Pillow with adjustable sleeve for inflatable air bladder

1. A support pillow, comprising:

a pillow-fill unit comprising pillow fill material;

a neck support unit comprising an inflatable air bladder; and

a pillow case having an outer surface, a first sleeve for receiving the pillow-fill unit and a second sleeve for receiving the neck support unit;

wherein the first sleeve and the second sleeve are covered by the outer surface of the pillow case;

wherein the second sleeve includes a hollow tubular resilient cushioned padding layer loosely positioned on an inner sleeve surface thereof; wherein the padding layer on the inner sleeve surface of the second sleeve is soft, and compressible

wherein said hollow tubular resilient cushioned padding layer defines a thickness of the inner sleeve surface that is between ½ inch and 1½ inches in thickness, said second sleeve totally enveloping said hollow resilient cushioned padding layer and said second sleeve being separated apart from said pillow-fill unit in said first sleeve;

wherein the inflatable air bladder includes a valve that operates in a first state to allow an input of pressurized air and in a second state to allow an exit of bladder-stored air;

wherein adding air to the inflatable air bladder, in the first state, increases a size of and pressure in the inflatable air bladder.

2. The support pillow of claim 1 , wherein the hollow tubular resilient cushioned padding layer is made of viscoelastic foam (VEF) material.

3. The support pillow of claim 1 , wherein the hollow tubular resilient cushioned padding layer on the inner sleeve surface of the second sleeve is formed with an elastomeric material.

4. The support pillow of claim 1 , wherein the hollow tubular resilient cushioned padding layer on the inner sleeve surface of the second sleeve is formed with the pillow fill material.

5. The support pillow of claim 1 , wherein the second sleeve is formed integrally at part of the pillow case.

6. The support pillow of claim 5 , wherein the second sleeve is pivotable about the first sleeve.

7. The support pillow of claim 1 , wherein the second sleeve is detachably connected to the first sleeve.

8. The support pillow of claim 1 wherein said pillow case and said neck support unit are rotatable about said pillow-fill unit whereby said neck support unit is rotationally positionable from a position along a bottom edge of said pillow-fill unit, to a heightened mid position along a median of said pillow-fill unit to enable heightened support under the lumbar low back or under the knees of the user.

9. The support pillow as in claim 1 wherein said pillow case has a distal side end and a proximal side end; said pillow case being opened at both said distal and said proximal side ends, so that larger, different sized pillows can be inserted, where the extra side length of a respective inserted pillow can extend out the opposite side of said pillow case from which it was inserted.

10. The support pillow as in claim 1 wherein the pillow-fill unit comprising pillow fill material is sewn into an integral pillow case.

11. A method of assembling a support pillow with a pillow case having an outer surface, and a first sleeve and a second sleeve covered by the outer surface, an inflatable air bladder and a pillow-fill unit for neck and skull treatment, comprising the steps of:

providing a pillow-fill unit with pillow-fill material;

wherein the second sleeve of the pillow case includes a hollow tubular resilient cushioned padding layer loosely positioned on an inner sleeve surface thereof;

wherein said hollow tubular resilient cushioned padding layer defines a thickness of the inner sleeve surface that is between ½ inch and 1½ inches in thickness, said second sleeve totally enveloping said hollow resilient cushioned padding layer and said second sleeve being separated apart from said pillow-fill unit in said first sleeve;

wherein the inflatable air bladder includes a valve that operates in a first state to allow an input of pressurized air and in a second state to allow an exit of bladder-stored air;

wherein adding air to the inflatable air bladder, in the first state, increases a size of and pressure in the inflatable air bladder;

providing a cervical neck support unit comprising the inflatable air bladder;

inserting said pillow-fill unit into the first sleeve of said pillow case for receiving the pillow-fill unit;

inserting said inflatable air bladder into the second sleeve for receiving the cervical neck support unit;

wherein the hollow tubular resilient cushioned padding layer loosely positioned on the inner sleeve surface of the second sleeve is soft, compressible, elastomeric and resilient;

inflating the inflatable air bladder with a squeeze ball operating a valve that operates in a first state and allowing an input of pressurized air to a desired first state of neck support;

wherein said pillow case and said cervical neck support unit are rotatable about said pillow-fill unit whereby said cervical neck support unit is rotationally positionable from a position along a bottom edge of said pillow-fill unit, to a heightened mid position along a median of said pillow-fill unit to enable heightened support under the lumbar low back or under the knees of the user;

providing a tube connection between the squeeze ball and the inflatable air bladder being a maximum of six inches in length;

storing the squeeze ball, valve and tube connection within the second sleeve during non-use; and,

releasing said valve of said inflatable air bladder upon completion of a session of neck support and allowing an exit of said pressurized air.