of the perforations from the user surface.

[0050] Figure 2 shows a pillow 110 according to the invention in a second configuration of perforations which is exactly the same as the pillow 10 displayed inFigure 1 in terms of structure and the arrangement of perforations except that the left concentric line 130 and right concentric line 132 inside the circle of perforations 128 within the concave recess 112 are larger, preferably approximately 6 mm in diameter.Furthermore, the outside concentric line of perforations of the left face cradleperforations 142 and right face cradle perforations 144 are larger, preferably approximately 6 mm in diameter. All other perforations preferably have a diameter of approximately 3 mm.

[0051] Figure 3 shows a pillow 210 according to the invention in a third configuration of perforations which is exactly the same as the pillow 10 displayed inFigure 1 in terms of structure and the arrangement of perforations except that the arrangement of perforations located within the concave recess 212 inside of the circle of perforations 228 are arranged as two semi-circle shaped arrangements 230, 232 of evenly spaced perforations such that there is one left semi-circle shaped arrangement 230 and one right semi-circle shaped arrangement 232 of perforations which are concentric with the outer circle of perforations 228 and are each located at the left and right side of the inside of the circle of perforations 228 such that the majority of the central surface area within the circle of perforations 228 between the two semicircle shaped arrangements 230, 232 of perforations is unperforated. All perforations preferably have a diameter of approximately 5 mm.

[0052] Figure 4 shows a pillow 310 according to the invention in a forth configuration of perforations which is exactly the same as the pillow 210 displayed inFigure 3 in terms of structure and the arrangement of perforations except that the circle of perforations 328 in the concave recess 312 has larger perforations, preferably of approximately 6 mm in diameter and the interior concentric lines of the left face cradle perforations 342 and the right face cradle perforations 344 have a larger diameter, preferably of approximately 6 mm. All other perforations preferably have a diameter of approximately 3 mm.

[0053] Figure 5 shows a pillow 410 according to the invention in a fifth configuration of perforations which is exactly the same as the pillow 10 displayed in Figure 1 in terms of structure and arrangement of perforations except that the lines of concentric perforations 30, 32 shown in Figure 1 are replaced by two straight longitudinal lines of evenly spaced perforations 430, 432 with a left straight longitudinal line 430 of perforations inside the circle of perforations 428 on the left and a symmetrical right straight longitudinal line 432 of perforations on the right running in parallel. The circle of perforations 428 is also different from Figure 1 in that whilst the perforations are mostly evenly spaced there are four gaps where a perforation is not present which is located at the point along the circle of perforations 428 which is approximately diagonally towards the circle of perforations 428 from the respectivetop and bottom ends of the straight longitudinal lines of evenly spaced perforations430, 432 in the direction of the closest corner of the pillow 410. All perforations preferably have a diameter of approximately 5 mm.

[0054] Figure 6 shows a pillow 510 according to the invention in a sixth configuration of perforations which is exactly the same as the pillow 410 described inFigure 5 in terms of structure and arrangement of perforations except that the circle of perforations 528 within the concave recess 512 is preferably made up of larger perforations of approximately 6 mm in diameter and the exterior concentric lines of the left face cradle perforations 542 and the right face cradle perforations 544 preferably have a larger diameter of approximately 6 mm. All other perforations preferably have a diameter of approximately 3 mm.

