Patent ID: 6233767
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: A47D

Abstract:
An inflatable support pillow comprising:a one piece monolithic inflatable substantially crescent shaped body and an air valve therefor, said inflatable body having a substantially crescent shaped air chamber, said air chamber having an upper and lower panels including a central portion find opposed projecting arms having first and second ends; said air chamber when inflated being adapted to maintain a constant air pressure within said entire body;said central portion of said body having a vertical thickness that varies from a maximum thickness along the central portion and along said opposed projecting arms near said central portion, to a minimum thickness at each of said ends of said opposed arms,said connecting arms projecting in opposite directions from said central portion of said inflatable body, said respective first and second ends of said arms being curved about a vertical axis to define said substantially crescent shaped body having an inner and outer curve and to position said first and second end portions in an opposed relationship to one another, said arms and central portion defining an interior recess by said crescent shaped body, said arms gradually tapering from said central portion to said first and second ends of said arms in an outwardly extending manner, and said opposed arms having respective first and second downwardly and radially inwardly inclined support surfaces along and adjacent said recess; anda removable flexible exterior cover member having a crescent shaped body adapted to fully enclose said inflatable body, said removable cover member including an upper and lower portion, said removable cover having a centrally located closable opening to permit access to said air valve, said air valve being centrally located along said outer curve, in opposed relationship to said recess, the support pillow being about 25"" in length and about 18"" in width when in a non-inflated condition.