Patent ID: 8234735

Claim:
A sleep support system comprising: a trunk rest having a trunk rest surface and a trunk rest face, wherein the trunk rest surface is operable to support a trunk of a person laying in a sleep-on-side position, wherein the trunk rest face is defined by an upper portion and a lower portion; and a head rest having a head rest surface and a head rest face, wherein the head rest face is defined by an upper portion and a lower portion, such that when the head rest is placed in operative relation to the trunk rest, the head rest face opposes the trunk rest face and is separated from the trunk rest face by a separation distance, and a spacing member disposed between the lower portion of the trunk rest face and the lower portion of the head rest face, wherein the spacing member is operable to maintain the separation distance between the lower portion of the trunk rest face and the lower portion of the head rest face, such that the trunk rest, the head rest and the spacing member cooperate to define a cavity with at least a portion disposed below the end of the trunk rest to receive a lower portion of an arm of the person laying in the sleep-on-side position.