Ergonomic pillow for neck and upper shoulder muscle release

Abstract

An ergonomic pillow is provided. The ergonomic pillow according to current application is to release muscles of a user's neck and upper shoulder to remove pains. Office workers usually spend long hours with crouched position. When a user uses this ergonomic pillow while sleeping, it releases muscles on the neck and upper portion of the shoulder of a user. The ergonomic pillow according to current application is comprised of a long cylindrical center portion and two trapezoidal wings whose narrow tip is rounded. The two wings are developed along the long axis of the cylindrical portion on the outer surface thereof. Center portion of one wing is removed for shoulder approach. The pillow of the current application is made of a porous visco-elastic polymer or wood.

Description

1. FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The invention relates generally to a pillow, especially to a pillow that is comprised of a long cylindrical center portion and two trapezoidal wings whose narrow tip is rounded.2. BACKGROUND[0002]Since a significant amount of attention has been focused on sleeping, particularly how are sleep comfort effects a person's ability to get a good nights sleep, various types of pillows have been produced that minimize or eliminate the problems associated with traditional pillows. Pillow does a critical role in good sleeping. If a user sleeps on a wrong pillow, he / she may not turn the neck next morning. One extreme example is when a user sleep on a stone pillow, the user's may suffer from face muscle monologue. Meanwhile, many people spend long hours with wrong position, such as crouching on a desk for paper work or bend down waist over a work desk for manufacturing. In any position, s / he must bend or stretch neck. After long hours work, his / her neck get stiff ...

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Benefits of technology

[0014]Since a significant amount of attention has been focused on sleeping, various types of pillows have been produced that minimize or eliminate the problems associated with traditional pillows. Pillow does a critical role in good sleeping. If a user sleeps on a wrong pillow, for example, on a stone pillow, the user may suffer from face muscle monologue. Meanwhile, many people spend long hours with wrong position, such as crouching on a desk for paper work or bend down waist over a work desk for manufacturing. In any position, s / he must bend or stretch neck. After long hours work, his / her neck get stiff and sometimes get pain. On the other hand, seniors or people with high blood pressure always feel that their neck is stiff. Massaging the neck may release the feeling of the stiffness. But, that is only temporary. Therefore, a novel and cheap method or tool for releasing the muscle and pain everyday is needed. Inventor of the current application focused that pillow is the only tools that everybody use everyday and contact the neck and upper shoulder. To realize the goal an ergonomic pillow is provided. The ergonomic pillow according to current application is to release muscles of a user's neck and upper shoulder to remove pains. Office workers usually spend long hours with crouched position. When a user uses this ergonomic pillow while sleeping, it releases muscles on the neck and upper portion of the shoulder of a user. The ergonomic pillow according to current application is comprised of a long cylindrical center portion and two trapezoidal wings whose narrow tip is rounded. The two wings are developed along the long axis of the cylindrical portion on the outer surface thereof. Center portion of one wing is removed for shoulder approach. The pillow of the current application is made of a visco-elastic polymer or wood.

Problems solved by technology

If a user sleeps on a wrong pillow, for example, on a stone pillow, the user may suffer from face muscle monologue.

Meanwhile, many people spend long hours with wrong position, such as crouching on a desk for paper work or bend down waist over a work desk for manufacturing.

After long hours work, his / her neck get stiff and sometimes get pain.

On the other hand, seniors or people with high blood pressure always feel that their neck is stiff.

But, that is only temporary.

Office workers usually spend long hours with crouched position.

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