Hair style pillow

Abstract

A pillow for supporting the head of a person and to maintain that head supported above the sleeping surface on which the person is lying. The pillow has lateral side surfaces, a flat bottom surface and an arcuate upper surface, concave inwardly, that cradles the neck of the user. The pillow can have a removable cover and is preferably comprised of a foam material such as polyester foam. The pillow is dimensioned so that the pillow can contact the person beginning just above the shoulders and extending up to just below the lower ear so that the hair of the person is held elevated off of the sleeping surface and the hairstyle is not messed up during sleeping.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A pillow for supporting the head of a person in a position above a sleeping surface, said pillow comprising a main body having lateral sides, a top surface for receiving a neck of a person and a bottom surface supported by said sleeping surface, said top surface being concave inwardly between said lateral sides, said lateral sides extending from the shoulders of a person to just below the ear of a person to support a head of a person to maintain a person's head above a sleeping surface.  
     
     
         2 . A pillow as defined in  claim 1  wherein said pillow further includes a removable cover.  
     
     
         3 . A pillow as defined in  claim 2  wherein said removable cover is satin.  
     
     
         4 . A pillow as defined in  claim 2  wherein said cover includes a securing means to retain the cover to the pillow.  
     
     
         5 . A pillow as defined in  claim 2  wherein said securing means is a zipper.  
     
     
         6 . A pillow as defined in  claim 1  wherein pillow is comprised of a foam material.  
     
     
         7 . A pillow as defined in  claim 6  wherein foam material is a polyester foam.  
     
     
         8 . A pillow as defined in  claim 1  wherein said pillow has a height of between about 4 and about 6 inches.  
     
     
         9 . A pillow as defined in  claim 8  wherein pillow has a width of between about 12 and about 15 inches.  
     
     
         10 . A method of supporting the head of a person while sleeping, said method comprising the steps of: 
 providing a sleeping surface for support of a person while sleeping,    providing a pillow having a upper surface that is configured concave inwardly for supporting the neck of a person,    positioning the pillow underneath a person to be located generally between a shoulder of a person and a lower ear of a person so s to support a head of a person in an elevated position above a sleeping surface.    
     
     
         11 . A method of supporting the head of a person as defined in  claim 10  wherein said step of providing a pillow comprises providing a pillow having a width of between about 12 and about 15 inches and a height of between about 10 and 12 inches.  
     
     
         12 . A method of supporting the head of a person as defined in  claim 10  wherein said step of providing a pillow comprises providing a pillow having a standard pillow case covering the pillow.  
     
     
         13 . A method of supporting the head of a person as defined in  claim 10  wherein said step of providing a pillow comprises providing a pillow adapted to underlie the person from the shoulder to the lower port of the ear.  
     
     
         14 . A method of supporting the head of a person as defined in  claim 10  wherein said step of providing a pillow comprises providing a pillow filed with a foam material.  
     
     
         15 . A method of supporting the head of a person as defined in  claim 14  wherein said step of providing a pillow comprises providing a pillow filed with a polyester foam material.