IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,675,214
Granted Patent B2
US 9,675,214 · App. 15/059,014 · Granted Jun 13, 2017

Oversized bath pillow

Inventor: Celtie Leigh Johnson (Prairie Village, KS)
A47K3/125A47G9/10A47G2009/1018
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,675,214
App. No.
15/059,014
Granted
Jun 13, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bathtub pillow for reducing a volume of water necessary for filling a bathtub and for providing support and comfort to a user's back, shoulders, neck, and head may include an outer shell defining an interior of the pillow, the outer shell having a front side, a backside, a left side, a right side, a top surface, and a bottom surface; a conformable filler filling the interior of the pillow; and a fastener attached to a surface of the pillow, the fastener being configured to removably attach to a surface of the bathtub. The pillow may be shaped to provide support to a user's back, shoulders, neck, and head. For example, the pillow may be vase shaped.

Claims (16)

1. A bathtub pillow for reducing a volume of water necessary for filling a bathtub and for providing support and comfort to a user's back, shoulders, neck, and head, the pillow comprising:

an outer shell defining an interior of the pillow, the outer shell comprising a front side, a backside, a left side, a right side, a top surface, and a bottom surface;

a conformable filler filling the interior of the pillow;

a suction cup attached to the bottom surface of the pillow, the suction cup being configured to removably attach to a surface of the bathtub;

a release rope attached to a loop on the suction cup;

a release handle positioned on an end of the release rope distal from the suction cup; and

a retaining strap on the backside of the pillow, the retaining strap configured to hold the release rope and the release handle adjacent to the backside of the pillow,

wherein:

the pillow has a shape configured to provide support to a user's back, shoulders, neck, and head; and

when the release handle is pulled by a user, the suction cup unattaches from the surface of the bathtub.

2. The bathtub pillow of claim 1 , further comprising a first lift handle attached to the left side and a second lift handle attached to the right side.

3. The bathtub pillow of claim 1 , further comprising a drying strap attached to the backside.

4. The bathtub pillow of claim 1 , wherein the pillow has a vase-like shape such that a bottom portion of the pillow curves outward and an upper portion of the pillow narrows.

5. The bathtub pillow of claim 1 , wherein the conformable filler is a shredded foam.

6. The bathtub pillow of claim 1 , further comprising a cover configured to envelope the pillow.

7. The bathtub pillow of claim 1 , wherein the bathtub pillow consumes about 4 cubic feet of a bathtub when placed in the bathtub.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62141151 · Mar 31, 2015
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