Patent ID: 8176586

Claim:
An arm positioning pillow comprising: a pillow top portion for supporting a sleeper's head, wherein the pillow top portion includes a top surface and a generally planar lower surface and the pillow top portion is formed from a material having a first resiliency; a plurality of separate base portions adjacent the pillow top portion lower surface for supporting the pillow top portion and formed from a material having a second resiliency that is less than the first resiliency of the pillow top portion material to support the pillow top portion, wherein the base portions are positioned to define a first recess extending at a first angle from one inlet formed below a front edge of the pillow top portion towards a rear edge of the pillow top portion and a second recess extending at a second angle divergent to the first angle, from the one inlet formed below the front edge of the pillow top portion towards the rear edge of the pillow top portion, so that an arm of the sleeper is repositionable between the first recess and the second recess relative to the sleeper's head without removing the arm of the sleeper from the positioning pillow.