Patent ID: 8646135

Claim:
A device to support the head and neck of a person comprising: an inner core, the inner core comprising a head portion, a shoulder portion, and a neck portion each comprising user-bendable, shape-retaining material, such that the head portion, the shoulder portion, and the neck portion are each individually user-bendable and shape-retaining, such that the head portion and the neck portion are user-bendable and shape-retaining in relation to each other, and such that the shoulder portion and the neck portion are user-bendable and shape-retaining in relation to each other; and an outer sheath material at least partially encasing the inner core; wherein the head portion is dimensioned to bear the weight of the head of the person, the weight exerting a force; wherein the neck portion connects the head portion and the shoulder portion and translates the force exerted upon the head portion to the shoulder portion, the shoulder portion configured to be positioned on the shoulder of the person; and wherein the head portion, the neck portion, and the shoulder portion together have a generally disk shape when the inner core is in a flattened state.