Supplemental support pillow

Abstract

A supplemental support pillow including a pillow body and at least one or more attachment mechanisms providing for the supplemental support pillow to be attached to a primary surface in a user variable and user selected configuration. The primary surface can be, but is not limited to, a separate pillow such as a bed pillow or couch pillow or a fabric surface such as a sheet or mattress cover. The primary surface could also be any surface associated with another type of furniture, such as a chair, airliner seat, car seat, couch, hammock, cot or similar apparatus having a surface for supporting a user.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A supplemental support pillow comprising:
 a support pillow body; and   at least one attachment mechanism operatively associated with the support pillow body providing for the supplemental support pillow to be attached to a primary surface in a user variable selected configuration.   
     
     
         2 . The supplemental support pillow of  claim 1  wherein the primary surface comprises a bed pillow. 
     
     
         3 . The supplemental support pillow of  claim 1  wherein the primary surface comprises a bed sheet. 
     
     
         4 . The supplemental support pillow of  claim 1  further comprising two separated attachment mechanisms. 
     
     
         5 . The supplemental support pillow of  claim 4  wherein each of the two separated attachment mechanisms comprises:
 a clip comprising:
 two jaws; and 
 a spring operatively associated with the two jaws providing for the two jaws to be biased into a closed position such that the two jaws are engaged with the primary surface in use; and 
 
 a flexible connection between each clip and the support pillow body. 
 
     
     
         6 . The supplemental support pillow of  claim 5  wherein the support pillow body comprises a substantially tubular shape having a length and width and wherein the length is at least twice the width. 
     
     
         7 . The supplemental support pillow of  claim 6  wherein the support pillow body comprises a substantially tubular shape having a length and width and wherein the length is at least four times the width. 
     
     
         8 . The supplemental support pillow of  claim 6  wherein the two separated attachment clips are connected to the support pillow body at a position closer to the ends of the support pillow body along the length than the center of the support pillow body and wherein each clip is connected to the support pillow body at an end opposite the other clip. 
     
     
         9 . The supplemental support pillow of  claim 1  wherein the support pillow body comprises:
 a pillow insert; and 
 a pillow cover operatively configured to fit over the pillow insert and wherein the at least one attachment mechanism is operatively associated with the pillow cover. 
 
     
     
         10 . The supplemental support pillow of  claim 9  wherein the at least one attachment mechanism operatively associated with the pillow cover comprises two separated attachment mechanisms operatively associated with the pillow cover. 
     
     
         11 . The supplemental support pillow of  claim 10  wherein each of the two separated attachment mechanisms comprises:
 a clip comprising;
 two jaws; and 
 a spring operatively associated with the two jaws providing for the two jaws to be biased into a closed position such that the two jaws are engaged with the primary surface in use; and 
 
 a flexible connection between each clip and the pillow cover. 
 
     
     
         12 . The supplemental support pillow of  claim 11  wherein the pillow cover comprises a substantially tubular open shape having a length and width and wherein the length is at least twice the width. 
     
     
         13 . The supplemental support pillow of  claim 12  wherein the pillow cover comprises a substantially tubular shape having a length and width and wherein the length is at least four times the width. 
     
     
         14 . The supplemental support pillow of  claim 12  wherein the two separated attachment clips are connected to the pillow cover at a position closer to the ends of the pillow cover along the length than the center of the support pillow body and wherein each clip is connected to the pillow cover at an end opposite the other clip. 
     
     
         15 . A method of attaching a supplemental support pillow to a primary surface in a user variable selected configuration comprising:
 providing a supplemental support pillow as recited in any one of  claims 1 - 14 ; and   connecting the attachment mechanism of the supplemental support pillow to the primary surface in a user variable and user selected configuration.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15  wherein the primary surface comprises a bed pillow. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15  wherein the primary surface comprises a bed sheet. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising:
 providing more than one supplemental support pillow as recited in any one of  claims 1 - 14 ; and 
 connecting the attachment mechanism of each supplemental support pillow to the primary surface in a user variable and user selected configuration. 
 
     
     
         19 . A system for modifying the support characteristics of a bed pillow comprising:
 a bed pillow; and   a supplemental support pillow as recited in any one of  claims 1 - 14 .