Pad for Supporting Head while Lying on Side

Abstract

A side sleeping pad has a laterally running channel for receiving an ear and eyeglass temple of a person. A person can use the pad to watch distant objects, like a television, without the pain caused by pressure on the head from eyeglass temple that is caused when sleeping with a traditional pad. The channel can include laterally receding walls to provide a wider channel laterally. The widening channel allows a sleeper to rotate his or head up and down while slide sleeping and not risk contacting the eyeglass lens with the channel wall. The pad can include a rear-sleeping section. Sleepers can roll between a side sleeping position and rear sleeping position while wearing eyeglasses, earphones, earrings, hearing aids without having to adjust or move the pad.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A pad for supporting a head of a person wearing an object, around, or in an ear of the person while side sleeping, comprising:
 a superior section having a superior-section anterior surface for supporting a temple of the head, said superior section having an inferior super-section wall; and   an inferior section having an inferior-section anterior surface for supporting a jaw of the head, said inferior section having a superior inferior-section wall;   a medial section interconnecting said superior section and said inferior section; and having a medial-section anterior surface, said medial-section anterior surface being recessed relative to said superior-section anterior surface and said inferior-section anterior surface;   said inferior super-section wall being spaced from said superior inferior-section wall at least as far as a height of an ear of the head; and   said receding wall section of said inferior super-section wall receding laterally relative to said receding wall section of said superior inferior-section wall.   
     
     
         2 . The pad according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said inferior super section wall having a receding wall section; and   said superior inferior-section wall having a receding wall section.   
     
     
         3 . The pad according to  claim 1 , wherein said inferior section, said superior section, and said medial section are each made of foam. 
     
     
         4 . The pad according to  claim 3 , wherein said inferior section, said superior section, and said medial section are formed from only one piece of foam. 
     
     
         5 . The pad according to  claim 3 , wherein one piece of foam forms at least a part of said inferior section, said superior section, and said medial section. 
     
     
         6 . The pad according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 said inferior super-section wall has a further receding wall section;   said superior infer-section wall has a further receding wall section; and   said further receding wall section of said inferior superior-section wall recedes laterally relative to said further receding wall section of said superior inferior-section wall.   
     
     
         7 . The pad according to  claim 1 , wherein said medial section anterior surface is at least lower than a width of the ear than said super-section anterior surface and said inferior-section anterior surface. 
     
     
         8 . The pad according to  claim 1 , further comprising a back-of-head section being connected to said superior section, said medial section, and said inferior section, said back-of-head section having a back-of-head anterior surface for supporting a rear of the head, said back-of-head-section surface being even with said superior-section anterior surface and said inferior-section anterior surface. 
     
     
         9 . The pad according to  claim 1 , wherein said inferior section, said medial section, and said superior section include an anterior layer made of a lower density foam and a posterior layer made of a higher density foam. 
     
     
         10 . The pad according to  claim 1 , further comprising a block, said block being as wide as a distance between said superior wall of said inferior section and said inferior wall of said superior section, and said block being as tall as said superior wall. 
     
     
         11 . The pad according to  claim 10 , wherein said block is made from flexible resilient foam. 
     
     
         12 . A pad for supporting a head of a person wearing an object on an ear of the person while lying on a side, comprising:
 a left side section including:
 a left superior section having a left superior-section anterior surface for supporting a temple of the head, said left superior section having a left inferior super-section wall; and 
 a left inferior section having a left inferior-section anterior surface for supporting a jaw of the head, said left inferior section having a left superior inferior-section wall; 
 a left medial section interconnecting said left superior section and said left inferior section; and having a left medial-section anterior surface, said left medial-section anterior surface being recessed relative to said left superior-section anterior surface and said left inferior-section anterior surface; 
 said inferior super-section wall being spaced from said superior inferior-section wall at least as far as a height of an ear of the head; 
 said left inferior super section wall having a left receding wall section; 
 said left superior inferior-section wall having a left receding wall section; and 
 said left receding wall section of said inferior super-section wall receding laterally relative to said left receding wall section of left said superior inferior-section wall; 
   a right side section including:
 a right superior section having a right superior-section anterior surface for supporting a temple of the head, said right superior section having a right inferior super-section wall; and 
 a right inferior section having a right inferior-section anterior surface for supporting a jaw of the head, said right inferior section having a right superior inferior-section wall; 
 a right medial section interconnecting said right superior section and said right inferior section; and having a right medial-section anterior surface, said right medial-section anterior surface being recessed relative to said right superior-section anterior surface and said right inferior-section anterior surface; 
 said inferior super-section wall being space from said superior inferior-section wall at least as far as a height of an ear of the head; 
 said right inferior super section wall having a right receding wall section; 
 said right superior inferior-section wall having a right receding wall section; and 
 said right receding wall section of said inferior super-section wall receding laterally relative to said right receding wall section of right said superior inferior-section wall; and 
   a back section interconnecting said left side-sleeping section and said right side section, said back sleeping section having an back-section anterior surface for supporting a rear of the head, said back-section surface being even with said left superior-section anterior surface, said left inferior-section anterior surface, said right superior-section anterior surface, and said right inferior-section anterior surface.   
     
     
         13 . A pad assembly for supporting a head of a person wearing an object on an ear of the person while lying on a side, comprising:
 a headrest; and   a pad resting on said headrest, said pad including:
 a superior section having a superior-section anterior surface for supporting a temple of the head, said superior section having an inferior super-section wall; and 
 an inferior section having an inferior-section anterior surface for supporting a jaw of the head, said inferior section having a superior inferior-section wall; 
 a medial section interconnecting said superior section and said inferior section; and having a medial-section anterior surface, said medial-section anterior surface being recessed relative to said superior-section anterior surface and said inferior-section anterior surface; 
 said inferior super-section wall being spaced from said superior inferior-section wall at least as far as a height of an ear of the head; 
 said inferior super section wall having a receding wall section; 
 said superior inferior-section wall having a receding wall section; and 
 said receding wall section of said inferior super-section wall receding laterally relative to said receding wall section of said superior inferior-section wall. 
   
     
     
         14 . The pad assembly according to  claim 13 , wherein said headrest is selected from the group consisting of a pillow, an armrest, a folded blanket, a sofa cushion, and a mattress. 
     
     
         15 . A method for sleeping while wearing an object on an ear while side sleeping, which comprises:
 providing a headrest;   resting a pad on said headrest, said pad including:
 a superior section having a superior-section anterior surface for supporting a temple of a head, said superior section having an inferior super-section wall; and 
 an inferior section having an inferior-section anterior surface for supporting a jaw of the head, said inferior section having a superior inferior-section wall; 
 a medial section interconnecting said superior section and said inferior section; and having a medial-section anterior surface, said medial-section anterior surface being recessed relative to said superior-section anterior surface and said inferior-section anterior surface; 
 said inferior super-section wall being spaced from said superior inferior-section wall at least as far as a height of an ear of the head; 
 said inferior super section wall having a receding wall section; 
 said superior inferior-section wall having a receding wall section; and 
 said receding wall section of said inferior super-section wall receding laterally relative to said receding wall section of said superior inferior-section wall; and 
   resting the temple on said superior-section anterior surface, while resting the jaw on said inferior section; and placing the ear between said superior section and said inferior section and above said medial section.   
     
     
         16 . The pad assembly according to  claim 15 , wherein said headrest is selected from the group consisting of a pillow, an armrest, a folded blanket, a sofa cushion, and a mattress.