Ergonomic pillow for neck and upper shoulder muscle release

Abstract

An ergonomic pillow is provided. The ergonomic pillow according to current application is to release muscles of a user's neck and upper shoulder to remove pains. Office workers usually spend long hours with crouched position. When a user uses this ergonomic pillow while sleeping, it releases muscles on the neck and upper portion of the shoulder of a user. The ergonomic pillow according to current application is comprised of a long cylindrical center portion and two trapezoidal wings whose narrow tip is rounded. The two wings are developed along the long axis of the cylindrical portion on the outer surface thereof. Center portion of one wing is removed for shoulder approach. The pillow of the current application is made of a porous visco-elastic polymer or wood.

1 . An ergonomic pillow for neck and upper shoulder muscle release is comprised of:
 a cylindrical center portion throughout which an air hole, which allows air to pass through to remove sweats from the pillow while a user sleeping and facilitates penetration of water and detergent through the pillow when doing a laundry, is developed along the whole horizontal width of the pillow,   
     and
 two wings, one of which is longer than the other wing and center portion of shorter wing is removed for shoulder approach, 
 
     and
 a tube type insert that is engaged to the air hole to supports the air hole of the pillow to maintain air flow there through and is made of flexible PVC (poly-vinyl chloride) with pluralities of small holes of average diameter 3 mm. 
 
   
   
       2 . An ergonomic pillow for neck and upper shoulder muscle release of  claim 1 ,
 wherein horizontal width of the pillow is in the range of 50 cm to 100 cm,   
     and
 vertical length of the pillow is in the range of 33 cm to 60 cm depending on the gender and age of a user, 
 
     and
 outer diameter of the center portion is in the range of 5 cm to 10 cm, 
 
     and
 diameter of the air hole is in the range of 1 cm to 3 cm, 
 
     and
 length of one wing from the center of the center portion is in the range of 16 cm to 45 cm, 
 
     and
 width of the center portion of the other wing is in the range of 12 cm to 18 cm. 
 
   
   
       3 . An ergonomic pillow for neck and upper shoulder muscle release of  claim 1 , wherein side view of the center portion is circle shape and the center portion and the two wings meet and forms concave surfaces and tips of the two wings are rounded. 
   
   
       4 . An ergonomic pillow for neck and upper shoulder muscle release of  claim 1 , wherein the pillow is made of porous wood.