Patent ID: 7017213
Filing Date: 2006-03-28
Classification: A47C,A47G,A61G

Abstract:
1. A sleep-support system for supporting a person sleeping prone on a sleep surface, said sleep-support system comprising: a torso piece and a head-piece; wherein said head-piece has a head-piece wedge shape formed by a flat base and a head-support surface having a transverse slope that is determined by a head-piece wedge angle, said head-support surface having a high end and a low end, and wherein said head-piece includes a head block made of a rigid material and a head-piece pillow cover that covers at least said head-support surface with a compressible cushioning material; wherein said head-piece wedge angle is selected to support a head of said person at a slight angle relative to said mattress so as to provide comfort while minimizing vertebral stress on said person; wherein said torso piece has a torso-piece wedge shape formed by a flat base and a torso-support surface having a transverse slope that is determined by a torso-piece wedge angle, said torso-support surface having a high end and a low end, said high end of said head-support surface being a height that is at least twice the height of the high end of said torso-support surface; and wherein said torso piece has a torso-piece length dimension and said head piece has a head-piece length dimension and wherein said torso-piece length dimension is sufficiently long to support a torso of said person and to prevent said torso from rotating, and said head-piece length dimension is sufficiently long to support a head of said person, without supporting said torso of said person.