Double open sided pillow with reduced sized hand insertion opening

Abstract

A pillow formed by a folded over foam substrate, has attached at its respective distal end an openable inner compartment. The inner compartment can be filled with variable inserts for back of head and neck support, wherein the inserts includes loose fibrous materials or loose pieces of viscoelastic foam, either loose or in discrete closed pouches. This utilizes the softness and support of the materials, to individually vary the softness and support as the user of the pillow chooses. This promotes interchangeability of the interior pillow materials. The pillowcase may include an internal opened sleeve at one end of the pillowcase, to enhance the ease and speed of inserting pillows within pillowcases, with extra manual shoving and manipulation.

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         15 . A pillowcase for a pillow that provides head and neck support for a user, the pillowcase comprising:
 a pocket along a closed side thereof extending from an opening for said pillow to a closed end of said pillowcase, said pocket being open at both ends thereof;   a removable sleeve open at both ends thereof extending through said pocket; and   means for opening and closing both ends of said pocket; and   wherein said sleeve is filled by fabric insert pieces;   wherein said pocket, when filled, acts to support a back of the user's head; and   wherein softness of contents of said pocket are varied by arranging and amount of fibrous material and of agglomeration of loose or bound fibrous material or viscoelastic foam pieces, either in bound or loose agglomerations, readily insertable into the pillowcase and defined according to needs of said users.   
     
     
         16 . The pillowcase of  claim 15 , wherein said opening means having an opening large enough to accommodate a hand of a user to reach inside. 
     
     
         17 . A method of making and using a pillowcase to provide head and neck support for a user, comprising the steps of:
 a sack made of pillowcase material;   a pocket arranged along a closed side of said sack extending from an opening provided for receiving a pillow to a closed end of said sack, said pocket open at both ends thereof;   inserting a sleeve open at both ends thereof into said pocket;   providing means for opening and closing both ends of said pocket; and   filling said sleeve with a bound or loose agglomeration of fabric insert pieces;   inserting a pillow into said sack; and   the user placing his or her head on said pillow such that a neck of the user rests on said pocket in said sack;   wherein said pocket when filled supports the back of said user's head; and   wherein softness or firmness of said pocket is varied as said user chooses by varying an amount of the bound or loose agglomeration.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein said opening means comprises an opening large enough to accommodate a hand of a user to reach inside. 
     
     
         19 . A pillowcase open at both ends for insertion of a pillow therein comprising an open fabric sleeve fully open at one end an partially open at the opposite end where said partially open end comprises a smaller fabric open sleeve smaller in width than the other fully open end, for the purpose of a person inserting his/her hand into the smaller opening of said pillowcase to grab a pillow being inserted at the larger opposite open end, said sleeve being formed by fabric insert pieces attached to the inside of the partially open portion of the pillowcase, so that the user's hand can reach inside the pillowcase and pull the pillow towards the partially open end. 
     
     
         20 . The pillowcase as in  claim 19  wherein the partially opening has a width in the range of from about 4 inches to 12 inches to comfortably reach through the pillowcase to grab the pillow at the opposite completely open end and pull the pillow therethrough.