US3594833A - Feather spring pillow - Google Patents

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US3594833A
US3594833A US816936A US3594833DA US3594833A US 3594833 A US3594833 A US 3594833A US 816936 A US816936 A US 816936A US 3594833D A US3594833D A US 3594833DA US 3594833 A US3594833 A US 3594833A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C27/00—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas
    • A47C27/12—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas with fibrous inlays, e.g. made of wool, of cotton
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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
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  • a resilient feather pillow comprising at least two internal chambers surrounded by an outer covering, with one of the chambers containing feathers and the other chamber being subdivided into a number of compartments which are arranged to alternately contain prestressed springs and yieldable elastic material. After compression of the pillow the prestressed springs serve to cause the pillow to assume its original shape and softness.
  • the present invention relates to pillows, particularly feather-down pillows such as are used in conjunction with chairs, beds and other furniture.
  • Feather-down pillows usually have an outer covering which is filled with feathers of a particular grade or type with the upper and lower surfaces of the covering being joined together at their edges as well as with intersecting ribs which define compartments in the interior of the pillow.
  • the edges may be joined together directlyffor example by sewing the, or they may be indirectly joined by means of sidewalls.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide a novel means within a feather pillow to cause it to return to its original form and to reassume its softness immediately after being used.
  • a further object of this invention is to provide a feather pillow as described above which can be filled with inferior quality as well as high quality grades and/r types of feathers.
  • the improved pillow comprises an envelope having two panels, at least one deformable partition in the interior of the envelope which subdivides the interior into at least one outer chamber and a second chamber so that the outer chamber is adjacent to one of the panels. There is a supply of feathers in the outer chamber and elastic insert means in the second chamber.
  • FIG. I is a side view of a first embodiment of the improved pillow, with its internal structure shown partly in section;
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view of the pillow shown in FIG. I, with a partial sectional view showing its internal structure;
  • FIG. 3 is a side view of a second pillow shown partly in section.
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view of the pillow shown in FIG. 3, shown partly in section.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 a first embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. -1 by a side view ofa pillow, with the internal construction of the pillow shown partly in section and in FIG. 2 by a plan view, also with a section removed to show the internal structure of the pillow.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 depict a second embodiment of a pillow according to the present invention where FIG. 3 is a sectional side view of the pillow and FIG. 4 is a plan view with the internal structure shown partially in section.
  • Those elements of the pillow shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 which are analogous to the elements of the pillow shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are denoted by the same numerals followed by a prime.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 there is shown a feather pillow having an upper covering or panel I, a lower covering or panel 2 and sidewalls 3, 4, 5 and 6, which-are all joined together by sewing to form a continuous envelope of the pillow.
  • Parallel to panel 1 and panel 2 are two deformable partitions -7 and 8, arranged in such a mannerv that they define with panels 1, 2 two outer chambers 9 and 10 and with each other a second, inner chamber 11.
  • the outer chambers 9 and 10 are subdivided into a number of secondary compartments 14, here shown as being rectangular in shape, by means of deformable secondary partitions 12 and 13. These compartments 14 are filled with high grade feathers.
  • Chamber 1 is subdivided into a series of elongated compartments I6, 17 and 18 by deformable auxiliary partition means I5.
  • FIG. I shows only one compartment 17 and one compartment 18, although there are more than one of each kind.
  • Further auxiliary partition means 19 subdivide chamber 1 I into other compartments 20, only one of which is shown in FIG. 2, which surround compartments I6, 17 and I8.
  • Compartments 16 which are preferably of the same width are filled with feathers of an inferior quality as compared with the feathers used to fill outer chambers 9 and I0.
  • Metallic springs 21 and 22 are inserted into compartments I7 and I8.
  • the springs are preferably of the helical or spiral compression type and can be made from relatively thin'steel spring wire.
  • a singlerow of springs 21 has been inserted into each compartment 17 and a double row 22 in compartment 18.
  • the springs whether arranged in a single row or in several rows, serve as supports for the walls of their respective compartments, thereby acting against unwanted deformations of these walls as well as serving to support each other.
  • the primary function of the springs is to cause the pillow to return to its original shape after being compressed.
  • the springs having been prestressed before being sewn into their respective compartments cause the surfaces of the pillow which are in contact with the ends of the springs to be resilient. Thus compressive forces applied so as to be coincident with the axes of the springs cause only a temporary deformation of the springs and hence, the pillow. When the forces are removed, the springs cause the pillow to return to its original shape.
  • Compartments 20, which surround compartments 16, 17 and 18 are filled with feathers of the same quality as compartments 16.
  • the walls of these compartments 20 act as supports for the rows of springs 21 and 22 by tending to keep the springs in a substantially erect position and thereby preventing them from bending or tilting toward the outside of the pillow as well as serving to keep the pillow reasonably firm.
  • These compartments 20 may .also be filled with any flexible, deformable elastic material of a predetermined softness which will aid in keeping the pillow firm.
  • the pillow shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 differs from that of FIGS. 1 and 2 in that it has no sidewalls, there being instead an upper panel 1' and lower panel 2 which are sewn together at their edges to form the conventionally shaped envelopes of the pillow as shown.
  • the outer chambers 9 and I0 are filled with high quality feathers and the inner chamber 11 has only two compartments I7 which are formed on either side of partition 12 and between partitions l5.
  • Partition 12 extends from upper panel I' through chambers 9', l1 and'10' to lower panel 2' in contrast to the pillow shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 where partitions 12 end at the interface between chambers 9 and 10 and inner chamber 11'.
  • a single row of prestressed helical coil springs 21' is sewn into each compartment 17' and covered by a flexible elastic cover 23.
  • Compartments I6 situated on either side of compartments 17 are filled with a soft padding material such as an inferior grade of feathers.
  • the manufacture of the pillow can be simplified by aligning the partitions 12 in the outer chamber with the partitions 15 in the inner chamber in the same plane as indicated by the dotted lines in FIG. 2.
  • the partitions 12 in the outer chamber aligned with the partitions 15 in the inner chamber in the same plane as indicated by the dotted lines in FIG. 2.
  • pillows which are manufactured in accordance with the basic features of the above-described examples, although differing in structural details. will be markedly superior to those presently used because of the fact that they will retain their shape and softness after extended periods of use. They will also be especially useful in hospitals, where they can be employed in the treatment of patients requiring long periods of confinement in bed. Furthermore, the scmirigid but resilient nature of such pillows will make them especially suitable for use as supporting pillows for patients with back ailments and the like.
  • a pillow comprising a substantially flat envelope composed of two substantially parallel flexible panels forming edges along the circumference of said pillow; two flexible partitions in the interior of said envelope subdividing the same into two exterior chambers each located adjacent to one of said panels and an interior chamber located between said exterior chambers; flexible dividers in said interior chamber forming therein a central interior compartment spaced from said edges of said pillow; springs means having a high resiliency located in said central inner compartment yieldingly engaging said flexible partitions so as to urge them against the corresponding panels respectivelyya first filler material having a lower average resiliency than said spring means filling at least portions of said interior chamber outside of saidcentral inner compartment and a second filler material having an average resiliency higher than the average resiliency of said first filler material and filling said exterior compartments.
  • said spring means comprise metallic coil springs held in at least partly compressed condition by said flexible partitions.
  • a pillow as defined in claim 1 wherein said interior and exterior chambers are divided into elongated compartments, and said compartments in said interior chamber are staggered with respect to said compartments in said exterior chambers

