JP2003290013A - Versatile pillow - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a versatile pillow capable of suitably supporting every part of the human body by changing in configuration. <P>SOLUTION: The versatile pillow comprises a pillow body 1 that is deployed in the form of a mat, and a cover sheet 5 for connection thereto. The pillow body 1 comprises three triangular prism shaped cushion elements 1A to 1C arranged in parallel. The cushion elements 1A to 1C are interconnected into a massive form while held parallel to one another as their connections are folded, and are wrapped with a cover sheet 5 while in that state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pillow that can be used as a support for the head or legs when lying down, or as a backrest when sitting, and in particular the shape of the human body can be changed during use to make each part of the human body suitable. The present invention relates to a new multi-use pillow that can be supported.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a pillow is constructed by filling a cloth outer bag with fibers such as cotton and wool, granules such as buckwheat husks and beads, or foamed plastic such as urethane foam. A pillow of that kind has been widely and widely used as a support for the head at bedtime.

[0003]

However, the conventional pillow is merely a quadrangular flexible object having a bulge, and the height of the pillow cannot be adjusted during use, so that it may not be possible to sleep well. Therefore, there are cases in which the pillow is folded in two and used, but this has the drawback that the area will be halved and the pillow will come off just by turning over and this will be restored to a flat state by the elasticity. Also, it is said that the burden on the waist can be reduced by erecting the knee when lying down, but since the conventional pillow is mainly made for supporting the head, the height is not sufficient to place it below the knee. is there.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a pillow having a wide range of uses, in which the shape can be changed during use, and various parts of the human body including the head can be favorably supported. To provide.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a pillow body in which a plurality of cushion bodies having a predetermined length are connected in parallel and developed into a mat shape, and the cushion bodies are mutually connected. It is characterized in that the connecting portions between them are bent so that they are gathered in a lump shape while maintaining the parallel state to each other.

Further, a plurality of cushion bodies having a predetermined length are arranged in parallel to form a pillow body which is expanded into a mat shape, and the cushion bodies are kept parallel to each other by bending the connecting portions between them. While gathering in a block,
A cover sheet for wrapping the cushion bodies gathered in a lump together is connected to the pillow body.

Further, in the pillow constructed as described above, the pillow body is composed of three cushion bodies each having a triangular prism shape, and each cushion body is detachably connected through a coupling means such as a fastener. Is characterized by.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, application examples of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a preferred example of the multipurpose pillow according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a pillow main body, and this pillow main body 1 is formed by connecting three cushion bodies 1A, 1B, 1C having a predetermined length in parallel. In this example, each cushion body 1A to
1C is a sideways triangular prism, the total length of which is approximately 30-
It is set to 60 cm. And each of these cushion bodies 1
A to 1C are connected with their ridges 2 facing each other. As the connecting method, each cushion body 1A-
Although the ridge portion 2 of 1C may be sewn, preferably, each cushion body 1A is formed by using a connecting means described later.
It is preferable to connect ~ 1C in a separable manner.

Each of the cushion bodies 1A to 1C is a cloth bag sewn in a triangular prism shape, a flexible content such as fibers such as cotton and wool, granular materials such as buckwheat husks and beads, or foamed plastic such as urethane foam. It is configured by filling. Reference numeral 3 denotes a cut end for taking in and out the flexible contents, and the cut end 3 can be opened and closed by a fastener 4.

On the other hand, each cushion body 1A to
A cover sheet 5 having a width approximately equal to the length of 1C is connected. The cover sheet 5 extends in the arrangement direction of the cushion bodies 1A to 1C, one end thereof is attached to the cushion body 1A on one side, and the other end side of the cover sheet 5 and the cushion body 1A to which this one end portion are connected to each other. Mating fasteners 6
A and 6B are attached. Although the fasteners 6A and 6B are made of Velcro (registered trademark) in this example,
A hook or the like may be used for this. Further, instead of attaching the fastener 6B to the cushion body 1A, this may be attached to one end surface of the cover sheet 5 so as to correspond to the one fastener 6A.

Next, FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing the pillow. In FIG. 2, 7 is a fastener (zipper) interposed between the cushion bodies 1A to 1C as a connecting means for connecting the cushion bodies, and the fastener 7 extends along the ridge portion 2 of the cushion bodies 1A to 1C. Cushion body 1
It is attached to one side of A and 1C and both sides of the cushion body 1B. Then, according to this fastener 7, by sliding the tabbed metal fitting 8 as shown in FIG. 3, the adjacent cushion bodies 1A, 1B and 1B, 1C can be separated and used individually.

On the other hand, each cushion body 1 is made up of fasteners 7.
When A to 1C are connected, the pillow body 1 made of the connected body can be developed and used in a mat shape as shown in FIG. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, it is preferable to hang the cover sheet 5 on the developed surface of the pillow main body 1 which is applied to the human body part, whereby the antifouling effect of each cushion body 1A to 1C can be obtained.

According to such a pillow, each cushion body 1
By bending the connecting portion (position of the fastener 7) while the A to 1C are connected with the fastener 7, the cushion bodies 1A to 1C are kept parallel to each other as shown in FIG. It is designed to be gathered and accumulated in.

Here, the cushion body 1A gathered in a lump form
The cover sheet 5 is wound around 1C as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, and each cushion body 1 is covered by the cover sheet 5.
A to 1C can be wrapped in a lump. According to this, the pillow body 1 can be used with a height about twice as high as
Moreover, the cushion sheets 1A to 1C are provided by the cover sheet 5.
Can be bound and kept in a lump.

