CA1208377A - Pillow - Google Patents

Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

An improved pillow according to the invention is provided by inserting cushion material fixed with a plurality of porce-lain tiles on its surface, into a bag body having pearmeability and elasticity. Its shape is held during use, and natural sleeping posture is maintained, and the porcelain tile cools the head moderately for comfortable sleep.

Description

The present invention relates to an improved pillow for effecting pleasant sleeping.
Sleeping is indispensably important for over-coming fatigue or tiredness. For sound sleep, not only bedding but also the pillow has a great influence.
"Keeping the head cool and the feet warm" has been said to be a first condition for obtaining comfortable sleep. This is correct from the scientific view, too.

Thus medical data reports that the mind is relaxed and a person may go into a state of natural sleeping by lowering the temperature of the pillow by about 5 to 10C lower than the temperature of the back of the head (around 35C). Further, the size and height of the pillow is closely related to peaceful sleep.
Thus, a difference of more than 20 minutes arises until deep sleep occurs between the pillows suitable and not suitable for sound sleep. Differences also occur in awareness at the time of waking up. although a pillow has a large influence on one's sleep, an ideal pillow has not appeared so far.
The present invention seeks to provide a pillow with which sleep is naturally obtained.
The invention also seeks to provide a pillow which absorbs heat and reduces the temperature at the back of the head, so that the condition of "keeping the head cool and the feet warm" is maintained during sleeping.

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The invention also seeks to provide a pillow which has the most suitable height and hard-ness to provide peaceful sleep, so that ideal sleeping posture may be obtained.
In accordance with the invention there is provided an improved pillow, comprising a core formed of cushion material having attached to its surface a plurality of ceramic tiles, said core being housed in a hollow body having permeability and elasticity, said hollow body being formed of a flexible p]astic foam the outer surface of which is harder than the remainder of said flexible foam, said ceramic tiles being maintained in position on the surface of said core via at least one spacer comprising a plate having a shape corresponding to at least one space between the ceramic tiles, said at least one spacer ' being located on said core between adjacent ceramic tiles.
The invention is illustrated in a parti-cular and preferred embodiment by reference to theaccompanying drawings in which:
FIGURE l is a perspective view, partially in section, showing a pillow according to the invention, with the stuffing material, and ~2(~ 77 FIGURE 2 is a vertical cross sectional view showing the inner structure of the pillow of Figure 1.
An improved pillow according to the invention is composed by inserting cushion material 3 having porcelain tiles on its surface into a bag body 1 made of urethane foam. The bag body 1 is made of the cushion material, preferably urethane foam, where wave-like projections 5 are formed regularly lengthwise and crosswise on the urethane foam 4 of about 150 mm in thickness, and resin liquid such as liquid of urethane foam is impregnated thereon to form said bag with a hard outer cover 6.
For the cushion material, thick urethane foam is in general employed, on a surface of which, for example, six, flat porcelain tiles 2 are fixed with adhesives, and at least one spacer 7 is prefer-ably arranged to stop movement of the tiles.
For the spacer 7, at least plastic plates may be used which runs lengthwise and crosswise in the spaces between the procelain tiles 2, otherwise urethane foam pieces may be used which are hardened by impregnating same with resin liquid. Such one or more spacers 7 are fixedly positioned on determined parts of the cushion material 3, and subsequently the porcelain tiles 2 are attached to the cushion material 3, or after having attached the porcelain tiles 2, the one or more spacers 7 are positioned in place at the spaces between the tiles 2. The cushion material 3 having the tiles 2 is inserted into the bag body l and the bag body l is closed at its mouth.
In use, the bag body l is protected with a suitable cloth cover.
The pillow according to the invention has the above structure, and many advantages as follows:
l) It provides a natural sleeping posture thereby inducing peaceful sleep. the combination of the concaves and convexes (wavelike projection) and the procelain tiles, keeps the shape of the pillow stable. Therefore the pillow moves little as do conventional pillows, so that com-fortable sleep may be obtained all night long.

2) It provides a good height for natural sleeping posture. Conventional pillows are often too high, thereby causing muscles at the neck or the shoulders to become stretched with the result that stiffness occurs there. If a pillow is too low, conversely, the neck is tense and sleep is not sufficient to eliminate fatigue. The 120~33~7 pillow of the invention makes the mind relaxed and is about 8 cm in height.

3) It keeps the head cool with the porcelain tiles while the feet are kept warm.

4) It is hygienic by air permeability and evaporation. The permeable material such as the urethane foam is used and formed with concaves and convexes dye to the wave like projections. The shape is held and the permeability i5 maintained.

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Claims (7)

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:

1. An improved pillow, comprising a core formed of cushion material having attached to its surface a plurality of ceramic tiles, said core being housed in a hollow body having permeability and elasticity, said hollow body being formed of a flexible plastic foam the outer surface of which is harder than the remainder of said flexible foam, said ceramic tiles being maintained in position on the surface of said core via at least one spacer comprising a plate having a shape corresponding to at least one space between the ceramic tiles, said at lest one spacer being located on said core between adjacent ceramic tiles.

2. A pillow as claimed in claim 1, wherein said plastic foam of said hollow body is of urethane foam.

3. A pillow according to claim 2, wherein said urethane foam hollow body has wave-like projections formed regularly lengthwise and cross-wise thereon.

4. A pillow as claimed in claim 3, wherein said hollow body is provided with its said harder outer surface by impregnating said urethane foam with a resin liquid.

5. A pillow as claimed in claim 1, wherein the core comprises thick urethane foam.

6. A pillow according to claim 1, wherein said at least one spacer plate is formed of plastic.

7. A pillow as claimed in claim 6, wherein said at least one plastic spacer plate is of urethane foam hardened by impregnation with resin liquid.