Sleeping pillow with a depression

Abstract

According to the present invention, there is provided a sleeping pillow to support head and neck of a person and a plurality of methods for making the sleeping pillow. The sleeping pillow comprises a pillow casing having a top surface and a bottom surface. The sleeping pillow further comprises a depression at a predetermined position of one or more of the top surface and the bottom surface of the pillow casing. The depression is about centrally located or offset. The depression is formed securing the top surface and the bottom surface at a predetermined distance from one another. The innermost portion of the depression may be a point shape, a circular shape, or a shape having a length and a width (such as square or rectangle), or yet another geometric shape. The sleeping pillow may further comprise two interior sections.

1 . A sleeping pillow to support head and neck of a person, the sleeping pillow comprising: 
 a pillow casing filled with a fill material, the pillow casing having a top surface and a bottom surface; and    a depression at a predetermined position of one or more of the top surface and the bottom surface of the pillow casing, the depression formed securing the top surface and the bottom surface at a predetermined distance from one another.    
   
   
       2 . The sleeping pillow according to  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined position of the depression is about the center of the pillow casing.  
   
   
       3 . The sleeping pillow according to  claim 1 , wherein the depression has a conically sloped shape.  
   
   
       4 . The sleeping pillow according to  claim 1 , wherein the pillow has a dimension including a length and a width.  
   
   
       5 . The sleeping pillow according to  claim 4 , wherein the dimension is one selected form the group consisting of: 15 inches by 22 inches; and 20 inches by 26 inches.  
   
   
       6 . The sleeping pillow according to  claim 4 , wherein the top surface and the bottom surface are secured in a circle at about the predetermined position on the pillow casing having a diameter from about ⅝ of an inch to about 3 and ⅞ of an inch.  
   
   
       7 . The sleeping pillow according to  claim 6 , wherein the predetermined position of the depression is at about half of the width plus half of the diameter.  
   
   
       8 . The sleeping pillow according to  claim 1 , wherein the top surface and the bottom surface are secured in shape selected from a group consisting of: a point, circle, square and a rectangle.  
   
   
       9 . The sleeping pillow according to  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined distance between the top surface and the bottom surface is from about zero inches to about 0.5 of an inch.  
   
   
       10 . The sleeping pillow according to  claim 1 , wherein the fill material by weight is from about 1 pound to about 2 pounds.  
   
   
       11 . The sleeping pillow according to  claim 1 , wherein the fill material is one selected from the group consisting of: slick fill material; and dry fill material.  
   
   
       12 . The sleeping pillow according to  claim 1 , wherein a gusset having an approximately elliptical figure eight shape and located at a predetermined position in the interior of the pillow casing secures the top surface and the bottom surface along the length thereof.  
   
   
       12 . The sleeping pillow according to  claim 12 , wherein the gusset forms a first section and a second section.  
   
   
       13 . The sleeping pillow according to  claim 12 , wherein the first section is filled with more fill material than the second section.  
   
   
       14 . A sleeping pillow to support head and neck of a person, the sleeping pillow comprising: 
 a pillow casing having a top surface and a bottom surface; and    a gusset having an approximately elliptical figure eight shape located at a predetermined position in the interior of the pillow casing, the gusset securing the top surface and the bottom surface of the pillow casing along the length thereof, the gusset forming a first section and a second section in the interior of the pillow casing and a depression at a predetermined position of one or more of the top surface and the bottom surface at a predetermined distance from one another,    wherein the first section and the second section are filled with different quantities of a fill material, different fill materials, or different quantities of different fill materials, respectively.    
   
   
       15 . A sleeping pillow to support head and neck of a person, the sleeping pillow comprising: 
 a pillow casing having a top surface and a bottom surface; and    a depression at a predetermined position of one or more of the top surface and the bottom surface of the pillow casing, the depression formed securing the top surface and the bottom surface at a predetermined distance from one another; and    a first section and a second section in the interior of the pillow casing filled with different quantities of a fill material, different fill materials, or different quantities of different fill materials, respectively.    
   
   
       16 . A method for making a sleeping pillow to support head and neck of a person, the method comprising: 
 (a) sewing a pillow casing, the pillow casing having a top surface and a bottom surface and at least one open side;    (b) securing the top surface and the bottom surface at a predetermined position of one or more of the top support surface and the bottom support surface, where the top surface is at a predetermined distance from the bottom surface;    (c) filling the pillow casing with a predetermined amount of fill material via the at least one open side; and    (d) closing the pillow casing along the at least one open side, wherein a depression at the predetermined position of the one or more of the top surface and the bottom surface is formed.    
   
   
       17 . A method for making a sleeping pillow to support head and neck of a person, the method comprising: 
 (a) sewing a pillow casing, the pillow casing having a top surface, a bottom surface and at least one open side;    (b) filling the pillow casing with a predetermined amount of fill material via the at least one open side;    (c) closing the pillow casing along the at least one open side; and    (d) compressing and securing the top surface and the bottom surface at a predetermined position of one or more of the top surface and the bottom surface and at a predetermined distance form one another, wherein a depression at the predetermined position of the one or more of the top surface and the bottom surface is formed.    
   
   
       18 . A method for making a sleeping pillow to support head and neck of a person, the method comprising: 
 (a) sewing a pillow casing, the pillow casing having a gusset of an elliptical figure eight shape sewn therein at a predetermined position, a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least one open side, the piece of fabric forming a first section and a second section;    (b) filling the first section and the second section of the pillow casing with predetermined amounts of fill material via the at least one open side; and    (c) closing the pillow casing along the at least one open side.