CA1200329A - Medical pillow - Google Patents
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Abstract
Medical pillow Abstract:
The work habits and lifestyles of the present day, with the stereotyped bent posture of the head, result in a shortening of the corresponding muscle parts. To achieve regeneration during sleep, a medical pillow is provided, and this has in the lower region a thickened portion for supporting the region of the cervical vertebrae, slight expansion of the shortened muscle groups being obtained.
The work habits and lifestyles of the present day, with the stereotyped bent posture of the head, result in a shortening of the corresponding muscle parts. To achieve regeneration during sleep, a medical pillow is provided, and this has in the lower region a thickened portion for supporting the region of the cervical vertebrae, slight expansion of the shortened muscle groups being obtained.
Description
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Medical p;llow The invention relates to a medical pillow for regenerat;ng the sp;nal column ;n the reg;on of the cer Vi C3 l vertebrae.
Work habits and lifestyles of the present day ;nvolve keep;ng the head and shoulders in a bent posture for long periods of t;me~ Th;s appl;es, for example, to all desk jobs and also to pupils, since the hor;zontal working surface forces the person concerned to adop~ an ;ntens;f;ed bent posture. Activ;t;es on the assembly l;ne and in modern standing kitchens also necessarily result in relatively pronounced bending of the head, the bend usually occurring between the second and third cer~
v;cal vertebrae. Bending of the lower cerv;cal spinal column arises mostly ;n counter occupat;onsf in work at data d;splay un;ts and the l;ke~ F;nally~ the present-day ;ncreased manual act;v;ty ;n all occupat;onal groups makes it necessary to draw the shoulders forward, for example even for dr;v;ng an au~omob;le. These stereo~
typed bend;ng pos;t;ons lead to shorten;ng of correspond-ing muscles, espec;ally the head flexor muscles and the large chest muscle.
The object on which the ;nvent;on ;s based ;s to prov;de a medical p;llow wh;ch allows the reg;on oF the .
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cervical vertebrae to be regenexated during sleepO
This object is achieved, according to the invention, due to the fact that the pillow has, in the lower part, especi-ally at a distance from the bo~tom edge of the pillow, a larger thickness dimension than over the remaining pillow area.
The thickened region of the pillow ensures support especially for the upper and lower cervical spinal column/
whilst the shoulders are supported by the bo~tom edge region of the pillow. This results in a slight expansion of the short-10 ened muscle groups, so that the desired regeneration becomes possible during sleep.
Advantageous forms of the invention are indicatedin the following description and in the sub-claims.
Exemplary embodimen-ts oE the invention are ex-plained in more detail below with reference to the drawing in which:
Figure 1 is a top plan view of a first embodiment of a pillow constructed in accordance with principles of the present invention; and Figure 2 is a left side elevational view thereofO
Figure 3 is a top plan view of a second embodi-ment of a pillow constructed in accordance with principles oE
the present invention; and Figure 4 is a leEt side elevational view thereof~
Fi~ure 5 is a top plan view of a third embodiment of a pillow constructed in accordance with principles of the present invention; and .i .
¢3 Figure 6 is a left side elevational view thereof.
In Figure 1, 1 denotes a rectangula.r pillow which has, at a short distance from the bottom edge, a thlckened portion 2 which extends over the width of the pillow 1. In the embodiment according to Figure 1, the thickened portion is separated from the stuffing of the pillow 1 by ~uilting seams 3, the portion 2 having more stuffing.
-2a-3~f~3 In the embodiment accord;ng to F;gure 2, there ;s a rectangular basic pillow 4 on which is sewn ;n the lower region a strip-shaped additional pillo~ 5 which forms the th;ckened reg;on and wh;ch extends over the width of the basic pillow 4. This additional pillow 5 is preferably fastened to the basic pillow 4 in the lower region on the s;des only, so that ;t cannot be displaced towards either of the two sides, but can indeed be d;splaced to some extent upwards and downwards~ Th;s makes it poss;ble to adjust the pillow to the individual head position. There can be for this purpose a quilting seam 6 which (as rep~
resented by broken lines in Figure 2) extends round the lower corners of the add;t;onal pillow 5.
