Patent ID: 6182311
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A between-the-legs support pillow assembly comprising(a) a thigh pillow which has a top edge, a bottom edge, a front edge, a rear edge, a right face bounded by the top edge, the bottom edge, the front edge and the rear edge, and a left face bounded by the top edge, the bottom edge, the front edge and the rear edge, said pillow having a longitudinal direction, a width direction and a thickness direction, said top and bottom edges being in the width direction and said front and rear edges being in the longitudinal direction, wherein the right and left faces are each concave in the width direction, the right and left faces tapering towards one another in the longitudinal direction such that a distance between the right and left faces at the top edge is smaller than a distance between the right and left faces at the bottom edge;(b) a calf pillow which has a top edge, a bottom edge, a front edge, a rear edge, a right face bounded by the top edge, the bottom edge, the front edge and the rear edge, and a left face bounded by the top edge, the bottom edge, the front edge and the rear edge, said pillow having a longitudinal direction, a width direction and a thickness direction, said top and bottom edges being in the width direction and said front and rear edges being in the longitudinal direction, wherein the right and left faces are each concave in the width direction, the right and left faces tapering towards one another in the longitudinal direction such that a distance between the right and left faces at the top edge is larger than a distance between the right and left faces at the bottom edge;(c) connecting means for connecting the thigh and calf pillows such,n that the bottom edge of the thigh pillow is separated from and proximal to the top edge of the calf pillow, said connecting means being flexible and connecting the thigh and calf pillows between any positions selected from the group consisting of the front edges of the thigh and calf pillows, the rear edges of the thigh and calf pillows and a combination thereof.