Lower leg pillow

Abstract

A lower leg pillow separates a person's legs and prevents the knees and ankles from touching. The lower leg pillow has a resilient pillow body within a covering. The symmetric resilient pillow body supports and separates the knees and ankles. The body has opposite first and second ends with a waist between the ends, connected by a continuous rim. A top and an opposite bottom have the rim as their perimeter. The covering fits snugly upon the pillow body. In use, a person has the lower leg pillow with the first end between their knees and the second end between their ankles thus separating the legs and aligning the spine during sleep.

1 . An orthopedic pillow for separating the legs of a person resting in a lateral position comprises: 
 a resilient pillow body, said body having a generally symmetric shape upon the longitudinal and lateral axes, a first end and an opposite second end, a waist between said first end and said second end, a planar top and mutually parallel and spaced apart planar bottom, an outer rim continuously connecting said first end, said second end, and said waist located generally midway between said top and said bottom; and,    a covering fitting snugly upon said body;    whereby a person places said pillow between their legs with said first end between their knees and said second end between their ankles thus separating the legs and aligning the spine during sleep.    
   
   
       2 . The orthopedic pillow of  claim 1  wherein said first end and said second end have a curvature suitable for grasping by a person's feet.  
   
   
       3 . The orthopedic pillow of  claim 1  wherein an inner perimeter connects said top to an edge connecting to said outer rim and an inner perimeter connects said bottom to an edge connecting to said bottom.  
   
   
       4 . The orthopedic pillow of  claim 3  wherein said edge is selected from the group consisting of rounded, semi-circular, or elliptical.  
   
   
       5 . The orthopedic pillow of  claim 3  wherein said edge is selected from the group consisting of square, beveled, or pointed.  
   
   
       6 . The orthopedic pillow of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 said waist having narrower width than said first end and said second end.    
   
   
       7 . The orthopedic pillow of  claim 6  wherein said pillow body has a generally dog bone shape.  
   
   
       8 . The orthopedic pillow of  claim 1  wherein said pillow body is selected from the group consisting of foam, spun polyester fill, down, and cotton.  
   
   
       9 . A method of separating the legs of a person during sleep comprising: 
 a) shaping a pillow for grasping by feet and for spanning between the knees and the ankles of a person;    b) placing said pillow within a covering; and,    c) locating said pillow between the knees and ankles of a person, whereby the feet grasp and hold said pillow in position while sleeping thus, a person has their legs separated to permit the spine to align during sleep.