Patent ID: 7017214

Claim:
A pillow comprising an outer ticking casing, a fill material contained within said ticking casing, and a fluid retaining envelope within said ticking, said fluid retaining envelope being divided in a manner to define a first elongate support portion and a second elongate support portion, said first elongate support portion being bound along a longitudinal edge by a continuous seal and opening onto and in fluid communication with said second elongate support portion along an opposite longitudinal edge, said second elongate support portion having a series of intermediate seals joining said envelope intermediate its length and width restricting the amount of fluid which is retained in said second elongate support portion relative to said first elongate support portion, said first elongate support portion with fluid retained in said envelope being more responsive and having a higher variation in thickness relative to said second elongate support portion when said pillow is used to support a person's head and neck; wherein said series of intermediate seals includes a series of heat sealed islands distributed through said second elongate support portion with each heat seal island forming a peripheral seal about an unsealed portion; and wherein said series of heat sealed islands include a first series of islands adjacent one longitudinal edge of said envelope and a second series of islands separated from said one longitudinal edge by said first series of islands wherein said first series of islands includes at least 4 islands and said second series of islands include at least 3 heat sealed islands and said second series of islands are positioned in an arc shaped pattern across said enveloped and centered thereon.