The quilting seam for fasten;ng the additional piLlow ;s preferably des;gned as a loose qu;lt;ng seam~ so that adjustment of the pillow by displacing the add;tional pillow S in relation to the bas;c pillow 4 is assistedn The basic pillow has preferred dimensions of 40 to 80 cm he;ght and 60 to 80 cm width, whilst the additional p;llow, w;th a width of 60 to 80 cm, has a height dimen-sion of approximately 10 to 20 cm. The add;tional pil low 5 or the appropriatel.y thickened portion 2 accord-ing to Figure 1 is arranged on the pillow in such a way that the bottom edge of the additional pillow or of the thickened region is preferably at a distance of approxi-mateLy S cm from the bottom edge of the pillow.
The basic and add;t;onal p;llows or the thickened portion can have the same stuffing and even different 3~3 stuffings~ for example a stuffing consisting of feathers, synthe~ic material or a mixture of these.
The add;tional p;llow 5 appropriately has the same amount of stuff;ng as the bas;c pillow 4, so that twice as much stuffing or twice the total thickness of the pillow is obtained in the thickened port10n as over the remaining pillow area~
During sleep~ the region of the cerv;cal vertebrae rests on the thickened portion 2 or the additional pillow 5, especially the upper and lower cervical spinal column being supported, whilst the shoulders are supported by the bottom, approximately 5 cm h;gh edge port;on of the basic p;llow. Th;s results ;n a slight expansion of the shortened muscle groups, wh;lst excess;ve expansion which would lead to pa;nful stresses is avoided~ S;nce bending and the drawing-forward of the shoulders occur to vary;ng degrees ;n ;nd;v;dual cases, the medical p;llow described can be used in add;t;on to the hitherto customary p;llow, the th;ckness of wh;ch must be lessened correspond;ngly by reduc;ng the stuff;ng.
The width of the p;llow ;s such that it allows the head to turn comfortably towards each s;de, but it is no~
so w;de that the arm lying above the head in a side pos;-t;on still rests on the p;llow. Th;s would lead to exces-s;ve expans;on of the large chest muscle. The width of the p;llow ;s therefore preferably ~0 cm.
The height d;mens;on of the p;llow ;s such that the head~ cervical spinal column and upper shoulder ,r ~
musculature, bu~ not the shoulder itself, are supported.
The squama occipitalis should rest approximately in the center of the pillow. S;nce the p;llow stuff;ng ;s inten-ded ~o give support ;n specific h~;ght portions~ the ind;-vidual portions need be displaced only a little in this direction. The distance between the shoulder and the occiput is approximately 15 cm. When the occlput is to rest in the center of pillow~ the minimum height is there-fore around 30 cm. However, since the head should main-tain a min;mum bent pos;t;on which differs in ind;vidual cases, a displacement zone of approximately 10 cm is added for this purpose. Th;s consequently results in the height dimension of 40 cm ment;oned previously~
As regards the thickness dimension, in view of the S-shaped curvature of the occipu~ and the cervical and thoracic sp;nal column and the varying forms pronounced in indiv;dual cases, the stuffing is designed so that it sup-ports the individual stages suffic;ently, but allows small ind;vidual displacements. This is based on an upr;ght free standing position of the bodyA In this position~ the squama occipitalis is at a distance of 1 cm, the cervi-cal sp;nal column a max;mum of 3 cm and the top 5 cm of the thorac;c sp;nal column aga;n approximately 1 cm from the rear body perpend;cular. Correspondingly, the pillow stuff;ng is designed so that the weight of the head com-presses the stuffing ;n the center of the pillow to a thickness of approximately 1 cmO Since the weight of ~he approximately 10 cm long cervical spinal column 3~3 (perpendicular) is lower it is sufficient if there is only twice as much stuffing in this region.
The distance between the upper shoulder and the seventh cerv;cal Yer~ebra ;s approx;mately S cm. Corres~
pondingly, the thickened portion 2 or the additional pil-low S is located at a distance of approximately 5 cm from the bottom edge of the basic pillow and forms a port;on of 10 cm (perpendicular) with double ~he stuffing for sup-porting the cervical spinal column. The remaining height port;on of the bas;c p;llow of 25 cm ~perpend;cular) has the basic stuff;ng.