The cover sheet 5 wrapped around each of the cushion bodies 1A to 1C has a fastener 6A, as shown in FIG.
By engaging 6B, each cushion body 1A-1
It is fixed along the outer periphery of the aggregate formed by C. By the way,
The cover sheet 5 is formed of a water absorbent cloth such as cotton so as to absorb the sweat of the user, but it may be a chemical fiber cloth. Also, in this example, one end of the cover sheet 5 is attached to the portion of the cushion body 1A,
It is desirable to connect the pillow body 1 and the cover sheet 5 with Velcro (registered trademark) or a hook so that the cover sheet 5 can be removed from the cushion body 1A and washed.

Next, an example of use of the pillow of the present invention constructed as described above will be described. FIG. 8 shows an example of use when the pillow main body 1 is developed in a mat shape. In this embodiment, the pillow main body 1 can be laid on its back as shown in FIG. The expanded pillow body 1 can be placed under the head like the conventional pillow or laid under the hips to be used as a cushion.

On the other hand, when the pillow body 1 is rolled up and deformed into a lump of one roll, it is used as a support for the axilla when watching TV as shown in FIG. 9 and as a support for the head in a supine position as shown in FIG. Alternatively, it can be used as a knee support as shown in FIG. Further, it can be used as a hugging pillow, and when it is seated, it can be applied to the waist as a backrest as shown in FIG.

The preferred examples of the present invention have been described above. However, the multipurpose pillow according to the present invention is not limited to the above example, and each cushion body 1A.
Velcro tape (registered trademark) or the like can be used as a connecting means for connecting the ~ 1C in a separable manner. or,
Each of the cushion bodies 1A to 1C can have various shapes in addition to the triangular prism shape. FIG. 13 is an example in which the pillow main body 1 is composed of columnar cushion bodies 11A to 11C. Here, in this example, the cushion bodies 11A to 11C are attached to the cover sheet 5 by stitching or the like, and the cushion sheets 11A to 11C are connected in parallel by the cover sheet 5. And in this example as well, the cushion bodies 11A to 1
By bending the connecting portions (portions of the cover sheet 5) between the 1Cs, the cushion bodies 11A to 11C can be arranged concentrically and can be gathered in a lump with a trinity.

Further, FIG. 14 shows an example in which the pillow body 1 is composed of four cushion bodies 21A to 21D each having a rectangular prism shape.
Here, also in this example, the respective cushion bodies 21A to 21D are separably connected to each other by stitching the adjacent ridge portions 2 or by connecting means such as fasteners. And according to such a pillow, as shown in FIG. 15, the cushion bodies 21A, 2 on both sides are
By rotating 1D by bending the connecting portion J by 180 degrees, the cushion bodies 21A to 21D can be concentrically gathered to form a quadruple prism. In this example as well, the cover sheet 5 is connected to the pillow body 1, and the expanded surface of the pillow body 1 can be covered with the cover sheet 5 and the cushion bodies 21A to 21D gathered in a lump can be wrapped together. .

[0020]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a plurality of cushion bodies having a predetermined length are arranged in parallel to form a pillow body which is developed into a mat-like structure, and the cushion bodies are mutually connected. Since the connecting portions are folded so that they are parallel to each other and are gathered in a lump, the shape of the pillow main body can be changed according to the purpose of use to suitably support each part of the human body. In particular, the length of the cushion bodies does not change because the cushion bodies are gathered in parallel while maintaining a parallel state. Therefore, for example, the head does not easily come off from the pillow body even when the person rolls over as a support for the head, and the cushion is also cushioned. Since the connecting portions between the bodies are bent without bending the body itself, the pillow body does not spread in a mat shape even when the head or the like is detached from the lump-shaped pillow body.

Further, since the cover sheet for wrapping each cushion body together is connected to the pillow body, it is possible to keep each cushion body in a state of being gathered in a lump, and furthermore, the cover sheet allows each cushion body to be covered. Antifouling effect can be obtained.

Further, since each cushion body is separably connected through a coupling means such as a fastener, each cushion body can be separated and used individually.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a developed state of a multi-use pillow according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the pillow.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which a cushion body is separated.

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state in which a cover sheet is hung on the developed surface of the pillow body.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a state where the cushion bodies are gathered in a lump.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state where the cushion bodies are gathered in a lump.

FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state in which a cushion body gathered in a lump is wrapped with a cover sheet.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a first use example of the pillow according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a second use example of the pillow according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing a third use example of the pillow according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing a fourth use example of the pillow according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory view showing a fifth use example of the pillow according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the pillow according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the pillow according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory view showing a state where the cushion bodies of the pillow shown in FIG. 14 are gathered in a lump.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 pillow body 1A-1C cushion body 11A-11C cushion body 21A-21D cushion body 5 cover sheet 6A, 6B fasteners 7 Fasteners (coupling means)

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification code FI theme code (reference) A47C 27/00 A47C 27/00 Q (72) Inventor Katsuya Kato 4-2 Shinei-cho, Soka-shi, Saitama 4-2 −408 F term (reference) 3B096 AA04 AC02 AC05 AC08 AD07 BA03 3B102 AA06 AB07 AB08 AC02

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A pillow body having a plurality of cushion bodies each having a predetermined length and extending in a mat shape by connecting the cushion bodies in parallel, and the cushion bodies are kept parallel to each other by bending a connecting portion between them. A multi-use pillow characterized by being gathered in blocks. 2. A pillow main body having a plurality of cushion bodies having a predetermined length connected in parallel to be expanded into a mat shape, and the cushion bodies are kept parallel to each other by bending a connecting portion between them. A multi-purpose pillow which is assembled in a block shape and is connected to the pillow main body with a cover sheet for collectively encasing each cushion body collected in a block shape. 3. The multi-use pillow according to claim 1, wherein the pillow body is composed of three cushion bodies having a triangular prism shape. 4. The multi-use pillow according to claim 1, wherein the cushion bodies are detachably connected to each other via a coupling means such as a fastener.