[0055] Figure 7 shows a pillow 610 according to the invention in a seventh configuration of perforations which is exactly the same as the pillow 10 in Figure 1 in terms of structure and arrangement of perforations except that the circle of perforations 28 shown in Figure 1 is replaced by a different arrangement of perforations within the concave recess 612 such that there are two curved lines 628,629 of evenly spaced perforations complimentary to the curve of the edge of the topand bottom of the concave recess 612. The top curved line of perforations 629 is located at the top of the concave recess 612 and is complimentary to the curve of the inside edge of the top of the concave recess 612. The bottom curved line of perforations 628 is located at the bottom of the concave recess 612 and is complimentary to the curve of the inside edge of the bottom of the concave recess612. The curved lines of perforations 628, 629 are joined together by a straight longitudinal line of perforations 630 on the left and a straight longitudinal line of perforations 632 on the right. Both of which are comprised of evenly spaced perforations. However, where the curved lines of perforations 628, 629 meet the straight longitudinal lines of perforations 630, 632 there is a gap lacking a single perforation at each location where one would be expected to exist based on the even order of the perforations such that there are, therefore, four such symmetrical gaps lacking perforations as seen in Figure 5 and Figure 6. Within the concave recess 612 and to the left and in parallel with the straight longitudinal line of perforations 630 is a shorter left exterior longitudinal line of perforations 631 which is shorter by approximately one perforation's space and this shorter left exterior longitudinal line of perforations 631 is situated such that its centre aligns with the centre of the largerinterior left straight longitudinal line of perforations 630. There is also a shorter right exterior longitudinal line of perforations 633 in parallel to the right of the longer right interior longitudinal line of perforations 632 which is entirely symmetrical to that of the arrangement of the shorter left exterior longitudinal line of perforations 631 in the same way as is true for the structure and arrangement of perforations for all embodiments of the pillow according to the invention when one compares the left and right sides of the pillow 610. All perforations preferably have a diameter of approximately 5 mm.

[0056] Figure 8 shows a pillow 710 according to the invention in an eighth configuration of perforations which is exactly the same as the pillow 510 displayed inFigure 6 in terms of structure and arrangement of perforations except that the interior concentric lines of the left face cradle perforations 742 and the right face cradle perforations 744 preferably have a larger diameter of approximately 6 mm.Furthermore, the bottom and top portion of the circle of perforations 728 which aligns longitudinally with the two straight longitudinal lines of evenly spaced perforations 730, 732 on the inside of both the left and right of the circle of perforations 728 preferably has larger perforations of approximately 6 mm indiameter and the remainder of the circle of perforations 728 which are to the left of the left straight longitudinal line of perforations 730 and to the right of the right straight longitudinal line of perforations 732 have perforations of approximately 3 mm in diameter whilst the two straight longitudinal lines of evenly spaced perforations 730, 732 within the circle of perforations 728 preferably have perforations of approximately 6 mm in diameter. All other perforations preferably have a diameter of approximately 3 mm in diameter.

[0057] Figure 9 shows a pillow 810 according to the invention in a ninth configuration of perforations which is exactly the same as the pillow 610 shown in Figure 7 in terms of structure and arrangement of perforations except that the interior concentric lines of the left face cradle perforations 842 and the right face cradle perforations 844 are preferably comprised of larger perforations of approximately 6 mm in diameter. Furthermore, the curved lines of perforations 828, 829 at the bottom and top of the concave recess 812 respectively and inside the concave recess 812, the interior straight longitudinal line of perforations 830 on the left and the interior straight longitudinal line of perforations 832 on the right preferably comprise of larger perforations of approximately 6 mm in diameter.Inside the concave recess 812 but on the outside of their respective interior longitudinal line of perforations 830, 832, the exterior left longitudinal line of perforations 831 and the exterior right longitudinal line of perforations 833 and all other perforations preferably have a diameter of approximately 3 mm.

[0058] Figure 10 shows a pillow 910 according to the invention in a tenth configuration of perforations which is exactly the same as the pillow 10 shown inFigure 1 in terms of structure and arrangement of perforations except that the interior concentric lines of the left face cradle perforations 942 and the right face cradle perforations 944 are preferably comprised of larger perforations of approximately 6 mm in diameter. Furthermore, the bottom left cheek perforations934 and bottom right cheek perforations 936 are larger at preferably approximately 6 mm in diameter. Additionally, the exterior circle of perforations 928 within the concave recess 912 preferably comprises of larger perforations of approximately 6 mm in diameter and there are no concentric lines of perforations 30, 32 inside of the circle of perforations 12 as in Figure 1, instead these are replaced by a single smaller interior circle of perforations 930 inside of the larger exterior circle of perforations928 and preferably the diameter of the perforations making up the smaller interiorcircle of perforations 930 are approximately 3 mm in diameter. All other perforations preferably have a diameter of approximately 3 mm.

