Neck support pillow

Abstract

The neck supporting pillow with some special features: inflatable, this will give complete control over firmness, soft sponge-like material on the outside, to make the contact points soft, neck-support part is like a ridge, approximate width of the curvature of the neck. Anterior convexity of this neck supporting ridge is the most important feature. When the user lies on his or her back, back of the head will slide into a center head rest recess. This completes the anatomical-specific features. On either side of the head-rest recess is a slightly raised area to rest face on lying-on the right or left side.

1 . A neck supporting pillow comprising:
 a body; and   a neck support, the neck support affixed to said body projecting above and at least partially in front of said body and having a width approximating the width of the curvature of the neck and formed with an anterior convexity in a truncated “U” shape that projects significantly forward to keep the neck in its anatomical (curved anteriorly) position.   
     
     
         2 . The neck supporting pillow of  claim 1  wherein said body is formed with one or more inflatable bladders. 
     
     
         3 . The neck supporting pillow of  claim 2  wherein each inflatable bladder of said body has a separate inflation tube. 
     
     
         4 . The neck supporting pillow of  claim 3  wherein each inflation tube is affixed to a recess in each bladder and extended to fill and retract in the recess in said body when sealed. 
     
     
         5 . The neck supporting pillow of  claim 1  wherein said neck support is formed with an inflatable bladder. 
     
     
         6 . The neck supporting pillow of  claim 1  wherein the bladder of the neck support has an inflation fill tube. 
     
     
         7 . The neck supporting pillow of  claim 6  wherein each inflation tube is affixed to a recess in each bladder and extended to fill and retract in the recess in said body when sealed. 
     
     
         8 . The neck supporting pillow of  claim 1  wherein said body is covered in a foam filled exterior. 
     
     
         9 . The neck supporting pillow of  claim 1  wherein said neck support is covered in a foam filled exterior surface. 
     
     
         10 . The neck supporting pillow of  claim 1  wherein said body has a generally planar or flat exterior bottom surface and an exterior top surface with a central head depression for the head to rest wherein the neck is supported at the base of the “U” shape and the head is lying inside said “U” on the central depression. 
     
     
         11 . The neck supporting pillow of  claim 10  wherein the central head depression extends from adjacent the neck support toward an opposite side or edge of the body. 
     
     
         12 . The neck supporting pillow of  claim 2  wherein the body has three inflatable bladder chambers one on each side of said body and a central chamber interposed between and forming the head depression, each chamber extending from a front to a back of the body generally parallel to said sides. 
     
     
         13 . A neck supporting pillow comprising:
 a body; and   a neck support, the neck support affixed to said body projecting above and at least partially in front of said body and having a width approximating the width of the curvature of the neck and formed with an anterior convexity in a truncated “U” shape that projects significantly forward to keep lateral side portions of the body of the neck supporting pillow from interfering with the user while maintaining the neck in an anatomically normal condition with neck support of the pillow.   
     
     
         14 . The neck supporting pillow of  claim 13  wherein said body has a generally planar or flat exterior bottom surface and an exterior top surface with a central head depression for the head to rest wherein the neck is supported at the base of the “U” shape and the head is lying inside said “U” on the central depression. 
     
     
         15 . The neck supporting pillow of  claim 13  wherein the central head depression extends from adjacent the neck support toward an opposite side or edge of the body. 
     
     
         16 . The neck supporting pillow of  claim 13  wherein the body has three inflatable bladder chambers one on each side of said body and a central chamber interposed between and forming the head depression, each chamber extending from a front to a back of the body generally parallel to said sides. 
     
     
         17 . The neck supporting pillow of  claim 16  wherein each inflatable bladder of said body has a separate inflation tube. 
     
     
         18 . The neck supporting pillow of  claim 17  wherein each inflation tube is affixed to a recess in each bladder and extended to fill and retract in the recess in said body when sealed. 
     
     
         19 . The neck supporting pillow of  claim 13  wherein said body is covered in a foam filled exterior. 
     
     
         20 . The neck supporting pillow of  claim 13  wherein said neck support is covered in a foam filled exterior surface.