In the preferred embodi~ent of a basic pillo~l of 60 x 40 cm and an add;tional pillow fo 60 x 10 cm at a distancs of 5 cm from the bottom edge of the basic pillo~, the additional pillow S is sewn to the basic p;llow at least in portions alo~ the bottom edge, so as to allow displacement zones in the occipital region. This results ;n ;nd;v;dual adjustment both to the different curvatures and the bending angle between the occ;put and the cerv;cal spinal column, together w;th the positional center of gravity of the occ;put somewhat below the center of the pillow. In a position resting on the back, the bottom S cm h;gh edge portion of the basic pil-low supports the upper shoulder muscles, but not the shoulders themselves. In a position rest;ng on the side~
this lower portion is pushed upwards by ~he shoulder mov-ing higher and thus helps to support the head which is higher in a side position and will therefore rest on the 3~
double-padded portion.
To make th;s poss;ble eYen more effectively, in the embodiment according to Figure 3 the sewn-on add;ti-tionaL pillow 5 or an appropriately th;ckened portion according to the embodiment of F;gure 1 is w;dened upwards towards both sides from a height d;mens;on of approxl-mately 10 cm in the center to approximately 15 cm, and the edge 7 in the form of a wavy line, which is formed as a result, approximately follows the imprint of the borderline of the hair, as shown ;n Figure 3. In this embodiment also, the bottom edge of the addit;onal pillow 5 extends approximately parallel to the bottom edge of the basic pillow 4, since the correction is made in this region by the shouldersn Figure 4 shows a modified embodiment in which the basic pillow 4 has a heigh~ dimension of approximately 35 cm w;th a w;dth of 60 cm, whilst the additional pillow 5 has a height of approximately 15 cm with a width of 60 cm and is sewn on the lower portion of the bas;c pillow 4 so as to overlap in such a way that an edge portion of the add;tional p;llow 5 with a height of approximately 5 cm is exposed, whilst the remaining 10 cm of the additional pil-low 5 forms the thickened portion together with the bottom 10 cm h;~h edge portion of the basic p;llow 4. Because of this design, the additional pillow can be made easier to produce~ since it has a larger height dimension. In th;s design, the additional pillow 5 is sewn on the basic p;l-low 4 at ~he side edges and at least partially along the bottom edge of the latter~
To make height adjustment easier, the quilting seam located at a d;stance of approximately 5 cm from the bottom edge of the pillow is designed as a loose quilting seam.
In the embodiment accord;ng ~o Figure 5, there are two quilting seams 8 which run approximately parallel to the side edges and which extend in the thickened portion or on the additional pilLow S at a distance of approx;-mately 15 cm from the side edge~ so that an approximately 30 cm wide portion is obtained in the center. Xn this design, the lateral displacement of the stuffing is res-tricted and the p;llow shape is stab;l;zed thereby. In th;s embodiment also, the additional pilLow designed in this way is preferably sewn on the basic pillow at the bottom only, The seam~ by means of whtch the additional pillow 5 is fastèned to the bottom of the basic pillow 4, prefer~
ably extends through the bas;c pillc,w, so that the basic pillow is sub-divided into a 5 cm high portion at the bot~
tom and a 35 cm high port;on at the top 9 ~8 8hown in Fig.6.
As a result of the pillow design according to the invention, on the one hand the cervical spinal column is supported, but on the other hand, because of the upper dis-placement zone in the region of the exposed top edge of the addit;onal pillow, it beco~es poss;ble to ensure an offset head support and adjustment to an indiv;dual radius of curvat~re and bending angle of the occiput. A lower guideline for the prom;nent seventh cervical vertebra is provided for the pos;tion resting on the side. This guide likew;se makes ;t more favorable for the head to move higher, a lower dispLacement zone being provided by the bottom 5 cm high edge portion of the basic pillow~
~ arious modificat;ons of the design according to the invention are possible. Thus~ the bottom edge port;on of the basic pillow can be thickened over a he;ght dimen-sion of approximately 15 cm, this thickened portion termi-nat;ng flat towards the bottom edge of the pillow or being provided with less stuffing~
A mixture of 70% polyester and 30X new sheep's wool is preferably prov;ded as a stuffing for the basic and addit;onal pillows.
The thickness dimension of the pillow can be, for example, 15 to 20 cm, and the portion provided for sup-porting the region of the cervical vertebrae ;s addition-ally 5 to 10 cm th;ck.
In the embodiment according to Figure 5, the middle portion between the two qu;lt;ng seams 8 of the additional pillow or of an appropriately designed portion is made movable relative to the basic pillow, so that dis-placement zones for the correct support of the head are obtained. It may be expedient to provide the three por~
tions of the thickened portion~ which emerge in the embodiment according to F;gure 5, with d;fferent stuffings, in wh;ch case the stuff;ng the two outer port;ons is the same.
