Pillowcase and travel pillow with eye-covering apparatus
View Patent ↗The present invention is generally related to pillowcases and travel pillows, and more particularly related to one or more embodiments of a pillow wherein the pillowcase (or the travel pillow itself) includes an attached and adjustable eye-covering apparatus for improving a user's sleep by blocking ambient light from reaching the user's eye while the user is utilizing the herein disclosed pillow.
1. A travel pillowcase, comprising:
a pillowcase body for enclosing a smaller travel-sized pillow, the pillowcase body including a first pillowcase body end and a second pillowcase body end, wherein the second pillowcase body end has a top side and a bottom side; and
an eye-covering band dimensioned for blocking ambient light from reaching a user's eyes, the eye-covering band including a length between a first eye-covering band end and a second eye-covering band end, enabling selective adjustment of the eye-covering band for comfort, wherein the first eye-covering band end is attached to the top side of the second pillowcase body end and the second eye-covering band end is attached to the bottom side of the second pillowcase body end, in juxtaposition with the first eye-covering band end.
2. The travel pillowcase as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first eye-covering band end is attached to the top side of the second pillowcase body end by stitching, and wherein the second eye-covering band end is attached to the bottom side of the second pillowcase body end by hook-and-loop fasteners.
3. The travel pillowcase as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first eye-covering band end is attached to the top side of the second pillowcase body end by stitching, and wherein the second eye-covering band end is attached to the bottom side of the second pillowcase body end by stitching.
4. The travel pillowcase as recited in claim 1 , wherein the eye-covering band is of sufficient length so as to allow the user freedom of movement during sleep.
5. The travel pillowcase as recited in claim 1 , wherein the eye-covering band is dimensioned to not block sound from reaching the user.
6. The travel pillowcase as recited in claim 1 , wherein the pillowcase body includes an additional layer of material creating a pouch for storage of the eye-covering band when not in use.
7. The pillowcase as recited in claim 1 , wherein the pillowcase body includes a pouch for storage of the eye-covering band when not in use.
8. A travel pillow, comprising:
a pillow including a first pillow end and a second pillow end, wherein the second pillow end has a top side and a bottom side; and
an eye-covering band dimensioned for blocking ambient light from reaching a user's eyes, the eye-covering band including a length between a first eye-covering band end and a second eye-covering band end, enabling selective adjustment of the eye-covering band for comfort, wherein the first eye-covering band end is attached to the top side of the second pillow end and the second eye-covering band end is attached to the bottom side of the second pillow end in juxtaposition with the first eye-covering band end.
9. The travel pillow as recited in claim 8 , wherein the pillow is filled with polyester cluster fiber fill material.
10. The travel pillow as recited in claim 8 , wherein the pillow includes an additional layer of material creating a pouch for storage of the eye-covering band when not in use.
11. The travel pillow as recited in claim 8 , wherein the pillow includes a pouch for storage of the eye-covering band when not in use.