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[0001] This application makes reference to, incorporates the same herein, and claims all benefits accruing under 35 U. S. C. ยง119 from my applications for NECK PILLOW FOR PROTECTION OF THE CERVICAL VERTEBRAE earlier filed in the Korean Industrial Property Office on Oct. 27, 2000 and there duly assigned Serial No. 2000-30105, for A NECK PILLOW FOR PROTECTION OF THE CERVICAL VERTEBRAE earlier filed in the Korean Industrial Property Office on Feb. 7, 2001 and there duly assigned Serial No. 2001-2953, and for A NECK PILLOW FOR PROTECTION OF THE CERVICAL VERTEBRAE earlier filed in the Korean Industrial Property Office on Jun. 11, 2001 and there duly assigned Serial No. 2001-17290.
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to a cervical pillow for protection of cervical vertebrae, which is used for supporting the neck while a person lies down to have a sleep or take a rest, so that the cervical vertebrae of the neck can maintain a normal lodortic curvature and muscle of a nuchal region is relaxed and prevented from tensing.
[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0005] Most modern people such as office workers who use computers throughout almost all office hours, students who study late at night, housewives who manage household duties, and so on, tend to lean their heads forward throughout their everyday lives. In that sense, they have poor postures. Due to this, as muscle of a nuchal region and muscle of the shoulder are tensed, the neck and the shoulder can experience pain, a tension headache can be induced, and a person can often feel fatigued. If the tensed muscle of the neck and the shoulder is not relaxed in a proper time, because the tensed muscle exerts pressure on blood vessels running to the brain, smooth blood circulation to the brain is impeded. As a consequence, one's mind may not be lucid, loss of concentration may be induced, and the person may be enervated.
[0006] If fatigue is built up, while the muscle of the neck and the shoulder can be relaxed by virtue of physical measures such as finger-pressure therapy, massage, etc., it is the norm to have a sleep or take a rest while lying down in a comfortable sleeping posture. In this regard, because most of the conventional pillows which are used upon sleeping or taking a rest while lying down, are configured in a manner such that they support the head rather than the neck, when they are used in a state where a user lies on his or her back, cervical vertebrae of the neck which connects to the head, cannot preserve a normal C-shaped lodortic curvature, and, instead, as the neck is flexed forward, the cervical vertebrae are substantially flexed forward. By this, muscle of a nuchal region cannot be adequately relaxed, and, as a disk is excessively pressed at a place where the cervical vertebrae are most severely flexed forward, an intervertebral disk hernia is caused in the cervical vertebrae. Also, as force is continuously applied to the nuchal region while using the pillow, muscle of the nuchal region still remains tensed when the user gets up, and the neck grows stiff. In the case that the pillows are used in a state where a user lies on his or her side, the ear of the user is compressed. Further, since thoracic vertebrae are positioned higher than the cervical vertebrae, the cervical vertebrae and the thoracic vertebrae are not held parallel to each other, whereby the cervical vertebrae cannot but become laterally bent.
[0007] It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a cervical pillow for protection of cervical vertebrae, which allows the cervical vertebrae of the neck to preserve their normal C-shaped lodortic curvature upon having a sleep or taking a rest and muscle of a nuchal region of the neck to be relaxed under a comfortable posture, and which prevents an intervertebral disk hernia from being caused in the cervical vertebrae.
[0008] It is another object of the present invention to provide a cervical pillow for protection of cervical vertebrae, which prevents the ear of a user from being compressed upon having a sleep or taking a rest in a state where the user lies on his or her side, and enables the cervical vertebrae to be held parallel to thoracic vertebrae, thereby keeping the cervical vertebrae from being flexed forward.
[0009] In order to achieve the above objects, according to the present invention, there is provided a cervical pillow for protection of cervical vertebrae, including a pillow body filled with stuffing materials, the pillow body having a neck supporting section which is formed at a front center portion of the pillow body, a concaved section which is formed behind the neck supporting section, and a pair of auxiliary supporting sections which are respectively formed at both sides of the neck supporting section and each of which is defined with an ear accommodating opening.
[0010] A more complete appreciation of the invention, and many of the attendant advantages thereof, will be readily apparent as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which like reference symbols indicate the same or similar components, wherein:
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[0023] In the embodiments of the present invention, a plurality of ventilating holes
[0024] In the first embodiment of the present invention which is shown in
[0025] Of course, it is to be noted that the pillow bodies
[0026] On the other hand, referring to
[0027] In the third embodiment, a zipper
[0028] In the cervical pillow
[0029] Also, as shown in
[0030] Further, in the present invention, by the fact that the pair of partitioning members
[0031] In the present invention, in the case that the head supporting section
[0032] As a result, the cervical pillow for protection of cervical vertebrae according to the present invention provides advantages in that the cervical pillow supports the neck and the head is brought into contact with a bed upon having a sleep or taking a rest in a state where a user lies on his or her back, whereby the cervical vertebrae can preserve their normal C-shaped lodortic curvature. That is to say, since muscle of a nuchal region can be relaxed in the course of having a sleep or taking a rest, the muscle of the nuchal region is prevented from being tensed when a user gets up. Therefore, it is possible to prevent poor postures from being caused due to the fact that most modern people tend to lean their heads forward throughout their everyday lives. Because the muscle of the nuchal region and muscle of the shoulder are prevented from being tensed, the neck and the shoulder do not experience pain, a tension headache is not induced, and the user is prevented from often feeling fatigued. Moreover, a phenomenon is avoided that the tensed muscle exerts pressure on blood vessels running to the brain and thereby smooth blood circulation to the brain is impeded. Further, a phenomenon is avoided that one's mind is not lucid, loss of concentration is induced, and the person is enervated. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent an intervertebral disk hernia from being caused in the cervical vertebrae due to the fact that the neck is flexed forward and the cervical vertebrae are flexed forward. Also, by maximally opening of the airway of the trachea, it is possible to prevent the user from snoring while having a sleep.
[0033] In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to keep stuffing materials from being moved from place to place due to vertical load unevenly applied to the cervical pillow. Also, by separately regulating amounts of the stuffing materials, heights of a neck supporting section and auxiliary supporting sections can be freely adjusted in such a way as to be suited to an individual size of the user. Besides, a user of the conventional pillow who is not accustomed to the use of a cervical pillow, can be gradually adapted to the use of the cervical pillow by the presence of a head supporting section.
[0034] In the drawings and specification, there have been disclosed typical preferred embodiments of the invention and, although specific terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the following claims.