Patent ID: 6564408
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: A47D

Abstract:
A nursing pillow for supporting an infant on the lap of a user, the pillow comprising:a main pillow body having a central plane defined therein, with a lower surface below the plane and an opposed upper surface above the plane, the upper and lower surfaces being interconnected by a front edge, a rear edge, and a pair of opposed sides; the pillow body including: a mid portion having a first end and a second end, the upper surface of the mid portion sloping continuously downwardly from side to side with respect to the central plane such that the upper surface of the mid portion is farther from the central plane at the first end and closer to the central plane at the second end, the upper surface of the mid portion being configured to receive an infant thereon; and a side portion adjacent the second end of the mid portion, the entire upper surface of the side portion being farther from the central plane than the second end of the mid portion is from the plane such that the upper surface of the pillow body steps upwardly from the second end of the mid portion to the side portion; wherein the midportion has a side to side width greater than a side to side width of the side portion.