Claims
- 1. A support pillow comprising:
a pillow body having a medial region and two opposing arms that define an outer periphery and an inner periphery, wherein the inner periphery defines a generally open well; at least one flap coupled to the pillow body at the outer periphery to adjust the position of the pillow when worn about a user.
- 2. A pillow as in claim 1, wherein the flap comprises a piece of fabric that is coupled to the pillow body.
- 3. A pillow as in claim 1, wherein the pillow body comprises a fill material that is encased in a fabric cover, and wherein the flap is coupled to the fabric cover.
- 4. A pillow as in claim 3, wherein the fabric cover comprises a top piece and a bottom piece that are sewn together along a seam line, and wherein the flap is sewn between the top piece and the bottom piece.
- 5. A pillow as in claim 1, wherein the flap comprises a first flap and further comprising a second flap coupled to the pillow body at the outer periphery.
- 6. A pillow as in claim 5, wherein the flaps are coupled to the pillow body near where the two arms meet the medial region.
- 7. A pillow as in claim 6, wherein the flaps are positioned about 12 inches to about 20 inches apart.
- 8. A pillow as in claim 1, wherein the flap extends from the pillow body by a distance in the range from about 1 inch to about 6 inches.
- 9. A pillow as in claim 1, wherein the arms and the medial region are generally curved to provide a curved exterior periphery.
- 10. A method for positioning a pillow about a person, the method comprising:
providing a pillow comprising a pillow body having a medial region and two opposing arms that define an outer periphery and an inner periphery, wherein the inner periphery defines a generally open well; and at least one flap coupled to the pillow body at the outer periphery to adjust the position of the pillow when worn about a user; placing the pillow about a person's torso; and grasping the flap and manipulating the pillow body to a desired orientation about the person's torso.
- 11. A method as in claim 10, wherein the flap comprises a piece of fabric that is coupled to the pillow body, and wherein the piece of fabric is grasped in the person's hand.
- 12. A method as in claim 10, wherein the pillow body comprises a fill material that is encased in a fabric cover, and wherein the flap is coupled to the fabric cover.
- 13. A method as in claim 12, wherein the fabric cover comprises a top piece and a bottom piece that are sewn together along a seam line, and wherein the flap is sewn between the top piece and the bottom piece.
- 15. A method as in claim 10, wherein the flap comprises a first flap and further comprising a second flap coupled to the pillow body at the outer periphery, and wherein the first flap or the second flap is grasped.
- 15. A method as in claim 15, wherein the flaps are coupled to the pillow body near where the two arms meet the medial region, and wherein the flaps may be coupled with each hand.
- 16. A method as in claim 16, wherein the flaps are positioned about 12 inches to about 20 inches apart.
- 17. A method as in claim 10, wherein the flap extends from the pillow body by a distance in the range from about 1 inch to about 6 inches.
- 18. A method as in claim 10, wherein the arms and the medial region are generally curved to provide a curved exterior periphery.
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation in part application of copending U.S. application Ser. No.______, filed Jun. 11, 2003 (Attorney Docket No. 17242-002271), which is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/884,742, filed Jun. 18, 2001, which is continuation in part application of copending U.S. application Ser. No. 09/537,949, filed Mar. 28, 2000, which is a divisional application of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/265,163 (U.S. Pat. No. 6,055,687), which is a divisional application of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/831,803, filed Apr. 9, 1997 (abandoned), which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/590,653, filed Jan. 24, 1996 (U.S. Pat. No. 5,661,861); and is a continuation is part of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/046,377, filed Oct. 26, 2001, the complete disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference.
Divisions (2)
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Continuation in Parts (5)
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