Patent ID: 8225441

Claim:
A reconfigurable pillow, comprising: a fill comprising a plurality of discrete pieces configured to make said fill flowable; and an envelope containing said fill, said envelope: defining a generally toroidal shape; having an inner peripheral region that is substantially non-stretchable; and including a plurality of transverse constrictions providing the reconfigurable pillow with a corresponding plurality of soft-hinges and with a corresponding plurality of inter-hinge regions located between adjacent ones of said plurality of soft-hinges, wherein said fill is flowable between adjacent ones of said plurality of inter-hinge regions; wherein said fill is provided to said envelope in an amount such that when the reconfigurable pillow is bent from a first shape to a second shape, two or more of said plurality of soft-hinges activate to allow corresponding respective adjacent ones of said plurality of inter-hinge regions to rotate, and the reconfigurable pillow substantially maintains the second shape until the reconfigurable pillow is bent again.