[0059] Figure 11 shows a pillow 1010 according to the invention in an eleventh configuration of perforations which is exactly the same as the pillow 910 shown in Figure 10 in terms of structure and arrangement of perforations except that the bottom left cheek perforations 1034 and bottom right cheek perforations 1036 are preferably larger at approximately 6 mm in diameter on the bottom-most row of the perforations making up the bean-like outline shape and the perforations making up the top-most row of the bean-like outline shape are preferably approximately 3 mm in diameter. Furthermore, the top left forehead perforations 1038 and top right forehead perforations 1040 are preferably larger at approximately 6 mm in diameter on the top-most row of perforations making up the bean-like outline shape and the perforations making up the bottom-most row of the bean-like outline shape are preferably approximately 3 mm in diameter. All other perforations preferably have a diameter as stated in Figure 10.

[0060] Figure 12 shows a pillow 2010 according to the invention in a twelfth configuration of perforations which is exactly the same as the pillow 610 shown inFigure 7 in terms of structure and arrangement of perforations except that it also includes an interior circle of perforations 2033 in the concave recess 2012 within the arrangement of perforations comprising the two curved lines 2028, 2029 of evenly spaced perforations complimentary to the curve of the bottom and top edges of the concave recess 2012 and the two parallel straight longitudinal lines of perforations2030, 2031 on the left and the two parallel straight longitudinal lines of perforations2032, 2033 on the right. All perforations preferably have a diameter of approximately5 mm.

[0061] Figure 13 shows a pillow 3010 according to the invention in a thirteenth configuration of perforations which is exactly the same as the pillow 2010 shown inFigure 12 in terms of structure and arrangement of perforations except the interior circle of perforations 2033 in the concave recess 2012 shown in Figure 12 is replaced with two smaller interior curved lines of perforations 3035, 3037 which are concentric to that of the curved lines 3028, 3029 of perforations which rim along the edge of the concave recess 3012 and are complimentary to the curvature of the concave recess3012. There is a top interior curved line of perforations 3035 in the top half of the concave recess 3012 which is concentric with the top curved line of perforations 3029running along the top curved edge of the concave recess 3012 and there is a symmetrical mirror image bottom interior curved line of perforations 3037 in the bottom half of the concave recess 3012 which is concentric with the bottom curved line of perforations 3028 running along the bottom curved edge of the concave recess 3012. The interior curved lines of perforations 3035, 3037 rim transversely across the pillow 3010 and are concentric with their respective exterior curved lines 3028, 3029 but both have less curvature than their respective exterior curved line 3028, 3029 of perforations. All perforations preferably have a diameter of approximately 5 mm.

[0062] Figure 14 shows a photograph of pillow 4010 according to the invention with a fourteenth configuration of perforations which is almost identical to the configuration depicted in Figure 1 but the bottom cheek perforations 4034, 4036 and top forehead perforations 4038, 4040 maintain the same overall bean-like shape as described in Figure 1 except that these arrangements of perforations are not each one singular shape but rather each one is comprised of a lower and upper concentric line of perforations which are not joined at their left or right sides as in Figure 1 such that they are missing the perforations which would join these two concentric linestogether in each arrangement at the four corners of the pillow 4010. The perforations in this embodiment are approximately 5 mm in diameter.

[0063] Figure 15 shows a photograph of the pillow 4010 according to the invention as depicted in Figure 14 but from a top perspective view such that the top side 4013 and the user surface of the pillow is visible, and the arrangement of perforations is as per the fourteenth configuration of perforations.

[0064] Figure 16 shows a photograph of the pillow 4010 according to the invention as depicted in Figure 14 from a bottom perspective view such that the bottom side4011 and some of the user surface of the pillow is visible and some of the arrangement of perforations as per the fourteenth configuration of perforations can be seen such as the bottom left cheek perforations 4034 and the bottom right cheek perforations 4036 as well as some of the perforations in the concave recess 4012 and some of the perforations of the top left forehead perforations 4038 and top right forehead perforations 4040.

[0065] Figure 17 shows a photograph of the pillow 4010 according to the invention as depicted in Figure 14 from a right side 4017 view such that the arrangement of some of the perforations as per the fourteenth configuration of perforations arevisible. The top right forehead perforations 4040 and bottom right cheek perforations4036 are visible as well as some of the perforations within the concave recess 4012.The left side 4015 view of the pillow 4010 is a mirror image as that shown in the right side 4017 view.

[0066] Numerous variations and modifications to the illustrated constructions may occur to the reader familiar with the art without taking the apparatus outside the scope of the present invention.