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US4247961A (en) * 1979-07-09 1981-02-03 Vladimir Masch Pillow-first aid kit with ejector
US5048167A (en) * 1989-03-13 1991-09-17 Heffley James R Method for restoring used mattresses
US5459894A (en) * 1993-08-24 1995-10-24 Eurasia Feather Co., Inc. Down futon mattress
US20040019972A1 (en) * 2002-08-01 2004-02-05 Schecter Daniel B. Cushioning device and method of producing same
US6728986B2 (en) 2000-10-28 2004-05-04 Siddall & Hilton Limited Body support arrangements
US20040261186A1 (en) * 2002-10-15 2004-12-30 Dreamwell, Ltd. Methods for manufacturing encased mattresses
US20080184490A1 (en) * 2007-02-06 2008-08-07 Pacific Coast Feather Company Pillow with baffles within an outer pillow shell

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US1664537A (en) * 1927-10-11 1928-04-03 William J Blankinship Sleeping pillow
USRE17607E (en) * 1927-12-24 1930-02-25 Hans ove lange
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US1664537A (en) * 1927-10-11 1928-04-03 William J Blankinship Sleeping pillow
USRE17607E (en) * 1927-12-24 1930-02-25 Hans ove lange
US1846312A (en) * 1928-03-30 1932-02-23 Thomas M Coghlan Pillow
US3109182A (en) * 1960-12-29 1963-11-05 Sears Roebuck & Co Pillow

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US4247961A (en) * 1979-07-09 1981-02-03 Vladimir Masch Pillow-first aid kit with ejector
US5048167A (en) * 1989-03-13 1991-09-17 Heffley James R Method for restoring used mattresses
US5459894A (en) * 1993-08-24 1995-10-24 Eurasia Feather Co., Inc. Down futon mattress
US6728986B2 (en) 2000-10-28 2004-05-04 Siddall & Hilton Limited Body support arrangements
US20040019972A1 (en) * 2002-08-01 2004-02-05 Schecter Daniel B. Cushioning device and method of producing same
US6988286B2 (en) * 2002-08-01 2006-01-24 Carpenter Co. Cushioning device and method of producing the same
US20040261186A1 (en) * 2002-10-15 2004-12-30 Dreamwell, Ltd. Methods for manufacturing encased mattresses
US20080184490A1 (en) * 2007-02-06 2008-08-07 Pacific Coast Feather Company Pillow with baffles within an outer pillow shell
US7562405B2 (en) * 2007-02-06 2009-07-21 Pacific Coast Feather Company Pillow with baffles within an outer pillow shell

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