Medical p;llow The invention relates to a medical pillow for regenerat;ng the sp;nal column ;n the reg;on of the cer Vi C3 l vertebrae.
Work habits and lifestyles of the present day ;nvolve keep;ng the head and shoulders in a bent posture for long periods of t;me~ Th;s appl;es, for example, to all desk jobs and also to pupils, since the hor;zontal working surface forces the person concerned to adop~ an ;ntens;f;ed bent posture. Activ;t;es on the assembly l;ne and in modern standing kitchens also necessarily result in relatively pronounced bending of the head, the bend usually occurring between the second and third cer~
v;cal vertebrae. Bending of the lower cerv;cal spinal column arises mostly ;n counter occupat;onsf in work at data d;splay un;ts and the l;ke~ F;nally~ the present-day ;ncreased manual act;v;ty ;n all occupat;onal groups makes it necessary to draw the shoulders forward, for example even for dr;v;ng an au~omob;le. These stereo~
typed bend;ng pos;t;ons lead to shorten;ng of correspond-ing muscles, espec;ally the head flexor muscles and the large chest muscle.
The object on which the ;nvent;on ;s based ;s to prov;de a medical p;llow wh;ch allows the reg;on oF the .
~..
cervical vertebrae to be regenexated during sleepO
This object is achieved, according to the invention, due to the fact that the pillow has, in the lower part, especi-ally at a distance from the bo~tom edge of the pillow, a larger thickness dimension than over the remaining pillow area.
The thickened region of the pillow ensures support especially for the upper and lower cervical spinal column/
whilst the shoulders are supported by the bo~tom edge region of the pillow. This results in a slight expansion of the short-10 ened muscle groups, so that the desired regeneration becomes possible during sleep.
Advantageous forms of the invention are indicatedin the following description and in the sub-claims.
Exemplary embodimen-ts oE the invention are ex-plained in more detail below with reference to the drawing in which:
Figure 1 is a top plan view of a first embodiment of a pillow constructed in accordance with principles of the present invention; and Figure 2 is a left side elevational view thereofO
Figure 3 is a top plan view of a second embodi-ment of a pillow constructed in accordance with principles oE
the present invention; and Figure 4 is a leEt side elevational view thereof~
Fi~ure 5 is a top plan view of a third embodiment of a pillow constructed in accordance with principles of the present invention; and .i .
¢3 Figure 6 is a left side elevational view thereof.
In Figure 1, 1 denotes a rectangula.r pillow which has, at a short distance from the bottom edge, a thlckened portion 2 which extends over the width of the pillow 1. In the embodiment according to Figure 1, the thickened portion is separated from the stuffing of the pillow 1 by ~uilting seams 3, the portion 2 having more stuffing.
-2a-3~f~3 In the embodiment accord;ng to F;gure 2, there ;s a rectangular basic pillow 4 on which is sewn ;n the lower region a strip-shaped additional pillo~ 5 which forms the th;ckened reg;on and wh;ch extends over the width of the basic pillow 4. This additional pillow 5 is preferably fastened to the basic pillow 4 in the lower region on the s;des only, so that ;t cannot be displaced towards either of the two sides, but can indeed be d;splaced to some extent upwards and downwards~ Th;s makes it poss;ble to adjust the pillow to the individual head position. There can be for this purpose a quilting seam 6 which (as rep~
resented by broken lines in Figure 2) extends round the lower corners of the add;t;onal pillow 5.
The quilting seam for fasten;ng the additional piLlow ;s preferably des;gned as a loose qu;lt;ng seam~ so that adjustment of the pillow by displacing the add;tional pillow S in relation to the bas;c pillow 4 is assistedn The basic pillow has preferred dimensions of 40 to 80 cm he;ght and 60 to 80 cm width, whilst the additional p;llow, w;th a width of 60 to 80 cm, has a height dimen-sion of approximately 10 to 20 cm. The add;tional pil low 5 or the appropriatel.y thickened portion 2 accord-ing to Figure 1 is arranged on the pillow in such a way that the bottom edge of the additional pillow or of the thickened region is preferably at a distance of approxi-mateLy S cm from the bottom edge of the pillow.
