Patent Publication Number: US-2016220045-A1

Title: Disposable Sleep Aid System

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     Field of the Disclosure 
     The disclosure relates to sleep aid devices and more particularly pertains to a new sleep aid device for preventing particles from being released from a pillow while the pillow is slept upon. 
     SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a pillow that has a top side and a bottom side and the pillow may be slept upon. A shield apparatus is removably coupled to the pillow to block allergens or other particles from being released by the pillow while the pillow is used for sleeping. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a top perspective view of a disposable sleep aid system according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a bottom perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a cross sectional view taken along line  4 - 4  of  FIG. 1  of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 4  thereof, a new sleep aid device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 4 , the disposable sleep aid system  10  generally comprises a pillow  12  that has a top side  14  and a bottom side  16  and the pillow  12  may be slept upon. The pillow  12  may comprise a sleeping pillow of any conventional design. A shield apparatus  18  is removably coupled to the pillow  12  to block particles  20  from being released by the pillow  12  while the pillow  12  is used for sleeping. The particles  20  may comprise dust mites, dust particles or other allergens. 
     The shield apparatus  18  comprises a panel  22  that has a top surface  24  and a bottom surface  26  and the panel  22  is comprised of a fluid absorbing and hypo allergenic material. Additionally, the panel  22  may be infused with a scent such as lavender, mint, sage or other natural scent. The panel  22  has a length and a width sufficient to completely cover the top side  14  of the pillow  12 . An adhesive layer  28  is coupled to the bottom surface  26  and the adhesive layer  28  completely covers the bottom surface  26 . The adhesive layer  28  adheres to the top side  14  of the pillow  12  such that the panel  22  is removably retained on the pillow  12 . A protective layer  30  is removably positioned on the adhesive layer  28 . The protective layer  30  is removed prior to the adhesive layer  28  being adhered to the pillow  12 . 
     In use, the protective layer  30  is removed from the adhesive layer  28 . The panel  22  is adhered to the top side  14  of the pillow  12  and the pillow  12  is utilized for sleeping. The panel  22  is removed from the pillow  12  and the panel  22  is disposed of after the pillow  12  is used for sleeping. The shield apparatus  18  is utilized in a hotel environment or other environment involving repeated use of the pillow  12  by a variety of individuals. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.