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Granted Patent B2
US 9,167,924 · App. 14/324,368 · Granted Oct 27, 2015

Ergonomical pillow for head rest

Inventor: Fu-Chieng Chen (Kaohsiung, TW)
Assignee: Forsound Corp.
A47G9/109A47G2009/1018
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Patent No.
US 9,167,924
App. No.
14/324,368
Granted
Oct 27, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An ergonomical pillow for head rest, comprising: a pillow surface, a pillow, a shock absorbing and pressure relief cushion, the pillow surface and the pillow are made from soft buffer material, the pillow has at least one hollow pore, the shock absorbing and pressure relief cushion covers top of the hollow pore, the pillow surface covers top of the shock absorbing and pressure relief cushion. The pillow surface and shock absorbing and pressure relief cushion can settle into a groove, where the level of which is subject to user's weight, to provide appropriate support for a body type. The present invention provides excellent extent for coverage and user's head positioning such that the head and neck are settled in a proper position, and guides user to rest his/her shoulder near bottom edge of the pillow to avoid neck muscle spasm, and can offer equalized pressure relief.

Claims (24)

1. An ergonomic pillow for head rest, comprising:

a pillow comprising soft buffer material, and having a first hollow compartment, a left hollow compartment, and a right hollow compartment inside, with the left and right hollow compartments disposed on two opposite sides of the first hollow compartment, wherein the first hollow compartment extends away from a top surface of the pillow by a first depth, the left hollow compartment extends away from the top surface by a second depth, the right hollow compartment extends away from the top surface by a third depth, the first hollow compartment is disposed in an essential location configured to be in alignment with a user's head, and the first depth larger than the second and third depths;

a shock absorbing and pressure relief cushion being a sheet-like element and covering the pillow, wherein the shock absorbing and pressure relief cushion has a bottom surface connecting to the top surface of the pillow and covering the first, left and right hollow compartments, and the shock absorbing and pressure relief cushion further has a top surface opposite to the bottom surface and adapted to face the user's head; and

a covering layer covering the shock absorbing and pressure relief cushion;

wherein the pillow has a top layer material and a bottom layer material that are made from soft buffer material and overlap with each other, wherein the top layer material and the bottom layer material connect with each other, wherein the bottom layer material forms a first central compartment, wherein the top layer material forms a second central compartment in connection with the first central compartment so that the first and second central compartments jointly form the first hollow compartment, wherein the left hollow compartment and the right hollow compartment are formed in the top layer material on two opposite sides of the second central compartment.

2. The ergonomic pillow for head rest of claim 1 , wherein an edge of the pillow has an arc-like groove adaptable to a back of the user's head.

3. The ergonomic pillow for head rest of claim 1 , wherein the soft buffer material used for producing the pillow is selected from the group consisting of a foam, high density foam, and latex.

4. The ergonomic pillow for head rest of claim 1 , wherein the shock absorbing and pressure relief cushion is made from a material selected from the group consisting of gel and latex.

5. The ergonomic pillow for head rest of claim 1 , wherein the covering layer is made from a material selected from the group consisting of man-made leather, man-made fabric cloth, and natural fabric cloth.

6. The ergonomic pillow for head rest of claim 5 , wherein the man-made leather is made from a material selected from a group consisting of PVC man-made leather and PU man-made leather.

7. An ergonomic pillow for head rest, comprising:

a pillow surface, which is a sheet-like element made from a soft buffer material;

a pillow comprising soft buffer material, and having a first hollow compartment, a left hollow compartment, and a right hollow compartment inside, with the left and right hollow compartments disposed on two opposite sides of the first hollow compartment, wherein the first hollow compartment extends away from a top surface of the pillow by a first depth, the left hollow compartment extends away from the top surface by a second depth, the right hollow compartment extends away from the top surface by a third depth, the first hollow compartment is disposed in an essential location configured to be in alignment with a user's head, and the first depth is larger than the second and third depths;

a shock absorbing and pressure relief cushion being a sheet-like element and covering the pillow, wherein the shock absorbing and pressure relief cushion has a bottom surface connecting to the top surface of the pillow and covering the first, left and right hollow compartments, and the shock absorbing and pressure relief cushion further has a top surface opposite to the bottom surface and adapted to face the user's head; and

a covering layer covering the shock absorbing and pressure relief cushion;

wherein the pillow surface is arranged between the shock absorbing and pressure relief cushion and the covering layer;

wherein the pillow has a top layer material and a bottom layer material that are made from soft buffer material and overlap with each other, wherein the top layer material and the bottom layer material connect with each other, wherein the bottom layer material forms a first central compartment, wherein the top layer material forms a second central compartment in connection with the first central compartment so that the first and second central compartments jointly form the first hollow compartment, wherein the left hollow compartment and the right hollow compartment are formed in the top layer material on two opposite sides of the second central compartment.

8. An ergonomic pillow for head rest, comprising:

a pillow comprising soft buffer material, and having a first hollow compartment, a left hollow compartment, and a right hollow compartment inside, with the left and right hollow compartments disposed on two opposite sides of the first hollow compartment, wherein the first hollow compartment extends away from a top surface of the pillow by a first depth, the left hollow compartment extends away from the top surface by a second depth, the right hollow compartment extends away from the top surface by a third depth, the first hollow compartment is disposed in an essential location configured to be in alignment with a user's head, and the first depth is larger than the second and third depths;

a shock absorbing and pressure relief cushion being a sheet-like element and covering the pillow, wherein the shock absorbing and pressure relief cushion has a bottom surface connecting to the top surface of the pillow and covering the first, left and right hollow compartments, and the shock absorbing and pressure relief cushion further has a top surface opposite to the bottom surface and adapted to face the user's head

a support cushion being a sheet-like element made from a soft buffer material and is attached to a bottom of the pillow, wherein the bottom is opposite to the first surface of the pillow; and

a covering layer covering the shock absorbing and pressure relief cushion;

wherein the pillow has a top layer material and a bottom layer material that are made from soft buffer material and overlap with each other, wherein the top layer material and the bottom layer material connect with each other, wherein the bottom layer material forms a first central compartment, wherein the top layer material forms a second central compartment in connection with the first central compartment so that the first and second central compartments jointly form the first hollow compartment, wherein the left hollow compartment and the right hollow compartment are formed in the top layer material on two opposite sides of the second central compartment.

9. The ergonomic pillow for head rest of claim 8 further comprising a pillow surface being a sheet-like element made from a soft buffer material, wherein the pillow surface is arranged between the shock absorbing and pressure relief cushion and the covering layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2014
From: CHEN, FU-CHIENG
To: FORSOUND CORP.
Reel/Frame 033249/0310 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 13566419 · Aug 3, 2012
Related Publication 20140317852A1 · Oct 30, 2014