Adjustable ergonomic pillows
View Patent ↗A head pillow has an outer unit comprising two outer compartments with a common width and length, joined along a line in the length direction, each having an upper and a lower fabric wall and a closable opening providing access, and an inner unit with three separate compartments, joined side-by-side with a closable opening. Compartments are filled to a same or different thickness.
1. A head pillow, comprising:
an outer unit comprising two substantially planar and rectangular outer compartments with a common width and length, joined along a medial fold line in the length direction, each compartment having an upper and a lower fabric wall and a closable opening along a width edge providing access into a volume between the upper fabric wall of one of the outer compartments and the lower fabric wall of the other outer compartment; and
an inner unit comprising three separate rectangular inner compartments, joined side-by-side, each inner compartment having a closable opening along at least one edge, the three side-by-side compartments forming a rectangle of substantially the rectangular shape and size of one of the outer compartments of the outer unit;
wherein the three separate rectangular inner compartments of the inner unit are filled with a filler material to a same or different thickness for each of the three inner compartments, and the inner compartments are closed;
wherein the two outer compartments are filled to a same or a different thickness with a filler material, and closed; and
wherein the joined and filled inner compartments are placed on one of the outer compartments, and the other outer compartment is folded along the medial fold line over the joined inner compartments, and outer edges of the outer compartments are joined, enclosing the joined inner compartments, providing an ergonomic pillow.
2. The head pillow of claim 1 further comprising separate inner sub-compartments within each of the outer compartments, the separate inner sub-compartments fillable to same or different thickness.
3. The head pillow of claim 2 having three side-by-side sub-compartments within each of the outer compartments.
4. The head pillow of claim 1 wherein the filling of compartments is accomplished to thicknesses dictated by measurements of an individual, to support the individual's head and neck in a position natural to the individual.
5. The head pillow of claim 1 wherein filler material comprises one of or a blend of sheep's wool, cashmere, alpaca wool, silk, shredded foam rubber, and shredded imitation foam rubber.