Patent ID: 7216387
Filing Date: 2007-05-15
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. An arched pillow assembly, comprising: a first fabric layer and a second fabric layer joined together to form a pillowcase, each of said first and second fabric layers having first and second laterally opposed ends; a first pocket and a second pocket attached to the first fabric layer of the pillowcase, said first and second pockets being positioned adjacent the first and second laterally opposed ends, respectively, of the first fabric layer, said first and second pockets being joined to an exterior surface of the pillowcase; an arch support having a rigid arcuate component and a layer of cushioning material covering the rigid arcuate component, the arch support having a radius of curvature forming an arm-receiving channel having a height and width dimensioned and configured for extending over an arm of a sleeping person, the arch support having laterally opposed first and second ends respectively received in the first and second pockets; whereby the sleeping person may rest the person's head on the arch support without cutting off circulation to the arm beneath the arch support.