Contour lumbar support sleep pillow

Abstract

An apparatus for providing lower back pain relief for use between the human body and a flexible surface consisting of a flexible base member having a first side, a second side, a third side and a fourth side, a flexible top member having a lumbar support portion, a midpoint and two substantially flat sides extending from the support portion to the second side and the fourth side of the flexible base member; a pocket affixed to the flexible top member, the pocket defining an opening for insert of one or more hot or cold packs for maintaining a desired temperature of the apparatus, and a cover having a zipper which can be removably attached to the apparatus, wherein the apparatus is placed between the lower back region of the user's body and the flexible surface.

1 . An apparatus for providing lower back pain relief for use between the human body and a flexible surface, said apparatus comprising: 
 a flexible base member having a first side, a second side, a third side and a fourth side;    a flexible top member having a lumbar support portion, a midpoint and two substantially flat sides extending from said support portion to said second side and said fourth side of said flexible base member;    a pocket affixed to said flexible top member, said pocket defining an opening for insertion of hot or cold packs for maintaining a desired temperature of said apparatus;    a cover having a zipper, wherein said cover is removably attached to said apparatus by said zipper;    wherein said apparatus is placed between the lower back region of the human body and the flexible surface.    
   
   
       2 . The flexible top member of  claim 1 , wherein said midpoint has a radius of curvature in a range of about 1.5 inches to 3.5 inches.  
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said flexible top member consists of a plurality of flexible top members removably affixed to said flexible base member.  
   
   
       4 . The flexible top members of  claim 3 , wherein said flexible top members are made of fiber fill or polyester.  
   
   
       5 . The flexible base member of  claim 1 , wherein said first side and said third side have a length in a range of about 10 to 76 inches.  
   
   
       6 . The flexible base member of  claim 1 , wherein said second side and said forth side have a length in a range of about 8 to 38 inches.  
   
   
       7 . The pocket of  claim 1 , wherein said pocket is removably attached to said apparatus.  
   
   
       8 . The flexible base member of  claim 1 , wherein said flexible base member is constructed of visco-elastic foam or polyurethane foam.  
   
   
       9 . The flexible top member of  claim 1 , wherein said flexible top member is made of visco-elastic foam.  
   
   
       10 . The flexible base member of  claim 1 , wherein said cover is made of polyester or cotton or a combination of polyester and cotton.  
   
   
       11 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said apparatus is of unitary construction.  
   
   
       12 . The flexible base member of  claim 1 , wherein said cover is made of at most 20% polyester and at most 100% cotton or a combination of sateen, jacquard, damask, silk, hemp, wool, linen, ramine, nylon or jute.  
   
   
       13 . The flexible top member of  claim 1 , wherein said flexible top member is made of convoluted foam, or visco-elastic foam or polyester fiber or latex or a combination of cotton, cashmere, wool, silk, alpaca, lavender, lyocell, buckwheat, down, feathers, kapok, latex, polystyrene microbeads, or convoluted foam.  
   
   
       14 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said flexible base member is made of polyurethane or convoluted foam.  
   
   
       15 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said pocket has a length in a range of about 4 to 76 inches.  
   
   
       16 . A method for relieving back pain, comprising: 
 placing an apparatus between a person's trocanter and rib region of the body when the person is lying on his or her side, said apparatus comprising a flexible base member connected to a flexible top member, a pocket affixed to said flexible top member, and a cover having a zipper, wherein said cover is removably attached to said apparatus by said zipper.    
   
   
       17 . A method for relieving back pain, comprising: 
 placing an apparatus between a person's apex of sacrum and the lower thoracic region of the body when the person is lying on his or her back, said apparatus comprising a flexible base member connected to a flexible top member, a pocket affixed to said flexible top member, and a cover having a zipper, wherein said cover is removably attached to said apparatus by said zipper.