Claims

Claims1 . A pillow wherein sections of the pillow possess an arrangement of perforations located to assist the ventilation effect to dissipate moisture build up and aid in comfort for the user , comprising : perforations located in the area where the vertex would be in contact with the pillow when the user is sleeping on their back, perforations located in the area where the cheek would be in contact with the pillow when the user is sleeping on their side , perforations located in the area where the eyes would be in contact with the pillow when the user is sleeping on their side , perforations located in the area where the forehead would be in contact with the pillow when the user is sleeping on their side ,perforations located in the area where the chin and j aw would be in contact with the pillow when the user is sleeping on their side , the remaining surface of the pillow will not include perforations .2 . A pillow of Claim 1 , wherein the perforations located in the area where the vertex would be in contact with the pillow when the user is sleeping on their back, would be arranged in a circle within a recess where the vertex would rest with two curved lines of perforations which are complimentarily concentric with the circle of perforations such that there is one curved concentric line of perforations on the left side and one curved concentric line of perforations on the right side of the inside of the circle of perforations which make up approximately half of the circumference of a smaller interior circle such that there are no perforations in the remaining interior surface area of the circle of perforations inside the recess .3 . A pillow according to Claim 1 or 2 , wherein the perforations located in the area of the left and right sides of the pillowfor ventilation of the forehead and eyes would be arranged as complementary perforations along the top left and right of the pillow so as to align with the side of the forehead dependent on which side the user is sleeping on . 4 . A pillow according to any preceding claim, wherein the perforations located in the area of the left and right sides of the pillow for ventilation of the bottom of the cheeks would be arranged as complementary perforations along the bottom left and right of the pillow so as to align with the bottom of the cheek along the j awline dependent on which side the user is sleeping on .5 . A pillow according to any preceding claim, wherein the perforations located in the area of the left and right sides of the pillow for ventilation of the centre of the cheeks would be arranged as complementary perforations along the centre left and centre right of the pillow so as to align with the sides of the cheek along the cheek bone dependent on which side the user is sleeping on .6 . A pillow according to any preceding claim, wherein the perforations located in the area of the left and right sides of the pillow for ventilation of the forehead and eyes would be arranged as a bean-like shaped outline which curves upwards and widens gradually as the shape extends along a top elevated ridge towards the edge of the pillow .7 . A pillow according to any preceding claim, wherein the perforations located in the area of the left and right sides of the pillow for ventilation of the bottom of the cheeks would be arranged as a bean-like shaped outline which curves downwards and widens gradually as the shape extends along a bottom elevated ridge towards the edge of the pillow .8 . A pillow according to any preceding claim, wherein the perforations located in the area of the left and right sides of the pillow for ventilation of the forehead and eyes would be arranged as any number of concentric upwardly curved lines of complimentary perforations at the top left and right of the pillow such that they curve in a complimentary shape to that ofa human forehead' s curvature around the eye socket as viewed from a side profile perspective .9 . A pillow according to any preceding claim, wherein the perforations located in the area of the left and right sides of the pillow for ventilation of the bottom of the cheeks would be arranged as any number of concentric downwardly curved lines of complementary perforations at the bottom left and right of the pillow such that they curve in a complimentary shape to that of the curvature of the bottom of a human' s cheek along the j awline as viewed from a side profile perspective .10 . A pillow according to any preceding claim, wherein the perforations located in the area of the left and right sides of the pillow for ventilation of the centre of the cheeks would be arranged as any number of concentric curved lines of complementary perforations at the centre left and centre right of the pillow such that they curve inwards towards the direction of the centre of the pillow and are in a complimentary shape to that of the curvature of a human' s cheek bone as viewed from a side profile perspective .11 . A pillow according to any preceding claim, wherein the perforations located in the area of the left and right sides of the pillow for ventilation of the forehead and eyes would be arranged as two concentric curved lines of complimentary perforations at the top left and right of the pillow such that they curve upwards in a complimentary shape to that of a human forehead' s curvature around the eye socket as viewed from a side profile perspective .12 . A pillow according to any preceding claim, wherein the perforations located in the area of the left and right sides of the pillow for ventilation of the bottom of the cheeks would be arranged as two concentric downwardly curved lines of complementary perforations at the bottom left and right of the pillow such that they curve in a complimentary shape to that of the curvature bottom of a human' s cheek along the j awline as viewed from a