Patent ID: 6029296
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: A47D,A47G

Abstract:
A pillow apparatus having a measuring assembly, comprising:a. a decorative pillow resembling a living creature, including a face portion of the pillow, the pillow having an upper surface with said face portion thereon and a lower surface connected along a common edge, and defining an enclosure for containing a soft stuffing material;b. a pocket formed along at least the face portion of the pillow, and defining a mouth portion of the face portion, sized in relation to the size of the face portion and formed along a segment of said common edge; the mouth portion defining a storage space within the face portion of the pillow as a first position, and extendable out of the face portion of the pillow as a second position; andc. a length of fabric defining a tongue of the mouth portion of the pillow, the tongue extending from the mouth portion of the pillow, so that when the tongue is in the first position, the tongue is stored within the mouth portion, and when the tongue is in the second position, the tongue may be fully extended to define a pre-measured distance between a distal end of the tongue and the mouth portion of the pillow for establishing a safe distance between the pillow and a television monitor which is being viewed by a child's head resting on the pillow.