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EP1679021A2
EP1679021A2 EP05077666A EP05077666A EP1679021A2 EP 1679021 A2 EP1679021 A2 EP 1679021A2 EP 05077666 A EP05077666 A EP 05077666A EP 05077666 A EP05077666 A EP 05077666A EP 1679021 A2 EP1679021 A2 EP 1679021A2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G9/00—Bed-covers; Counterpanes; Travelling rugs; Sleeping rugs; Sleeping bags; Pillows
    • A47G9/10—Pillows
    • A47G9/1027—Details of inflatable pillows

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  • the invention relates to a pillow according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Inflatable pillows of various kinds are well known in the art, and particularly in the field of health care, inflatable pillows are used for obtaining better comfort or to relief or prevent different illnesses or injuries such as e.g. bedsore or whiplash pains.
  • an inflatable pillow comprises a chamber possibly subdivided into sections connected to one another, here the height of the pillow is adjusted by means of an air pump and a valve.
  • An object of the invention is to provide for a pillow where both the pillows height and hardness can be adjusted. Furthermore it is an object of the invention to provide for a pillow which can be adjusted by the user alone in a gentle and controlled manner.
  • the invention relates to a pillow comprising at least one chamber with means for adjusting the pillows height.
  • Said pillow comprises at least one further chamber with means for adjusting the pillows hardness, wherein said at least one chamber for adjusting the pillows height and said at least one chamber for adjusting the pillows hardness are placed vertically on top of each other, and wherein said means for adjusting the pillows hardness and said means for adjusting the pillows height comprises at least one air pump for inflating said chambers.
  • an air pump to inflate the chambers in the pillow, in that an air pump is easy to use and operate, e.g. compared to inflating the chambers by use of human lungs.
  • said means for adjusting the pillows hardness and said means for adjusting the pillows height may be operated individually.
  • said at least one air pump is manually operated.
  • the term "manually operated air pump” is meant an air pump which is not equipped with any kind of motor or any other power driven equipment. It could e.g. mean a bulb pump which produces an air flow when it is squeezed by hand.
  • said means for adjusting the pillows hardness and said means for adjusting the pillows height comprises at least one externally or internally connected pressure relief valve for deflating said chambers.
  • Providing the pillow with one or more externally or internally connected pressure relief valves is advantageous in that provides for simple means for adjusting the pillows height and/or hardness.
  • said at least one pressure relief valve is manually operated.
  • said pillow has only one chamber for adjusting the pillows hardness and only one further chamber for adjusting the pillows height.
  • the pillow becomes easy to operate and inexpensive to manufacture.
  • said at least one chamber for adjusting the pillows hardness and/or said at least one chamber for adjusting the pillows height are subdivided into more than one interconnected sections e.g. a plurality of juxtaposed sections.
  • Subdividing one or more chambers into several interconnected sections is advantageous, in that it help to maintain the chambers internal stability and external shape, more or less independent of the pressure inside the chambers.
  • said more than one interconnected sections are formed as rectangular juxtaposed sections each substantially extending in said pillows entire longitudinal extent.
  • the interconnected sections By forming the interconnected sections as rectangular juxtaposed sections, which extents substantially in the pillows entire longitudinal extent, it is possibly to ensure that the pillow provides good support to the head of the user.
  • the sections under the users head will be compressed, hereby increasing the pressure in the sections extending beside the head, making the "uncompressed” sections fixated the head against transverse motion or rotation.
  • This is advantageous for providing the uses with comfortable head support, and it is especially advantageous if the user suffers from whiplash pain or other pains in the iteck or upper back.
  • said at least one chamber for adjusting the pillows hardness and/or said at least one chamber for adjusting the pillows height are subdivided into between 1 and 20, preferably between 2 and 15 and most preferred between 4 and 8 interconnected sections.
  • said at least one chamber for adjusting the pillows hardness and/or said at least one chamber for adjusting the pillows height are formed substantially identically.
  • Forming the chambers substantially identically is advantageous, in that it provides for a simple pillow design and thereby reduces the manufacturing costs.
  • said pillow has a transverse extent of between 200 and 1500 mm, preferably between 350 and 1100 mm, and most preferred between 500 and 850 mm.
  • the pillow is too narrow it will not be so efficient at fixating the users head. If the pillow is too wide it becomes too expensive to manufacture.
  • the present width ranges therefore provides for an advantageous relation between usability and cost.
