Patent ID: 8479334

Claim:
A pillow for supporting a baby at play, the pillow comprising: a compressible, shape-sustaining, endless bolster having a top and a bottom surface, the height of the bolster being the distance therebetween, and having an inner periphery and an outer periphery, the width of the bolster being the distance therebetween, the inner periphery defining a central opening through the bolster, the opening sized to receive the baby in a sitting position; a removable cover comprising: a bolster portion having generally the same shape as the bolster and being sized to substantially enclose the bolster, having a top, a bottom, an inner periphery, the inner periphery having a bottom edge, and an outer periphery, and a retractable border on the bottom continuous with the outer periphery; and a center panel having an outer edge fixed to the bottom edge of the inner periphery of the bolster portion, the center panel shaped to span the central opening in the body at about the same level as the bottom of the bolster forming a closed well; wherein the space between the retractable border and the outer edge of the center panel forms an opening through which the bolster can be inserted into and removed from the cover; wherein, when the bolster is received in the cover, the retractable border grips the bottom of the bolster so that downward tension on the center panel of the cover causes inward tension on the bolster portion of the cover restraining the bolster.