The basic and add;t;onal p;llows or the thickened portion can have the same stuffing and even different 3~3 stuffings~ for example a stuffing consisting of feathers, synthe~ic material or a mixture of these.
The add;tional p;llow 5 appropriately has the same amount of stuff;ng as the bas;c pillow 4, so that twice as much stuffing or twice the total thickness of the pillow is obtained in the thickened port10n as over the remaining pillow area~
During sleep~ the region of the cerv;cal vertebrae rests on the thickened portion 2 or the additional pillow 5, especially the upper and lower cervical spinal column being supported, whilst the shoulders are supported by the bottom, approximately 5 cm h;gh edge port;on of the basic p;llow. Th;s results ;n a slight expansion of the shortened muscle groups, wh;lst excess;ve expansion which would lead to pa;nful stresses is avoided~ S;nce bending and the drawing-forward of the shoulders occur to vary;ng degrees ;n ;nd;v;dual cases, the medical p;llow described can be used in add;t;on to the hitherto customary p;llow, the th;ckness of wh;ch must be lessened correspond;ngly by reduc;ng the stuff;ng.
The width of the p;llow ;s such that it allows the head to turn comfortably towards each s;de, but it is no~
so w;de that the arm lying above the head in a side pos;-t;on still rests on the p;llow. Th;s would lead to exces-s;ve expans;on of the large chest muscle. The width of the p;llow ;s therefore preferably ~0 cm.
The height d;mens;on of the p;llow ;s such that the head~ cervical spinal column and upper shoulder ,r ~
musculature, bu~ not the shoulder itself, are supported.
The squama occipitalis should rest approximately in the center of the pillow. S;nce the p;llow stuff;ng ;s inten-ded ~o give support ;n specific h~;ght portions~ the ind;-vidual portions need be displaced only a little in this direction. The distance between the shoulder and the occiput is approximately 15 cm. When the occlput is to rest in the center of pillow~ the minimum height is there-fore around 30 cm. However, since the head should main-tain a min;mum bent pos;t;on which differs in ind;vidual cases, a displacement zone of approximately 10 cm is added for this purpose. Th;s consequently results in the height dimension of 40 cm ment;oned previously~
As regards the thickness dimension, in view of the S-shaped curvature of the occipu~ and the cervical and thoracic sp;nal column and the varying forms pronounced in indiv;dual cases, the stuffing is designed so that it sup-ports the individual stages suffic;ently, but allows small ind;vidual displacements. This is based on an upr;ght free standing position of the bodyA In this position~ the squama occipitalis is at a distance of 1 cm, the cervi-cal sp;nal column a max;mum of 3 cm and the top 5 cm of the thorac;c sp;nal column aga;n approximately 1 cm from the rear body perpend;cular. Correspondingly, the pillow stuff;ng is designed so that the weight of the head com-presses the stuffing ;n the center of the pillow to a thickness of approximately 1 cmO Since the weight of ~he approximately 10 cm long cervical spinal column 3~3 (perpendicular) is lower it is sufficient if there is only twice as much stuffing in this region.
The distance between the upper shoulder and the seventh cerv;cal Yer~ebra ;s approx;mately S cm. Corres~
pondingly, the thickened portion 2 or the additional pil-low S is located at a distance of approximately 5 cm from the bottom edge of the basic pillow and forms a port;on of 10 cm (perpendicular) with double ~he stuffing for sup-porting the cervical spinal column. The remaining height port;on of the bas;c p;llow of 25 cm ~perpend;cular) has the basic stuff;ng.
In the preferred embodi~ent of a basic pillo~l of 60 x 40 cm and an add;tional pillow fo 60 x 10 cm at a distancs of 5 cm from the bottom edge of the basic pillo~, the additional pillow S is sewn to the basic p;llow at least in portions alo~ the bottom edge, so as to allow displacement zones in the occipital region. This results ;n ;nd;v;dual adjustment both to the different curvatures and the bending angle between the occ;put and the cerv;cal spinal column, together w;th the positional center of gravity of the occ;put somewhat below the center of the pillow. In a position resting on the back, the bottom S cm h;gh edge portion of the basic pil-low supports the upper shoulder muscles, but not the shoulders themselves. In a position rest;ng on the side~
this lower portion is pushed upwards by ~he shoulder mov-ing higher and thus helps to support the head which is higher in a side position and will therefore rest on the 3~
double-padded portion.
