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Sound deafening pillow

a pillow and sound technology, applied in the field of pillows, can solve the problems of affecting the sound quality of the pillow, disrupting the sleep of many people, and the sound deafening of the earplug, so as to overcome or mitigate one or more disadvantages of the known pillow

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-10-30
LEGRAND ROBERT +2
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Benefits of technology

The present invention aims to offer a pillow that solves or minimizes the shortcomings of existing pillows. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a useful alternative to existing pillows.

Problems solved by technology

Many persons have a problem sleeping soundly and the slightest noise disrupts their sleep.
Earplugs can deafen noise.
However, many people do not feel comfortable wearing them.
However, wearing them impose sleeping on the back with the head straight as they are quite large and create an uncomfortable pressure on the side of the skull when trying to rest with the head laying on its side.

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[0015]The present invention relates to a pillow integrating sound deafening earmuffs. The pillow is designed to wrap around the head of a person so that the earmuffs fall into place over the ears of the person. The pillow has lateral portions sufficiently thick to support the weight of the person's head so that there is no localized pressure induced by the earmuff on the person's skull even the person is resting its head on its side.

[0016]FIGS. 1 and 2 are referred to. A pillow 10 comprises a resilient median portion 12, two resilient lateral portions 14 and noise deafening earmuffs 16.

[0017]The median portion 12 is adapted to receive a back of a person's head. It is typically made of a resilient material such as a foam and may be covered by a textile housing to provide a nice appearance and soft surface on the skin. On its exterior, opposite the surface adapted to receive the back of the head, the median portion 12 has a passage 18 for accommodating and guiding a flexible band of t...

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Abstract

A pillow comprises a resilient median portion, two resilient lateral portions and sound deafening earmuffs. The median portion is adapted to receive a back of a person's head. The two lateral portions are attached to an opposite side of the median portion. The earmuffs comprise two sound deafening ear coverings and a flexible band connecting the two sound deafening ear coverings. Each one of the two lateral portion have a cavity to accommodate the sound deafening ear coverings. In use, the flexible band is operative to bias the two sound deafening ear coverings over two ears of the person.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention generally relates to the field of pillows. More specifically, the invention relates to a pillow having sound deafening qualities to enhance the sleep quality of a person.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Many persons have a problem sleeping soundly and the slightest noise disrupts their sleep. Earplugs can deafen noise. However, many people do not feel comfortable wearing them. Moreover, during sleep, earplugs can come out of the ears. Earmuffs are used also to deafen noise. However, wearing them impose sleeping on the back with the head straight as they are quite large and create an uncomfortable pressure on the side of the skull when trying to rest with the head laying on its side.[0003]There is therefore a need for an improved means to help persons get a sound sleep.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0004]It is an object of the present invention to provide a pillow that overcomes or mitigates one or more disadvantages of known pillows, or at...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47G9/10
CPCA47G9/10A47G9/1045A47G2009/1018A47G2200/14
Inventor LEGRAND, ROBERTLEGRAND, GENIFERETRIERENBERG, MIRKO
Owner LEGRAND ROBERT
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