Patent ID: 8245339

Claim:
A cushioning device comprising: a cover having an exterior layer and an interior layer, said interior layer and said exterior layer being connected together with attachment means for securing a portion of the interior layer to a portion of the exterior layer as to define between said interior layer and said exterior layer first and second pockets and so as to define a pivot between said first and second pockets for relative pivoting of said first and second pockets about said pivot, said first pocket including an access opening, and said second pocket including an access opening: closure means which provides for adjustable placement of said cover in a cover interior cavity closure state and a cover interior cavity access state; a first foam shell section being releasably received in said first pocket and being insertable and removable relative to the access opening in said first pocket; a second foam shell section being releasably received in said second pocket and being insertable and removable relative to the access opening in said second pocket; an insert core received within said cover interior cavity and within a preformed recess of said foam shell sections.