Patent Application
20230404266
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The disclosure relates to wearable pillows and more particularly pertains to a new wearable pillow for covering the head fashionably while providing a cushion for comfortably supporting a user's head.
The prior art relates to wearable pillows which comprise bulky or otherwise obtrusive components which many potential users find undesirable both for reasons of stylishness and portability. The prior art discloses devices which support a user's head, block a light from striking the user's eyes, and muffle sound that would otherwise disturb the user. But these devices also disclose movable flaps, ropes, or other elements which often infringe on the visual tastes of many individuals. What is missing from the prior art is a wearable pillow that supports the user's head, blocks the light from striking the user's eyes, and muffles disturbing sounds while concealing its function behind an austere design which does not offend the tastes of potential users.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a casing and cushion configured for at least partially covering a scalp of a user and supporting a head of the user when the head of the user rests against a support surface with the casing and the cushion positioned between the support surface and the head of the user. The casing comprises an inner layer section, an outer layer section, and a rim section extending between the inner layer section and the outer layer section. The casing defines an interior space at least partially filled by the cushion.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A cushion 40 is positioned in the interior space 26 which is constructed of a resiliently compressible material. The cushion 40 is configured for supporting the head 34 of the user 30 when the head 34 of the user 30 rests against a support surface such that the casing 12 and the cushion 40 are positioned between the support surface and the head 34 of the user 30. The cushion 40 fills the interior space 26 but may occupy only a portion of the interior space 26. For the purposes of this application, the head 34 includes all body parts of the user 30 above the user's 30 shoulders, particularly including the user's 30 face and all parts of the user's 30 face, i.e., forehead, nose, cheeks, lips, and chin, and also particularly including the user's 30 eyes 36, ears 38, and neck.
The rim section 18 of the casing 12 is resiliently flexible, and the casing 12 is configured to be positionable in a first configuration 42, a second configuration 44, and a third configuration 46. The first configuration 42 comprises the rim section 18 of the casing 12 flexing to frictionally engage the head 34 of the user 30 such that the casing 12 at least partially covers the scalp 32 of the user 30 and does not cover either of a pair of eyes 36 of the user 30 or either of a pair of ears 38 of the user 30. The second configuration 44 comprises the rim section 18 of the casing 12 flexing to frictionally engage the head 34 of the user 30 such that the casing 12 at least partially covers the scalp 32 of the user 30 and the pair of eyes 36 of the user 30 but does not cover either of the pair of ears 38 of the user 30. In the second configuration 44 the casing 12 and the cushion 40 cooperatively block a light from reaching the pair of eyes 36 of the user 30. The third configuration 46 comprises the rim section 18 of the casing 12 flexing to frictionally engage the head 34 of the user 30 such that the casing 12 at least partially covers the scalp 32 of the user 30, covers the pair of eyes 36 of the user 30, and covers the pair of ears 38 of the user 30. In the third configuration 46 the casing 12 and the cushion 40 cooperatively block a light from reaching the pair of eyes 36 of the user 30 when the casing 12 is positioned in the third configuration 46. The casing 12 and the cushion 40 also cooperatively suppress a quantity of sound directed toward the pair of ears 38 when the casing 12 is positioned in the third configuration 46.
In use, the casing 12 is positioned to cover the head 34 of the user 30. As desired, the user 30 may wear the pillow hat 10 for fashion purposes. Then, when the user 30 wants to rest the head 34 of the user 30, the user 30 does so with the pillow hat 10 positioned between the head 34 of the user 30 and a support surface, thereby supporting the head 34 of the user 30 with the cushion 40. The device is particularly adapted for travel or other situations where the user 30 desires a portable device for comfortably supporting the head 34 of the user 30.
The pillow hat 10 may be used in at least three configurations. To use the pillow hat 10 in the first configuration 42, the user 30 positions the casing 12 to at least partially cover the scalp 32 of the user 30 and positions the rim section 18 of the casing 12 to frictionally engage the head 34 of the user 30 such that the casing 12 does not cover the pair of eyes 36 of the user 30 or the pair of ears 38 of the user 30. To use the pillow hat in the second configuration 44, the user 30 positions the casing 12 to at least partially cover the scalp 32 of the user 30 and positions the rim section 18 of the casing 12 to frictionally engage the head 34 of the user 30 such that the casing 12 covers the pair of eyes 36 of the user 30 but not the pair of ears 38 of the user 30. To use the pillow hat 10 in the third configuration 46, the user 30 positions the casing 12 to at least partially cover the scalp 32 of the user 30 and positions the rim section 18 of the casing 12 to frictionally engage the head 34 of the user 30 such that the casing 12 covers the pair of eyes 36 of the user 30 and the pair of ears 38 of the user 30.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
