Patent ID: 8661587

Claim:
A pillow for supporting an infant, the pillow comprising: a center section having a first end, a second end, and an inner perimeter extending therebetween; a first arm having a length and a width and comprising a medial portion extending from the first end of the center section and terminating in a free end; and a second arm comprising a medial portion extending from the second end of the center section and terminating in a free end, wherein the second arm has a width and a length, wherein the length of the second arm is greater than the length of the first arm, and wherein the second arm defines a recess shaped to receive the free end of the first arm; wherein the medial portion of each of the first and second arms has an inner perimeter continuous with the inner perimeter of the center section together forming a central well sized to receive the infant; wherein the center section, first arm, and second arm comprise compressible, resilient material forming a continuous pillow body; wherein the first and second arms are positionable in an open position, in which the free end of the first arm is not received in the recess of the second arm, and in a closed position, in which the free end of the first arm is received in the recess of the second arm; and a strap extending between the first and second arms and being removably connectable to at least one of the first and second arms, wherein the strap is movable between a stored position and a deployed position, wherein in the deployed position the strap extends over the recess in the inner perimeter of the medial portion of the second arm thereby forming a support surface overlying where the free end of the first arm is received in the recess of the second arm, wherein the support surface of the strap has a width about the same as the width of one of the first and second arms, wherein the support surface is continuous with the first and second arms and releasably secures the first and second arms in the closed position.