To make th;s poss;ble eYen more effectively, in the embodiment according to Figure 3 the sewn-on add;ti-tionaL pillow 5 or an appropriately th;ckened portion according to the embodiment of F;gure 1 is w;dened upwards towards both sides from a height d;mens;on of approxl-mately 10 cm in the center to approximately 15 cm, and the edge 7 in the form of a wavy line, which is formed as a result, approximately follows the imprint of the borderline of the hair, as shown ;n Figure 3. In this embodiment also, the bottom edge of the addit;onal pillow 5 extends approximately parallel to the bottom edge of the basic pillow 4, since the correction is made in this region by the shouldersn Figure 4 shows a modified embodiment in which the basic pillow 4 has a heigh~ dimension of approximately 35 cm w;th a w;dth of 60 cm, whilst the additional pillow 5 has a height of approximately 15 cm with a width of 60 cm and is sewn on the lower portion of the bas;c pillow 4 so as to overlap in such a way that an edge portion of the add;tional p;llow 5 with a height of approximately 5 cm is exposed, whilst the remaining 10 cm of the additional pil-low 5 forms the thickened portion together with the bottom 10 cm h;~h edge portion of the basic p;llow 4. Because of this design, the additional pillow can be made easier to produce~ since it has a larger height dimension. In th;s design, the additional pillow 5 is sewn on the basic p;l-low 4 at ~he side edges and at least partially along the bottom edge of the latter~
To make height adjustment easier, the quilting seam located at a d;stance of approximately 5 cm from the bottom edge of the pillow is designed as a loose quilting seam.
In the embodiment accord;ng ~o Figure 5, there are two quilting seams 8 which run approximately parallel to the side edges and which extend in the thickened portion or on the additional pilLow S at a distance of approx;-mately 15 cm from the side edge~ so that an approximately 30 cm wide portion is obtained in the center. Xn this design, the lateral displacement of the stuffing is res-tricted and the p;llow shape is stab;l;zed thereby. In th;s embodiment also, the additional pilLow designed in this way is preferably sewn on the basic pillow at the bottom only, The seam~ by means of whtch the additional pillow 5 is fastèned to the bottom of the basic pillow 4, prefer~
ably extends through the bas;c pillc,w, so that the basic pillow is sub-divided into a 5 cm high portion at the bot~
tom and a 35 cm high port;on at the top 9 ~8 8hown in Fig.6.
As a result of the pillow design according to the invention, on the one hand the cervical spinal column is supported, but on the other hand, because of the upper dis-placement zone in the region of the exposed top edge of the addit;onal pillow, it beco~es poss;ble to ensure an offset head support and adjustment to an indiv;dual radius of curvat~re and bending angle of the occiput. A lower guideline for the prom;nent seventh cervical vertebra is provided for the pos;tion resting on the side. This guide likew;se makes ;t more favorable for the head to move higher, a lower dispLacement zone being provided by the bottom 5 cm high edge portion of the basic pillow~
~ arious modificat;ons of the design according to the invention are possible. Thus~ the bottom edge port;on of the basic pillow can be thickened over a he;ght dimen-sion of approximately 15 cm, this thickened portion termi-nat;ng flat towards the bottom edge of the pillow or being provided with less stuffing~
A mixture of 70% polyester and 30X new sheep's wool is preferably prov;ded as a stuffing for the basic and addit;onal pillows.
The thickness dimension of the pillow can be, for example, 15 to 20 cm, and the portion provided for sup-porting the region of the cervical vertebrae ;s addition-ally 5 to 10 cm th;ck.
In the embodiment according to Figure 5, the middle portion between the two qu;lt;ng seams 8 of the additional pillow or of an appropriately designed portion is made movable relative to the basic pillow, so that dis-placement zones for the correct support of the head are obtained. It may be expedient to provide the three por~
tions of the thickened portion~ which emerge in the embodiment according to F;gure 5, with d;fferent stuffings, in wh;ch case the stuff;ng the two outer port;ons is the same.
