Patent ID: 7810192

Claim:
A pillow comprising: a pillow body including a flat cushion, the pillow body including a central portion defining a back head support and side head supports located on left and right sides of the back head support; and a flexible cover covering the surface of the pillow body; wherein the pillow body includes a lower end face closer to a shoulder of a person that is supported by the pillow, the lower end face being formed to have a shape of a valley that is concave toward the back head support from the side head supports, thereby forming a shoulder contact; wherein the pillow body includes an upper end face opposite to the lower end face, the upper end face being fowled to have a shape of a ridge that bulges toward the back head support from the side head supports; wherein the back head support includes an elongated first slit and the side head supports respectively include an elongated second slit and an elongated third slit, the first to third slits extending radially from the proximity of the lower end face to the proximity of the upper end face so that the second and third slits are inclined relative to the first slit so as to be farther from the first slit as the second and third slits become closer to the upper end face; and wherein the first to third slits extend through the cushion, and rims of the slits are adapted to be compressed and deformed by the weight of the head of the person to stably support the head.