  • said pillow has a vertical height of between 10 and 400 mm, preferably between 35 and 280 mm, and most preferred between 70 and 160 mm when fully or substantially fully inflated.
  • the pillow If the pillow is too low it will not be so efficient at fixating the users head and it could be become uncomfortable to use. If the pillow is too high it becomes too expensive to manufacture and it could also become uncomfortable to use.
  • the present height ranges therefore provides for an advantageous relation between usability, comfort and cost.
  • one or more kinds of pillow material such as foam rubber, natural or synthetic fibres or other suitable materials, surrounds the two or more chambers.
  • the chambers could be made of an airtight material like e.g. rubber or polyurethane. This material is not very comfortable touching the skin directly. It is therefore advantageous to surround the chambers by a more comfortable and suitable pillow material.
  • an airtight material like e.g. rubber or polyurethane. This material is not very comfortable touching the skin directly. It is therefore advantageous to surround the chambers by a more comfortable and suitable pillow material.
  • said at least one chamber for adjusting the pillows hardness, said at least one chamber for adjusting the pillows height and/or the different sections of said chambers are made of material with different elasticity, respectively.
  • said at least one chamber for adjusting the pillows hardness is placed on top of said at least one chamber for adjusting the pillows height.
  • said at least one chamber for adjusting the pillows hardness is of a substantially constant volume independent of the pressure inside said at least one chamber.
  • the chamber maintains a substantially constant volume, so that the height of the pillow is not affected.
  • the vertical extent, of said at least one chamber for adjusting the pillows height change when the pressure inside said at least one chamber change.
  • the pillow primarily gets higher when the at least one chamber for adjusting the pillows height is inflated, in that a horizontal or general extension could cause discomfort for the user.
  • the invention further relates to use of a pillow for therapeutical purposes.
  • the multi adjustable pillow that the invention relates to is advantageous for therapeutical use in that, it is possible for the user to do the adjustment alone and in that, said adjustment can be done very gentle, inflicting very little or no pain on the user.
  • Fig. ! 1 illustrates, as seen from the front, an embodiment of a pillow 1 comprising a bottom chamber 2 and a top chamber 3 divided into sections 4 that are connected by holes 5 in the section walls 6.
  • the bottom chamber 2 is for adjusting the pillows 1 height.
  • the bottom chamber 2 is made as a sort of a hollow rubber cube, where the top wall 7 and the bottom wall 8 is thicker than the side walls 9.
  • the top 7 and bottom walls 8 of the bottom chamber 2 could in another embodiment of the invention be made of a different material than the side walls 9.
  • the top 7 and bottom walls 8 could be a plate made of e.g. plastic, wood or another inelastic material, which where joined by e.g. a rubber membrane constituting the bottom chambers 2 side walls 9. When inflating such a bottom chamber 2 the pressure of the air would push the top wall 7 upwards.
  • the top chamber 2 is for adjusting the pillows 1 hardness.
  • the side walls 10 and section walls 6 are made of a material thicker than the top walls 11, making the top surface 13 more or less hard when inflating or deflating the top chamber 3.
  • the side 10, top 11, bottom 12 and section 6 walls could be made of relatively inelastic material, e.g. like the material air madras's known in the art are made of. Consequently the top chamber 3 would maintain a substantially constant volume independent of the air pressure inside the chamber 3, and only the pillows softness/hardness will change.
  • top wall 7 of the bottom chamber 2 constitutes the bottom wall 12 in the top chamber 3.
  • the top chamber 3 could have its own bottom wall 12 separate from or attached to the top wall 7 of the bottom chamber 2.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates in top view the same embodiment of a pillow 1 as illustrated in fig.
  • the pillow 1 has a substantially rectangular shape, but in another embodiment of the invention the pillow 1 could be square, round or have some sort of ergonomic shape adapted for optimal head support.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates in top view a pillow 1 where the top chamber 3 is divided into interconnected substantially square sections 4 by section walls 6 extending both across and lengthwise.
  • the bottom wall 12 and the top wall 11 could be joined only in strategically placed points by string integrated in the material or separate strings, rubber bands or other.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates a cross-section of a pillow 1 as seen from the front.
  • the chambers 2, 3 are surrounded by pillow material 21 permanently attached to the chambers 2, 3.
  • This pillow material 21 could be an inner layer 14 of e.g. foamed rubber and an outer layer 15 of e.g. natural fibers such as cotton or synthetic fibers kept in by an outer casing 22 of a suitable material such as e.g. woven cotton.
