Patent ID: 9693638
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A47C,A47D

Claim:
1. A support pillow comprising: a first C-shaped segment comprising a center section with first and second ends, a first arm extending from the first end of the center section, and a second arm extending from the second end of the center section, wherein the first arm has a free end opposite the center section, wherein the second arm has an end opposite the center section, wherein the C-shaped segment forms a central well sized to receive an infant, and wherein the free end of the first arm and the end of the second arm form a frontal opening to the well; a second C-shaped segment comprising a center section with first and second ends, a first arm extending from the first end of the center section, and a second arm extending from the second end of the center section, wherein the first arm has a free end opposite the center section, wherein the second arm has an end opposite the center section, wherein the C-shaped segment forms a central well sized to receive an infant, and wherein the free end of the first arm and the end of the second arm form a frontal opening to the well; a joint connecting the end of the second arm of the first C-shaped segment and the end of the second arm of the second C-shaped segment; wherein each of the first and second C-shaped segments is comprised of compressible, resilient material; wherein, when the support pillow is in a first, opposing position with the joint open so that the second arm of the first C-shaped segment and the second arm of the second C-shaped segment are generally co-linear, the first and second C-shaped segments are arranged face-to-face with the frontal opening of the well of the first C-shaped segment opposite the frontal opening of the well of the second C-shaped segment; and wherein, when the support pillow is positionable in a second, flanking position, with the joint closed so that the second arm of the first C-shaped segment and the second arm of the second C-shaped segment are adjacent and generally parallel, the first and second C-shaped segments are arranged side-by-side with the frontal opening of the well of the first C-shaped segment and the frontal opening of the well of the second C-shaped segment facing in the same direction.