Stack and connect custom pillow system

Abstract

A pillow cover includes a flexible fabric configured to hold a cushioning material, a first, second, third and fourth connection element each positioned at a different corner of the flexible fabric, and a fifth and sixth connection element positioned along a central axis of the flexible fabric. A system for building pillow structures includes multiple pillow covers, each pillow cover including a flexible fabric having a plurality of connection elements positioned along a perimeter of the flexible fabric. The connection elements are positioned so that at least two of the plurality of pillow covers can connect in each an aligned-adjacent orientation, a staggered-adjacent orientation, an aligned-stacked orientation, and a staggered-stacked orientation.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A pillow cover comprising:
 a flexible fabric configured to hold a cushioning material, a first, second, third and fourth connection element each positioned at a different corner of the flexible fabric, and a fifth and sixth connection element positioned along a central axis of the flexible fabric.   
     
     
         2 . The pillow cover of  claim 1 , wherein the connection element comprises a cord configured in a loop that extends through a toggle and a cord stop. 
     
     
         3 . The pillow cover of  claim 2 , wherein the toggle is positioned between the cord stop and the flexible fabric. 
     
     
         4 . The pillow cover of  claim 1 , wherein a perimeter of the flexible fabric forms an oblong rectangle. 
     
     
         5 . The pillow cover of  claim 1 , wherein the cover includes an opening for the insertion and removal of a cushioning material. 
     
     
         6 . The pillow cover of  claim 5 , wherein the opening is configured to be closed by a zipper. 
     
     
         7 . The pillow cover of  claim 1 , wherein the cover is sewn shut to contain a non-removable cushioning material. 
     
     
         8 . A system for building pillow structures comprising:
 a plurality of pillow covers, each pillow cover comprising a flexible fabric having a plurality of connection elements positioned along a perimeter of the flexible fabric;   wherein the connection elements are positioned so that at least two of the plurality of pillow covers can connect in each an aligned-adjacent orientation, a staggered-adjacent orientation, an aligned-stacked orientation, and a staggered-stacked orientation.   
     
     
         9 . The system for building pillow structures of  claim 8 , wherein the connection elements are positioned to allow a first of the plurality of pillow covers to connect to a second of the plurality of pillow covers while the first pillow cover is oriented laterally and the second of the plurality of pillow covers is oriented longitudinally. 
     
     
         10 . The system for building pillow structures of  claim 8 , wherein each pillow cover comprises a first, second, third and fourth connection element positioned each positioned at a different corner of the flexible fabric, and a fifth and sixth connection element positioned along a central axis of the flexible fabric. 
     
     
         11 . The system for building pillow structures  claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of connection elements comprises a cord configured in a loop that extends through a toggle and a cord stop. 
     
     
         12 . The system for building pillow structures of  claim 11 , wherein the toggle is positioned between the cord stop and the flexible fabric. 
     
     
         13 . The system for building pillow structures of  claim 8 , wherein the perimeter of the flexible fabric forms an oblong rectangle. 
     
     
         14 . The system for building pillow structures of  claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of pillow covers forms an opening for the insertion and removal of a cushioning material. 
     
     
         15 . The system for building pillow structures of  claim 14 , wherein the opening is configured to be closed by a zipper. 
     
     
         16 . The system for building pillow structures of  claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of pillow covers is sewn shut to contain a non-removable cushioning material. 
     
     
         17 . The system for building pillow structures of  claim 8 , wherein each connection element is configured for each of a closed and extended connection state. 
     
     
         18 . The system for building pillow structures of  claim 8 , wherein the plurality of pillow covers are configured to be stacked and connected with at least one pillow of a bottom row of the stack having a first portion entirely in-plane with the stack and a second portion extending out-of-plane with the stack. 
     
     
         19 . The system for building pillow structures of  claim 18 , wherein the at least one pillow of the bottom row is dimensionally the same as the plurality of pillow covers in the stack. 
     
     
         20 . The system for building pillow structures of  claim 8 , wherein the connection elements are positioned so that a single connection point comprises a plurality of pillow covers having at least two or more different orientations selected from the group aligned-adjacent, staggered-adjacent, aligned-stacked, and staggered-stacked.