Patent ID: 8850641

Claim:
A body positioning system comprising: a pillow element that extends around a vertical axis ( 22 ) and that has adjacent front ends ( 26 , 28 ) and a rear portion ( 32 ) and forming a vertical aperture ( 54 ) within the pillow element, said adjacent front ends and said rear portion having bottoms positioned to rest the pillow on a horizontal surface; said pillow element having an upper surface ( 40 ) that supports the forehead (B) and left and right sides of the head of a person, said pillow element has opposite side walls ( 42 , 44 ), and said side walls have bottoms that form at least one air tunnel (Q) through which air can pass; said pillow element being constructed of resilient foam and forming said opposite sides ( 42 , 44 ), a front end ( 26 , 28 ), and a rear end ( 32 ), said pillow element having a lower surface extending between each end and an adjacent side to leave one of said air tunnels (Q) at each of said opposite sides, and said pillow element extending in a downward curve at said front and rear ends ( 26 , 28 , 32 ) to leave curved downward-projecting bottoms ( 34 ) at said front and rear ends to support the pillow element on a horizontal surface.