Claims (11)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. An orthopedic pillow, comprising a generally rec-tangular main pillow portion having a stuffing with generally uniform thickness, this main pillow portion being bounded by an upper edge, a lower edge, and left and right side edges; and an additional pillow portion having a stuffing with generally uniform thickness, this additional pillow portion being bounded by an upper edge, a lower edge, and left and right edges; said additional pillow portion being substantially shorter in the direction extending between the upper and lower edges thereof than is said main pillow; means operatively connecting said additional pillow portion to said main pillow portion so that said left edge of said additional pillow portion at least generally coincides with said left edge of said main pillow portion throughout at least part of the extent of each, said right edge of said additional pillow portion at least generally coincides with said right edge of said main pillow portion throughout at least part of the extent of each, said upper edge of said additional pillow portion is located substantially down said main pillow portion from said upper edge of said main pillow portion; and said additional pillow portion, in a region extending substantially fully across the width thereof and throughout at least part of the height thereof in the direction extending between the upper and lower edges thereof is juxta-posed with said main pillow portion in such a manner as to provide a total pillow thickness throughout said region that is sub-stantially greater than said generally uniform thickness of said main pillow portion; said operatively connecting means comprising sewn seaming and said operatively connecting means leaves said additional pillow portion free of connection to said main pillow portion above the lower edge of said addition-al pillow portion, at least throughout a medial portion of said region having a substantial width; said means operatively con-necting said additional pillow portion to said main pillow portion additionally leaving said lower edge of said additional pillow portion located up said main pillow portion from said lower edge of said main pillow portion; said main pillow portion and said additional pillow portion being constituted by respect-ive separate pillows, with the latter being superimposed upon the former; and said additional pillow portion including left and right quilting seams applied through the thickness thereof extending approximately parallel to said left and right side edges thereof intermediate the width thereof bounding respective margins of said medial portion.
2. A pillow as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pillow has a width dimension of approximately 60 to 80 cm and a height dimension of approximately 40 to 80 cm, the thickened portion having a width dimension of 60 to 80 cm and a height dimension of approximately 10 to 20 cm and being arranged with its bottom edge at a distance of approximately 5 cm from the bottom edge of the pillow.
3. A pillow according to claim 2, characterized in that an additional pillow is fastened to the bottom of the basic pillow by means of a seam extending through the basic pillow and sub-dividing said basic pillow in two portions.
4. A pillow as defined in claim 1, or 2, or 3, wherein the thickened portion is widened on both sides.
5. A pillow as defined in claim 1, or 2, or 3, wherein the thickened portion has at least two quilting seams extending approximately parallel to the side edges.
6. A pillow as defined in claim 1, or 2, or 3, wherein the thickened portion is formed by an additional pillow which is sewn on a basic pillow.
7. A pillow as defined in claim 1, or 2, or 3, wherein the additional pillow is movable in the central region in relation to the basic pillow.
8. An orthopedic pillow, comprising a generally rectangular main pillow portion having a stuffing with generally uniform thick-ness, this main pillow portion being bounded by an upper edge, a lower edge, and left and right side edges; and an additional pillow portion having a stuffing with generally uniform thickness, this additional pillow portion being bounded by an upper edge, a lower edge, and left and right edges; said additional pillow portion being substantially shorter in the direction extending between the upper and lower edges thereof than is said main pillow; means operatively connecting said additional pillow portion to said main pillow portion so that said left edge of said additional pillow portion at least generally coincides with said left edge of said main pillow portion throughout at least part of the extent of each, said right edge of said additional pillow portion at least generally coincides with said right edge of said main pillow port-ion throughout at least part of the extent of each, said upper edge of said additional pillow portion is located substantially down said main pillow portion from said upper edge of said main pillow portion; and said additional pillow portion, in a region extending substantially fully across the width thereof and through-out at least part of the height thereof in the direction extending between the upper and lower edges thereof is juxtaposed with said main pillow portion in such a manner as to provide a total pillow thickness throughout said region that is substantially greater than said generally uniform thickness of said main pillow portion.
9. The orthopedic pillow of claim 8, wherein said opera-tively connecting means comprises sewn seaming and said operatively connecting means leaves said additional pillow portion free of connection to said main pillow portion above the lower edge of said additional pillow portion, at least throughout a medial por-tion of said region having a substantial width.
10. The orthopedic pillow of claim 9, wherein said means operatively connecting said additional pillow portion to said main pillow portion additionally leaves said lower edge of said addit-ional pillow portion located up said main pillow portion from said lower edge of said main pillow portion.
11. The orthopedic pillow of claim 9, wherein said main pillow portion and said additional pillow portion are constituted by respective separate pillows, with the latter being superimposed upon the former.
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