Pillow curler case
View Patent ↗Disclosed herein, is a pillow curler case, also called a pillow cover having a specialty panel that is used in conjunction with a traditional pillow. When the pillow is placed in the cover, an indentation is formed allowing the user to place their head in the indented region of the pillow while having their neck and shoulders supported by the edges of the pillow. This indentation provides for greater comfort when lying on the pillow, in particular when wearing hair or head devices or where there is a desire for separation between a user's face and their pillow. Other applications will be apparent to those of skill in the art for uses of the final rolled pillow which is formed.
1. A pillow cover that accommodates a pillow for allowing a person's head with a headgear to rest therein, the pillow cover comprising:
a rectangular shaped pillow case having a front side, a rear side, and at least one circular opening formed on an end thereof, wherein length and width of the rectangular shaped pillow case are less than length and width of the pillow, respectively; and
a panel of quadrilateral shape attached to the front side of the rectangular shaped pillow case, wherein the width of the panel is less than the width of the rectangular shaped pillow case, and wherein the panel occupies about ⅓ to ¼ of total space of the rectangular shaped pillow case, and wherein, in a first configuration, when the pillow is not inserted in the pillow cover, the pillow cover is substantially flat, and in a second configuration, when the pillow is inserted into the pillow cover, edges of the panel buttress edges of the pillow that are present along the edges of the panel, thereby causing the edges of the pillow to bend outwardly, the pillow to curl, and the front side of the pillow case to form a concave surface in the form of an indentation that allows the person's head with the headgear to rest on the pillow.
2. The pillow cover of claim 1 , wherein the rear side of the pillow cover is made of at least one of satin, cotton, flannel, winceyette, nylon, velvet, polyester, and linen.
3. The pillow cover of claim 1 wherein the panel is made of at least one of satin, cotton, flannel, winceyette, nylon, velvet, polyester and linen.
4. The pillow cover of claim 1 , wherein the head gear comprises at least one of hair curlers and hair rollers.
5. The pillow cover of claim 1 further comprising means for closing the at least one circular opening, wherein the means to close the at least one circular opening comprises an elastomeric material.
6. The pillow cover of claim 1 , wherein the at least one circular opening includes a first and second circular openings at corresponding ends of the pillow cover.
7. The pillow cover of claim 1 , wherein the at least one circular opening for the panel includes an edging alongside a panel seam.
8. The pillow case of claim 7 , wherein the at least one circular opening is closed with one of a zipper, button, and a hook and loop fastener.