Infant support pillow

US10722048B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10722048-B2
Application numberUS-201615099167-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 14, 2016
Priority dateApr 16, 2015
Publication dateJul 28, 2020
Grant dateJul 28, 2020

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Abstract

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An infant support pillow for supporting an infant or small child in a lying or seated position comprising a pillow shell and a resilient fill material that defines a recessed center portion surrounded partially or fully by a raised perimeter portion. The pillow shell can comprise various features, including fabric types, attachments, appliqués and stitching, configured to represent an object or character. The recessed center portion and the raised peripheral portion are configured such that the infant is comfortably and stably supported at an incline.

First claim

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What is claimed is: 1. An infant support pillow, comprising: a pillow shell including an upper surface, a lower surface, a first end, and a second end; and a resilient fill material contained within the shell, wherein the shell and the fill material form a raised peripheral portion extending about at least a portion of a periphery of the upper surface of the pillow and a recessed portion in a generally central area of the pillow within the raised peripheral portion, wherein the raised peripheral portion has a length and a width each between about 12 inches and about 32 inches, wherein each side of the recessed portion is between 4 inches and about 6.5 inches from the periphery of the upper surface of the pillow such that the recessed portion is sized to support an infant's lower body, wherein the raised peripheral portion is higher at the first end than at the second end, and wherein the shell lower surface is generally flat such that the shell lower surface rests generally flush on a support surface, wherein the resilient fill material has a density such that the fill material will support a child or infant without compressing the infant support pillow to a substantially flat shape, wherein an approximately two pound compressing force compresses the fill material less than one inch between the upper surface and the lower surface. 2. The infant support pillow of claim 1 , wherein the shell and fill material further form an inclined transition portion between the recessed portion and the raised peripheral portion. 3. The infant support pillow of claim 2 , wherein the inclined transition portion has an angle of incline between about 6 degrees and about 18 degrees. 4. The infant support pillow of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the shell upper surface is configured to resemble a character or object. 5. The infant support pillow of claim 4 , wherein the pillow shell includes a plurality of fabrics configured to represent features of the character or object. 6. The infant support pillow of claim 5 , wherein at least two of the plurality of fabrics have different textures.

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Classifications

  • A47D13/08Primary

    Devices for use in guiding or supporting children, e.g. safety harness · CPC title

  • Baby feeding cushions · CPC title

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What does patent US10722048B2 cover?
An infant support pillow for supporting an infant or small child in a lying or seated position comprising a pillow shell and a resilient fill material that defines a recessed center portion surrounded partially or fully by a raised perimeter portion. The pillow shell can comprise various features, including fabric types, attachments, appliqués and stitching, configured to represent an object or…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kids Ii Inc, Kids2 Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A47D13/08. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 28 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).