Travel pillow

Abstract

An article of manufacture for providing a travel pillow useful when sitting within an enclosed space. The travel pillow includes an outer casing having an inner cavity and a connecting mechanism for closing the inner cavity, a pair of connecting tabs coupled to each end of the outer casing, the connecting mechanism comprises a zipper, snaps, hooks, button-buttonhole, and Velcro; and a pair of mating attachment mechanisms coupled to each of the pair of connecting tabs for coupling the pair of connecting tabs to each other, pair of mating attachment mechanisms comprises a pair of mating snaps, hooks, button-buttonhole, and Velcro. The outer casing expands to permit a rolled up piece of fabric to be placed within the inner cavity, and the outer casing is made from a material comprising cotton, wool, silk, and synthetic fibers having a plush surface.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An article of manufacture for providing a travel pillow useful when sitting within an enclosed space, the article comprises:
 an outer casing having an inner cavity and a connecting mechanism for closing the inner cavity;   a pair of connecting tabs coupled to each end of the outer casing; and   a pair of mating attachment mechanisms coupled to each of the pair of connecting tabs for coupling the pair of connecting tabs to each other.   
     
     
         2 . The article of manufacture according to  claim 1 , wherein the outer casing expands to permit a rolled up piece of fabric to be placed within the inner cavity. 
     
     
         3 . The article of manufacture according to  claim 1 , wherein the connecting mechanism comprises a zipper. 
     
     
         4 . The article of manufacture according to  claim 3 , wherein the connecting mechanism further comprises snaps, hooks, button-buttonhole, and Velcro. 
     
     
         5 . The article of manufacture according to  claim 1 , wherein pair of mating attachment mechanisms comprises a pair of mating snaps. 
     
     
         6 . The article of manufacture according to  claim 5 , wherein pair of mating attachment mechanisms further comprises hooks, button-buttonhole, and Velcro. 
     
     
         7 . The article of manufacture according to  claim 2 , wherein the outer casing is made from a material comprising cotton, wool, silk, and synthetic fibers. 
     
     
         8 . The article of manufacture according to  claim 6 , wherein the outer casing material has a plush surface. 
     
     
         9 . The article of manufacture according to  claim 6 , wherein the soft outer casing material has a soft and thin surface. 
     
     
         10 . An article of manufacture for providing a travel pillow useful when sitting within an enclosed space, the article comprises:
 an outer casing having an inner cavity and a connecting mechanism for closing the inner cavity;   a pair of connecting tabs coupled to each end of the outer casing, the connecting mechanism comprises a zipper, snaps, hooks, button-buttonhole, and Velcro; and   a pair of mating attachment mechanisms coupled to each of the pair of connecting tabs for coupling the pair of connecting tabs to each other, pair of mating attachment mechanisms comprises a pair of mating snaps, hooks, button-buttonhole, and Velcro;   wherein the outer casing expands to permit a rolled up piece of fabric to be placed within the inner cavity; and   the outer casing is made from a material comprising cotton, wool, silk, and synthetic fibers having a plush surface.