Patent ID: 6116691
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: A47D,B60N

Abstract:
A head support pillow comprising:a cushion portion formed out of visco-elastic foam;a launderable fabric cover member detachably securable about said cushion portion;two attachment straps each having a first end secured to said cushion portion and a second end provided with a strap section of hook and pile fastener material; andtwo adhesive backed sections of hook and pile material companionate with each strap section of hook and pile faster material provided on said second end of each attachment strap;said cushion portion including a neck receiving passage defined therethrough into which a neck of a user is laterally positioned through a neck insertion gap defined between spaced left and right retaining structures;a top portion of said neck receiving passage being defined by a curved head contact surface that is concave between a cushion top surface and a jaw/head support portion extending between said left and right retaining structures;said width of said neck insertion gap measuring less than said width of said neck receiving passage;said cushion portion further including a cervical spine support portion extending from a bottom center of said jaw/head support portion;said spaced left and right retaining structures each having an upper surface defining a left and a right indentation portion, respectively, of a front chin passage indentation formed into a front side of said cushion portion;a center indentation portion of said front chin passage indentation being positioned above said neck insertion gap.