Adjustable Pillow

Abstract

An adjustable pillow comprises an outer wall, an interior cavity having a volume defined by the outer wall, a composition of fill material dispersed about and contained within the interior cavity, and a drawstring for adjusting and fixing the volume of the interior cavity. The drawstring is defined by a base end, a distal end, an interior portion, and an exterior portion. It further comprises a cinching mechanism adjustably affixed to its exterior portion. A user can manipulate the volume of the interior cavity of the adjustable pillow, and, thus, the firmness of the adjustable pillow, by altering the position of the cinching mechanism along the drawstring. The drawstring further comprises a plurality of notations that provide the user with an indication of the firmness of the adjustable pillow at various positions of the cinching mechanism along the drawstring.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An adjustable pillow comprising:
 an outer wall, an interior cavity having an adjustable volume defined by the outer wall, a composition of fill material dispersed within the interior cavity, a drawstring for adjusting and setting the volume of the interior cavity, and an adjustable firmness dependent upon the volume,   the drawstring further comprising a base end rigidly affixed to a first portion of the outer wall, an interior portion housed within the interior cavity and spanning from the base end to a second portion of the outer wall having a hole, a distal end outside of the interior cavity, an exterior portion spanning from the hole to the distal end, such that the drawstring passes through the hole, and a cinching mechanism adjustably affixed to the exterior portion,   wherein the firmness is adjusted by moving the cinching mechanism along the drawstring.   
     
     
         2 . The adjustable pillow of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the drawstring further comprises a plurality of notations for measuring the firmness.   
     
     
         3 . The adjustable pillow of  claim 2 ,
 wherein the plurality of notations comprises numbers, letters, symbols, colors, or a combination thereof.   
     
     
         4 . The adjustable pillow of  claim 3 ,
 wherein the plurality of notations comprises a numerical scale ranging from 1 to 10.   
     
     
         5 . The adjustable pillow of  claim 3 ,
 wherein the plurality of notations comprises a group of words including SOFT, MEDIUM or MED., FIRM, and EXTRA FIRM or XFIRM.   
     
     
         6 . The adjustable pillow of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the composition of fill material comprises feathers, cotton, rubber, foam, polyester, or a combination thereof.   
     
     
         7 . An adjustable pillow comprising:
 an outer wall, an interior cavity having an adjustable volume defined by the outer wall, a composition of fill material dispersed within the interior cavity, a drawstring for adjusting and setting the volume of the interior cavity, and an adjustable firmness dependent upon the volume,   the drawstring further comprising a base end rigidly affixed to a first portion of the outer wall, an interior portion housed within the interior cavity and spanning from the base end to a second portion of the outer wall having a hole, a distal end outside of the interior cavity, an exterior portion spanning from the hole to the distal end, such that the drawstring passes through the hole, a cinching mechanism adjustably affixed to the exterior portion, and a plurality of notations for measuring the firmness,   wherein the firmness is adjusted by moving the cinching mechanism along the drawstring.   
     
     
         8 . The adjustable pillow of  claim 7 ,
 wherein the plurality of notations comprises numbers, letters, symbols, colors, or a combination thereof.   
     
     
         9 . The adjustable pillow of  claim 8 ,
 wherein the plurality of notations comprises a numerical scale ranging from 1 to 10.   
     
     
         10 . The adjustable pillow of  claim 8 ,
 wherein the plurality of notations comprises a group of words including SOFT, MEDIUM or MED., FIRM, and EXTRA FIRM or XFIRM.   
     
     
         11 . The adjustable pillow of  claim 7 ,
 wherein the composition of fill material comprises feathers, cotton, rubber, foam, polyester, or a combination thereof.