Cervical pillow for protection of cervical vertebrae

Abstract

A cervical pillow for protection of cervical vertebrae includes 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. The neck supporting section is formed to have a height which enables the cervical vertebrae to preserve their normal C-shaped lodortic curvature when the neck supporting section supports the neck of a user while the user lies down. Each auxiliary supporting section is formed to have a front height and a rear height which are greater than the height of the neck supporting section so that the cervical vertebrae and thoracic vertebrae are held parallel to a bed when the user lies on his or her side. The front height is slightly greater than the rear height so that the neck and the head can be adequately supported by the auxiliary supporting section. By separately regulating amounts of first and second stuffing materials, heights of the neck supporting section and auxiliary supporting sections can be freely adjusted to be suited to an individual size of the user.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A cervical pillow for protection of cervical vertebrae, comprising: 
 a pillow body filled with stuffing materials, the pillow body including a neck supporting section formed at a front center portion of the pillow body;    a concaved section formed behind the neck supporting section; and    a pair of auxiliary supporting sections being respectively formed at both sides of the neck supporting section and each of the pair of auxiliary supporting sections being defined with an ear accommodating opening.    
     
     
         2 . The cervical pillow as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprised of the neck supporting section being formed to have a height enabling the cervical vertebrae to preserve a C-shaped lodortic curvature when the neck supporting section supports the neck of a user while the user lies down, each auxiliary supporting section being formed to have a front height and a rear height being greater than the height of the neck supporting section accommodating the cervical vertebrae and thoracic vertebrae being held parallel to a bed when the user lies on a side, and the front height being slightly greater than the rear height accommodating the neck and the head being supported by the auxiliary supporting section.  
     
     
         3 . The cervical pillow as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprised of a pair of partitioning members being respectively arranged at boundary regions between the neck supporting section and the auxiliary supporting sections of the pillow body in a manner accommodating a first stuffing material for the neck supporting section and second stuffing materials for the auxiliary supporting sections prevented from being mixed with each other, and a first zipper and second zippers being respectively installed on the neck supporting section and the auxiliary supporting sections accommodating by separately regulating amounts of the first and second stuffing materials, heights of the neck supporting section and auxiliary supporting sections to be adjustable according to an individual size of the user.  
     
     
         4 . The cervical pillow as claimed in claims  1 , further comprising a head supporting section being integrally formed with a concaved section of a pillow cover enveloping the pillow body.  
     
     
         5 . The cervical pillow as claimed in claims  3 , further comprising a head supporting section being integrally formed with a concaved section of a pillow cover enveloping the pillow body.  
     
     
         6 . The cervical pillow as claimed in claims  1 , further comprising one zipper half being installed on a rear surface of a neck supporting section of a pillow cover enveloping the pillow body, and the other zipper half being installed on a front surface of a head supporting section filled with a third stuffing material, accommodating the other zipper half to be detachably coupled with the one zipper half.  
     
     
         7 . The cervical pillow as claimed in claims  3 , further comprising one zipper half being installed on a rear surface of a neck supporting section of a pillow cover enveloping the pillow body, and the other zipper half being installed on a front surface of a head supporting section filled with a third stuffing material, accommodating the other zipper half to be detachably coupled with the one zipper half.  
     
     
         8 . The cervical pillow as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising of a head supporting section being integrally formed with a concaved section of a pillow cover corresponding to the concaved section of the cervical pillow.  
     
     
         9 . The cervical pillow as claimed in  claim 3 , further comprising of a head supporting section being attached with the concave section and including a third stuffing material.  
     
     
         10 . The cervical pillow as claimed in  claim 9 , further comprised of progressively decreasing a height of the head supporting section.  
     
     
         11 . The cervical pillow as claimed in  claim 8 , further comprised of progressively decreasing a height of the head supporting section.  
     
     
         12 . The cervical pillow as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprised of the pillow body including a plurality of ventilating holes.  
     
     
         13 . The cervical pillow as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of separate stuffing materials within the pillow body and the auxiliary support sections.  
     
     
         14 . The cervical pillow as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprised of the front height of the auxiliary support sections being greater than the rear height of the auxiliary support sections.  
     
     
         15 . A cervical pillow for protection of cervical vertebrae, comprising: 
 a pillow body including a neck supporting section formed at a front center portion of the pillow body;    a concaved section formed behind the neck supporting section; and    a pair of auxiliary supporting sections being respectively formed at both sides of the neck supporting section and each of the pair of auxiliary supporting sections being defined with an ear accommodating opening.    
     
     
         16 . The cervical pillow as claimed in  claim 15 , further comprised of the neck supporting section being formed to have a height enabling the cervical vertebrae to preserve a C-shaped lodortic curvature when the neck supporting section supports the neck of a user while the user lies down.  
     
     
         17 . The cervical pillow as claimed in  claim 15 , further comprised of each auxiliary supporting section being formed to have a front height and a rear height being greater than the height of the neck supporting section accommodating the cervical vertebrae and thoracic vertebrae being held parallel to a bed when the user lies on a side, and the front height being slightly greater than the rear height accommodating the neck and the head being supported by the auxiliary supporting section.  
     
     
         18 . The cervical pillow as claimed in  claim 17 , further comprised of a pair of partitioning members being respectively arranged at boundary regions between the neck supporting section and the auxiliary supporting sections of the pillow body in a manner accommodating a first stuffing material for the neck supporting section and second stuffing materials for the auxiliary supporting sections prevented from being mixed with each other, and a first zipper and second zippers being respectively installed on the neck supporting section and the auxiliary supporting sections accommodating by separately regulating amounts of the first and second stuffing materials, heights of the neck supporting section and auxiliary supporting sections to be adjustable according to an individual size of the user.  
     
     
         19 . The cervical pillow as claimed in claims  18 , further comprising a head supporting section being integrally formed with a concaved section of a pillow cover enveloping the pillow body.  
     
     
         20 . A method ofmaking a cervical pillow for protection of cervical vertebrae, comprising the steps of: 
 filling a pillow body with stuffing materials, the pillow body formed with a neck supporting section at a front center portion of the pillow body;    forming a concaved section behind the neck supporting section;    forming a pair of auxiliary supporting sections respectively on both sides of the neck supporting section; and    forming on each of the pair of auxiliary supporting sections an ear accommodating opening.