Convertible pillow

T. TROGDON

CONVERTIBLE PILLOW

Jan. 24, 1967

Filed Dec. 21, 1964

3,299,451

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ATTORNEY

Jan. 24, 1967 τ. trogdon 3,299,451

CONVERTIBLE PILLOW

Filed Dec. 21,. 1964 ² Sheets-Sheet 2

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INVENTOR.

THOMAS TROGDON

BY

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3,299,451

Patented Jan. 24, 1967

United States Patent Office

3,299,451 CONVERTIBLE PILLOW

Thomas Trogdon, Waynesville, N.C., assignor to Dayco Corporation, Dayton, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio

Filed Dec. 21,1964, Ser. No. 420,057

Claim. (Cl. 5—337)

This invention relates to a convertible pillow, and more specifically to a pillow which may be changed from a conventional shape to one having a generally cylindrical shape.

The pillow which is the subject of this invention is one which is preferably formed of cellular elastomeric material such as foam rubber, urethane foam, or the like, and in its normal shape is a comparatively flat member having a rectagular cross section. However, this pillow may be feather or down filled. In accordance with the present invention a closure means or cover may be placed over this pillow and manipulated in a manner which will change the pillow to one having a generally cylindrical shape which may be used as a bolster pillow.

It is a principal object of this invention to form a pillow capable of changing its outer and cross-sectional configurations.

It is a further object to provide a pillow which can be used for conventional purposes.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a cover which converts the conventional pillow into a bolster pillow.

These and other objects of the invention will be apparent from the following specification, claims and drawings, in which:

FIGURE 1 is an elevational view of a novel pillow and cover.

FIGURE 2 is a sectional view of the pillow and cover taking along lines 2—2 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of the pillow in the process of being converted.

FIGURE 4 is a perspective view of the pillow and cover after having been completely converted.

FIGURE 5 is a perspective view of a converted pillow in actual use.

Turning now to the drawings, FIGURES 1 and 2 illustrate a pillow 11 comprising a core 12 which is shown to be formed of elastomeric cellular material such as foam rubber, urethane foam, or the like. This core material is identical to the type of foam rubber pillow which is conventional and has found widespread use in the home. If desired, down or feathers in a ticking may form the core. Surrounding the core is a cover 13 which is formed of fabric similar to a conventional pillow cover and having a closure means 14 along one edge which is integral with the cover. This closure means is preferably a zipper or slide fastener and permits the core to be inserted and removed from the cover 13. An additional closure member in the form of an external zipper or slide fastener is attached to the other three edges of the cover along the peripheries thereof and is dseignated in FIGURE 1 as segments 15α and 15b. The slide 16 provides the means whereby the segments 15α and 15b are closed to form a single unitary slide fastener 15. As viewed in FIGURES 1 and 2, the pillow and the closure member may be utilized as a conventional sleeping pillow, although it must be understood that it should be inserted within a pillow cover so the head of the user avoids contact with the teeth of the slide segments 15α and 156 which would otherwise be exposed.

It is often desired to form a bolster pillow which has a cylindrical shape. This bolster pillow may be used during the day to make up the bed and create a more uniform appearance, or may be used by a woman who has placed her hair in curlers for the night and wishes to rest the back of her neck upon the pillow without pressing the curlers into it. This function is illustrated in FIGURE 5 in which the obvious advantages of the bolster shape are thus apparent. In order to convert the flat pillow into the bolster shape the slide 16 is actuated while the pillow is folded over so that the segments 15α and 156 are brought together as shown in FIGURE 3, and thus close the segments 15α and 156. When this operation is completed as shown in FIGURE 4, the result will be a bolster pillow which has been formed in a very simple manner from the flat pillow of FIGURE 1. In its cylindrical shape, the bolster will have closure means 15 in its external surface extending along a straight line parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cylinder, as well as along one end thereof.

The specific form of the invention illustrated in the drawings is for purposes of example only and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.