Patent ID: 7441293

Claim:
A support for the arms and lower shoulder of a person lying on their side, where said person, when so lying, has upper and lower shoulders, and upper and lower arms that extend parallel in a direction generally perpendicular to said person's torso and have a predetermined spacing, comprising: a resilient member comprising stacked upper, middle, and bottom elongated cushions, said upper cushion being arranged to support said upper extended arm, said middle cushion being arranged to support said lower extended arm, and said bottom cushion being larger than said middle and upper cushions so as to be able to support said stacked middle and upper cushions and said lower shoulder, each cushion having an upper surface, each cushion having a generally rectangular shape and sized to be positioned on top of a bed; said upper and middle cushions having a predetermined thickness for supporting said extended arms and said predetermined spacing of said extended arms, said upper and middle cushions each having a longitudinal arm furrow which extends along the length of said upward surface of each cushion so as to divide said upper surface into two spaced flat portions separated by said furrow, said furrow extending from one planar face to an opposite planar face, and having a constant width along the length of the cushion; said arm furrow of said upper cushion having a constant depth; said bottom cushion having a predetermined thickness for supporting said lower shoulder, said bottom cushion comprising an elongated member having flat compressible opposing surfaces, whereby said resilient member provides comfortable support and access to said arms and lower shoulder, assists in treatment and prevention of sores on the back, and facilitates access to the nasopharyngeal cavities of said person.