Inclined Bracing Pillow for Preventing Head and Neck Roll

Abstract

A head position retaining pillow, has a pillow, formed of a soft material adapted to receive head of the user. The pillow has a bottom surface and a first central surface, which forms a first angled surface between the front surface of the pillow and the top surface of the pillow. The angle is 30-40 degrees. First and second end caps, border respectively on first and second sides of the first central surface, and are spaced by a distance which is effective to discourage the user from rolling.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A head position retaining pillow, comprising:
 a pillow, formed of a soft material adapted to receive a head of the user, the pillow having a bottom surface, a first central surface, which forms a first angled surface between the front surface of the pillow and the top surface of the pillow, and forms a rounded portion at the top surface of the pillow, the rounded portion being spaced from the bottom surface by a first distance, and first and second end caps, bordering respectively on first and second sides of the first central surface, top portions of the first and second end caps being spaced from the bottom surface by a second distance larger than the first distance,   an area between the rounded portion, and the tops of the end caps forming edges of the pillow which extend above the top surface,   where the first central surface has a length between the first and second end caps which is effective to discourage the user from rolling.   
     
     
         2 . The pillow as in  claim 1 , wherein the pillow, including the central surface and the first and second sides, are all is formed of viscoelastic material. 
     
     
         3 . The pillow as in  claim 2 , wherein the first and second sides are formed of denser material than the central surface. 
     
     
         4 . The pillow as in  claim 1 , wherein each of the edge surfaces on the first and second sides which face the central surface has a beveled surface facing respectively the first and second surfaces. 
     
     
         5 . The pillow as in  claim 4 , wherein the beveled surface forms a 45° angle with the central surface. 
     
     
         6 . The pillow as in  claim 1 , wherein a distance between the first end cap and the second end cap is wide enough to receive a person's head but short enough such that each the first end cap and second end cap are each positioned adjacent to the side of the person's head. 
     
     
         7 . The pillow as in  claim 1 , further comprising a cover material, covering the central portion. 
     
     
         8 . The pillow as in  claim 7 , wherein the cover material is ventilated with holes. 
     
     
         9 . The pillow as in  claim 1 , wherein the first central surface forms an angle between 30 and 40° relative to the bottom surface. 
     
     
         10 . The pillow as in  claim 1 , wherein the first central surface forms an angle of 34° relative to the bottom surface. 
     
     
         11 . The pillow as in  claim 9 , wherein a rear surface of the pillow, opposite to the front surface, is substantially flat, and forms substantially a right angle with the bottom surface. 
     
     
         11 . The pillow as in  claim 9 , wherein the first central surface includes a first flat surface extending from a front surface which forms which is substantially straight and forms the angle, a bump portion, which forms a bump at the end of the first flat surface, the bump being an area which extends above the first surface, and a second surface which extends from the bump to the rounded top surface.