Travel pillow with removable repositionable rod

Abstract

A customizable travel pillow and a segmented rod are provided. The customizable travel pillow includes a cushion portion having an upper half and a lower half and a repositionable bendable rod. The repositionable bendable rod is removably nested between the upper half and the lower half of the cushion portion and retains its position until repositioned. The repositionable bendable rod causes the cushion portion to retain a shape. The segmented rod has multiple rigid segments, with bendable joints between the segments, for use with a travel pillow cushion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A customizable travel pillow comprising:
 a. a cushion portion having an upper half and a lower half, and   b. a repositionable bendable rod,   
       wherein the repositionable bendable rod is removably nested between the upper half and the lower half of the cushion portion and wherein the repositionable bendable rod retains its position until repositioned, thereby causing the cushion portion to retain a shape. 
     
     
         2 . The customizable travel pillow of  claim 1 , wherein the cushion portion is tubular and the upper half and the lower half of the cushion portion each have a semicircular cross section. 
     
     
         3 . The customizable travel pillow of  claim 1 , wherein the upper half and the lower half of the cushion portion have a cavity therebetween to accommodate the repositionable bendable rod. 
     
     
         4 . The customizable travel pillow of  claim 1 , wherein the cushion portion comprises memory foam. 
     
     
         5 . The customizable travel pillow of  claim 1 , wherein the repositionable bendable rod comprises a plurality of segments. 
     
     
         6 . A segmented rod for use with a travel pillow cushion, comprising a plurality of rigid segments with bendable joints therebetween. 
     
     
         7 . The segmented rod of  claim 6 , wherein the segmented rod is removably nested between an upper half and a lower half of the travel pillow cushion.