Beds – Support means for discrete portion of user – useable with bed... – For head or neck
Reexamination Certificate
1999-08-04
2001-05-15
Melius, Terry Lee (Department: 3628)
Beds
Support means for discrete portion of user, useable with bed...
For head or neck
C005S637000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06230348
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a pillow or neck rest for use to support a user's neck. In particular, the present invention provides a neck and head support that is designed to caress the neck in a comfortable manner without asphyxiating the individual or causing sweat or perspiration.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
There are hundreds of designs for pillows or neck rests primarily alleging a thearaputic or medical (recuperation) purposes. Most of these devices are cumbersome to use since they are designed to hold in place an injured neck. Another type of neck rest that has been used is inflatable. It can be difficult to use since it takes a lot out of a healthy person to inflate it and it is quite time consuming to deflate it. For this reason the inflatable neck rest is rather impractical since an older person would not be able to inflate it without feeling dizzy or out of breath and similarly go through the time consuming process of deflating it in order to store away.
These designs ignore the real need of people who would gladly use a neck rest support which is NOT awkward, bulky, unappealing, heavy and impractical at various occasions including while driving or riding in a car or flying in an airplane. Some of the prior art designs include U.S. Pat. No. 5,257,429; U.S. Pat. No. 5,220,700; U.S. Pat. No. 5,129,705; U.S. Pat. No. 5,778,469; U.S. Pat. No. 5,546,619; U.S. Pat. No. 5,457,832; U.S. Pat. No. 5,339, 472 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,261,134.
There is a need for a pillow or neck rest that is moisture—water-proof fabrication; retractability, cushiony; light weight—portability; easy to use; totally in sync with environmental and health issues; non-allergenic and provide neck support.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide neck and head support in a comfortable manner without asphyxiating the individual or causing sweat or perspiration.
It is a further object to provide a cushiony feeling to the neck and head in a comfortable and soothing manner without feeling yoked. Thus the elasticity and retractability property of the item is measurable.
It is a still further object to provide a neck rest that is water-moisture resistant/proof meaning that it does not absorb water or moisture thus making it unsavory and also turning into a sponge.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a light weight design, approximately 150-180 grams or 5.2-6.3 oz enabling the individual to easily carry it along without feeling burdened by its weight.
A still further object is to provide a design that is stable once the individual places it on his neck and does not impede head movements in any direction.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a non-allergenic construction to prevent skin rashes or other health care problems arising from its fabrication material nor does it present any environmental issue or concern.
The present invention is directed to a neck rest having a rear pillow portion of a generally tubular configuration. Two generally parallel laterally extending support sections extend at right angles from the front face at each end of pillow portion. The opposing inner surfaces of the support are curved to form a keyhole shaped space between the support sections sized to permit the neck rest to comfortable fit around a person's neck without feeling yoked. The top surfaces and bottom surfaces of said support sections are preferably flat with rounded edges to provide comfort to the user. The top surface of the pillow portion is higher than the top surfaces of the support sections and is curved to fit comfortable against the nape of the users neck.
The neck rest is moulded from a foamed material, preferably a self-skinning foamed material, which will form an impermeable skin on the exterior surface of the neck rest to provide a neck rest that is water-moisture resistant/proof . A flocking material applied to its exterior surfaces to provide a non-allergenic construction to prevent skin rashes or other health care problems arising from its fabrication material.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4345347 (1982-08-01), Kantor
patent: 5026315 (1991-06-01), Chap
patent: 5261134 (1993-11-01), Matthews
patent: 5661861 (1997-09-01), Matthews
patent: 6038720 (2000-03-01), Matthews et al.
Conley Fredrick
Melius Terry Lee
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