  • the chambers 2, 3 could be separate from a possible casing.
  • the chambers 2, 3 could for instance be put into a sealable foamed rubber casing or a cotton casing, which could be removed and washed separately.
  • Fig. 5 illustrates a cross-section of a pillow 1 as seen from the front.
  • the two chambers 2, 3 is surrounded by a single layer of pillow material 21.
  • the pillow 1 is provided with means for adjusting the pillow 1 height in form of a bulb pump 17 with an integrated pressure relief valve 16 connected to the bottom chamber 2 by means of a hose 18 made of e.g. plastic, rubber or other.
  • the relief valve 16 could also be placed separate from the pump means, either on the hose, integrated in or at the chambers or other, or it could simply be a sealable opening in the chambers 2, 3.
  • the valve 16 could be spring-loaded making the air bleed by pressing a button, it could be provide with a screw that allows airflow to pass when the screw is turned or other.
  • top chamber 3 connected to another bulb pump 17' with an integrated pressure relief valve 16' by means of a hose 18'.
  • the bulb pumps 17 is of a type commonly known from blood pressure measurement equipment, and is operated by squeezing the bulb 19 hereby increasing the pressure in the connected chamber. To lower the pressure or deflate the chambers 2, 3, the valve 16 is actuated, which bleeds air from the chambers 2, 3.
  • fig. 5 illustrates that the chambers 2, 3 are in this embodiment of the invention are formed identically.
  • Fig. 6 illustrates a cross-section of a pillow 1 as seen from the front.
  • the chambers 2, 3 are connected to a bulb pump 17 with integrated pressure relief valve 16 by means of hoses 18 joined in a direction valve 20 for directing the air flow to either the top 3 or bottom chamber.
  • the direction valve 20 is manually operated.
  • the air for pressurizing the chambers 2, 3 could be supplied by an electrical powered air compressor, caned pressurized air, human lungs or other.
  • Fig. 7 illustrates in cross-section an embodiment of the invention being used by a person as seen from the side.
  • the top chamber 3 for adjusting the pillows 1 hardness is drastically deformed by the weight of the persons head, while the bottom chamber 2 for adjusting the pillows 1 height is only slightly deformed.
  • Fig. 8 illustrates a pillow 1 comprising a bottom chamber 2 (possible divided into several interconnected sections 4) and a number of top chambers 3.
  • Fig. 8 illustrates four separate juxtaposed top chambers 3 divided by dividing walls 24, but it could be any number between one to hundred separate chambers.
  • the top chambers 3 are connected to one common bulb pump 17 by means of hoses 18.
  • each separate chamber could be connected to separate bulb pumps 17.
  • the hoses 18 Close to or at each chamber 3 the hoses 18 are provided with a one-way valve 23 and a relief valve 16.
  • the one-way valves 23 ensures that the air provided from the pump 17 can only pass into the top chambers.
  • the relief valves 16 ensure that each top chamber 3 can be deflated individually.
  • the pillow 1 could be provided with a separate top chamber 3 at the front of the pillow 1 to adjust the hardness of a neck support (not shown) and another top chamber 3 for adjusting the hardness of a back of the head support (not shown).
  • the pillow 1 could also in another embodiment of the invention be provided with multiple separate bottom chambers 2.

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CN103010143A (zh) * 2011-09-23 2013-04-03 上海韩鼎家电有限公司 一种气控多功能安全护头气囊
CN104622151A (zh) * 2015-02-25 2015-05-20 鲁辰超 一种充气调高的枕头
WO2022083441A1 (fr) * 2020-10-19 2022-04-28 Super Rich Moulders Limited Oreiller réactif et son procédé de fabrication
US12064049B1 (en) * 2018-01-25 2024-08-20 Preferred Perscription INC. Adjustable comfort pillow

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CN102805517A (zh) * 2011-05-31 2012-12-05 苏州市山水丝绸有限公司 可折叠式充气枕头
CN103010143A (zh) * 2011-09-23 2013-04-03 上海韩鼎家电有限公司 一种气控多功能安全护头气囊
CN104622151A (zh) * 2015-02-25 2015-05-20 鲁辰超 一种充气调高的枕头
US12064049B1 (en) * 2018-01-25 2024-08-20 Preferred Perscription INC. Adjustable comfort pillow
WO2022083441A1 (fr) * 2020-10-19 2022-04-28 Super Rich Moulders Limited Oreiller réactif et son procédé de fabrication

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