side profile perspective .13 . A pillow according to any preceding claim, wherein the perforations located in the area of the left and right sides of the pillow for ventilation of the centre of the cheeks would bearranged as two concentric curved lines of complementary perforations at the centre left and centre right of the pillow such that they curve inwards towards the direction of the centre of the pillow and in a complimentary shape to that of the curvature of a human' s cheek bone as viewed from a side profile perspective .14 . A pillow according to any preceding claim, wherein the perforations located in the area where the vertex would be in contact with the pillow when the user is sleeping on their back, would be arranged in a circle within a recess where the vertex would rest with two complimentary semi circles of perforations on the inside of the circle which fit into the left side and right side of the inside of the circle of perforations .15 . A pillow according to any preceding claim, wherein the perforations located in the area where the vertex would be in contact with the pillow when the user is sleeping on their back, would be arranged in a circle within a recess where the vertex would rest with two longitudinal lines of perforations insidethe circle of perforations with one on the left side and one on the right side .16 . A pillow according to any of Claims 1 to 14 , wherein the perforations located in the area where the vertex would be in contact with the pillow when the user is sleeping on their back, would be arranged with two sets of parallel longitudinal lines of perforations such that there would be two parallel longitudinal lines of perforations on the left side and two parallel longitudinal lines of perforations on the right side of the recess with the inside line of each pair being j oined by one curved line of perforations at their bottom and one curved line of perforations at their top which connect to the inside longitudinal line on the other side and are complimentary in their curvature to the curvature of the concave recess .17 . A pillow according to any of the preceding claim, wherein the perforations located in the area where the vertex would be in contact with the pillow when the user is sleeping on their back, would be arranged in a circle within a recess where thevertex would rest with a smaller circle of perforations inside the first circle of perforations .18 . A pillow according to any of claims 1 to 14 , 16 , or 17 , wherein the perforations located in the area where the vertex would be in contact with the pillow when the user is sleeping on their back, would be arranged with two sets of parallel longitudinal lines of perforations such that there would be two parallel longitudinal lines of perforations on the left and two parallel longitudinal lines of perforations on the right of the recess with the inside line of each pair being j oined by a curved line of perforations at their bottom and top which connect to the inside longitudinal line on the other side and which are complimentary in their curvature to the curvature of the concave recess and inside this arrangement of perforations would be a circle of perforations .19 . A pillow according to any of claims 1 to 14 , or 16 to 18 , wherein the perforations located in the area where the vertex would be in contact with the pillow when the user is sleeping on their back, would be arranged with two sets of parallellongitudinal lines of perforations such that there would be two parallel longitudinal lines of perforations on the left side and two parallel longitudinal lines of perforations on the right side of the recess with the inside line of each pair being j oined by a curved line of perforations at their bottom and top which connect to the inside longitudinal line on the other side and are complimentary in their curvature to the curvature of the concave recess and inside this arrangement of perforations would be two curved transverse lines of perforations with one curved transverse line in the top half and one curved transverse line in the bottom half of the concave recess such that the two transverse lines are surrounded by the arrangement of the other perforations within the recess and these two transverse lines of perforations would be symmetrical with one another and curve away from each other such that the transverse line in the hop half of the recess curves upwards and the transverse line in the bottom half of the recess curves downwards .20 . A pillow according to any preceding claim, wherein the arrangement of perforations of the present invention would beapplied to the user surface of a pillow comprising of a central concave recess for resting the vertex with a longitudinal valleylike structure for supporting the neck, an elevated ridge at each of the four corners of the pillow and a left and right side step-like recess for cradling the side of the face between the upper elevated ridge for supporting the forehead and bottom elevated ridge for supporting the cheeks and j awline .21 . A pillow according to any preceding claim, wherein any number of the perforations would be approximately 5 mm in diameter . 22 . A pillow according to any preceding claim, wherein any number of the perforations would be between approximately 2 mm in diameter and approximately 6 mm in diameter .23 . A pillow according to any preceding claim, wherein the perforated pillow would be comprised of any number of perforations which are approximately 3 mm in diameter and any number of perforations would be 6 mm in diameter .24 . A pillow according to any preceding claim, wherein the perforated pillow would be comprised of polyurethane .25 . A pillow according to any preceding claim, wherein the perforated pillow would be comprised of latex .

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