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Sleeping pillow with a depressionRelated Patent Categories: Beds, Support Means For Discrete Portion Of User, Useable With Bed Or Surgical Support, For Head Or Neck (e.g., Pillow)Sleeping pillow with a depression description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060016011, Sleeping pillow with a depression. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Technical Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention generally relates to sleeping pillows. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a sleeping pillow having a depression to facilitate comfortable, restful and therapeutic sleeping position for a person, while mitigating the production costs associated with specifically contoured pillows. [0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0004] Invariably, rest and sleep are among the body's numerous mechanisms to heal itself from the postural, physical and nervous assaults throughout the previous day. Conventional pillows, each comprising a pillow casing and fill material, are known in the art and they have not undergone many changes in the many years of pillow making. However, specifically contoured pillows have been deigned in recent years to improve the quality of rest and repair, thereby permitting an individual to wake up more relaxed, rested and ready to face another day. [0005] A variety of specifically contoured pillows are available on the market. These pillows are molded from materials, such as a variety of foam materials, designed to improve the body's position during sleep, thereby providing more restful and therapeutic sleep. A variety of pillows have been designed for use between a person's knees, providing spinal support to keep the lower spine in a neutral position. Furthermore, a variety of pillows have been designed for use below a person's head, providing upper back, neck and head support to keep the upper spine and neck in neural positions. The foregoing pillows provide for comfort and support, and may make a difference in alleviating and/or avoiding back pain, neck pain and getting a restful and therapeutic night's sleep. [0006] Regarding the contoured pillows designed specifically for use below a person's head to support the upper back, neck and head, there have been a number of different pillows produced, including concave pillows or doughnut-shaped pillows having a portion touching the neck that is high and a portion touching the head that is low. However, the foregoing specifically contoured pillows are expensive to manufacture as compared to conventional pillows. [0007] Notwithstanding the various improvements in the foregoing contoured sleeping pillows, there is a need in the art to provide a sleeping pillow with a depression to facilitate a comfortable, restful and therapeutic sleeping position for a person, while mitigating production costs associated with the specifically contoured pillows. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0008] According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a sleeping pillow to support the neck and head of a person, the sleeping pillow comprising: a pillow casing filled with a fill material, the pillow casing having a top surface and a bottom surface; and a depression at a predetermined position of one or more of the top surface and the bottom surface of the pillow casing, the depression formed securing the top surface and the bottom surface at a predetermined distance from one another. [0009] According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a sleeping pillow to support head and neck of a person, the sleeping pillow comprising: a pillow casing having a top surface and a bottom surface; and a gusset having an approximately elliptical figure eight shape located at a predetermined position in the interior of the pillow casing, the gusset securing the top surface and the bottom surface of the pillow casing along the length thereof, the gusset forming a first section and a second section in the interior of the pillow casing and a depression at a predetermined position of one or more of the top surface and the bottom surface at a predetermined distance from one another, wherein the first section and the second section are filled with different quantities of a fill material, different fill materials, or different quantities of different fill materials, respectively. [0010] According to a further embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a sleeping pillow to support head and neck of a person, the sleeping pillow comprising: a pillow casing having a top surface and a bottom surface; a depression at a predetermined position of one or more of the top surface and the bottom surface of the pillow casing, the depression formed securing the top surface and the bottom surface at a predetermined distance from one another; and a first section and a second section in the interior of the pillow casing filled with different quantities of a fill material, different fill materials, or different quantities of different fill materials, respectively [0011] According to a still further embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for making a sleeping pillow to support head and neck of a person, the method comprising: sewing a pillow casing, the pillow casing having a top surface and a bottom surface and at least one open side; securing the top surface and the bottom surface at a predetermined position of one or more of the top support surface and the bottom support surface, where the top surface is at a predetermined distance from the bottom surface; filling the pillow casing with a predetermined amount of fill material via the at least one open side; and closing the pillow casing along the at least one open side, wherein a depression at the predetermined position of the one or more of the top surface and the bottom surface is formed. [0012] According to yet a further embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for making a sleeping pillow to support head and neck of a person, the method comprising: sewing a pillow casing, the pillow casing having a top surface, a bottom surface and at least one open side; filling the pillow casing with a predetermined amount of fill material via the at least one open side; closing the pillow casing along the at least one open side; and compressing and securing the top surface and the bottom surface at a predetermined position of one or more of the top surface and the bottom surface and at a predetermined distance form one another, wherein a depression at the predetermined position of the one or more of the top surface and the bottom surface is formed. [0013] According to a still another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for making a sleeping pillow to support head and neck of a person, the method comprising: sewing a pillow casing, the pillow casing having a piece of fabric of an elliptical figure eight shape sewn therein at a predetermined position, a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least one open side, the piece of fabric forming a first section and a second section; filling the first section and the second section of the pillow casing with predetermined amounts of fill material via the at least one open side; and closing the pillow casing along the at least one open side. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0014] The features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to one skilled in the art, in view of the following detailed description in combination with the attached drawings, in which: [0015] FIG. 1 depicts an exemplary top perspective view of a sleeping pillow with a depression according to the present invention; [0016] FIG. 2 depicts an exemplary lateral cross-sectional view of the pillow depicted in FIG. 1 according to the present invention; [0017] FIG. 3 depicts an exemplary top perspective view of the unfilled pillow casing according to the present invention; [0018] FIG. 4 depicts an exemplary exploded lateral cross-sectional view of the stitching depicted in FIG. 3 that forms the depression depicted in FIGS. 1 and 2 according to the present invention; [0019] FIG. 5 depicts an exemplary lateral cross-sectional view of the pillow casing depicted in FIG. 3 being filled with fill material according to the present invention. [0020] FIG. 6 depicts an exemplary top perspective view of the unfilled pillow casing made according to the present invention; [0021] FIG. 7 depicts an exemplary lateral cross-sectional view of the pillow casing depicted in FIG. 6 being filled with fill material according to the present invention; Continue reading about Sleeping pillow with a depression... Full patent description for Sleeping pillow with a depression Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Sleeping pillow with a depression patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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