Granted Patent B2

US 12,433,433 · App. 18/369,062 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Inventor: Riley Jaye (San Diego, CA)

A47G9/10

Abstract

Claims (11)

1. A method of using a weighted body pillow, comprising:

providing the weighted body pillow comprising a pillow casing; a weighted core within the pillow casing, the weighted core including a plurality of pockets arranged in a grid and extending predominantly laterally from an end of one side to an opposite end of an opposite side of the pillow casing, the pockets being arranged in direct contact with adjacent lateral pockets;

ensuring spinal alignment by the weighted body pillow being cradled between a user's arms and legs while the user is laying on the user's side.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the weighted core includes a filler from at least one of glass beads, sand, rubber pellets, and plastic pellets.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of pockets having a filler.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the pillow casing includes a center and the weighted core includes a plurality of pockets and a periphery sewn to the pillow casing so that the plurality of pockets extend continuously in the center of the pillow casing, forming two halves on opposite exterior sides of the weighted core.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the two halves are stuffed with a filling.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the filling is at least one of down, polyester, feathers, and memory foam.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the weighted core and the filling are encapsulated by the pillow casing.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the weighted body pillow weighs 6-16 lbs.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the weighted body pillow has a length of 3-6 ft. and a width of 1-3 ft.

Continuity (2)

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