Neck pillow with humps

Abstract

This invention refers to a neck pillow or travel pillow. In particular, it concerns a travel pillow which is designed as an essentially U-shaped neck pillow and has a first leg (12) and a second leg (14) which are connected by a middle section (16), and has a circumferential inner side and a circumferential outer side and an upper side (18), a lower side (20) and a median plane (M), the travel pillow (10) having on its upper side (18) a contour comprising at least one first hump (72) extending above a ground plane (H), the travel pillow (10) further comprising a hood (50) and a receiving space (52) for said hood (50), characterized in that the receiving space (52) is disposed at least partially below the ground plane (H) of the hump (72).

1 . A travel pillow ( 10 ) configured as an essentially U-shaped neck pillow comprising a first leg ( 12 ) and a second leg ( 14 ) connected by a middle section ( 16 ) and having a circumferential inner side and a circumferential outer side and an upper side ( 18 ), a lower side ( 20 ) and a median plane (M), the travel pillow ( 10 ) having on its upper side ( 18 ) a contour comprising at least one first hump ( 72 ) extending above a ground plane (H), the travel pillow ( 10 ) further comprising a hood ( 50 ) and a receiving space ( 52 ) for said hood ( 50 ), and wherein the receiving space ( 52 ) is disposed at least partially below the ground plane (H) of the hump ( 72 ). 
     
     
         2 . Travel pillow ( 10 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the receiving space ( 52 ) is arranged in the middle section ( 16 ) of the pillow ( 10 ). 
     
     
         3 . Travel pillow ( 10 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the receiving space ( 52 ) is arranged at least predominantly above the median plane (M) of the pillow ( 10 ). 
     
     
         4 . A travel pillow ( 10 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the receiving space ( 52 ) has a ceiling surface which is flat. 
     
     
         5 . A travel pillow ( 10 ) according to  claim 1 , further comprising a second hump ( 74 ). 
     
     
         6 . A travel pillow ( 10 ) according to  claim 5 , further comprising a third hump and a fourth hump ( 76 ). 
     
     
         7 . Travel pillow ( 10 ) according to  claim 6 , wherein the third hump is provided in the area of the first leg ( 12 ) and the fourth hump ( 76 ) is provided in the area of the second leg ( 14 ) and wherein the first hump ( 72 ) and the second hump ( 74 ) are arranged in the middle section ( 16 ) and wherein the receiving space lies at least partially below the ground plane (H) of the humps ( 72 ,  74 ) in the middle section ( 16 ). 
     
     
         8 . Travel pillow ( 10 ) according to  claim 7 , wherein the extent of the receiving space ( 52 ) in the direction of rotation is not further than the distance of the humps ( 72 ,  74 ) in the middle section. 
     
     
         9 . Travel pillow ( 10 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the travel pillow ( 10 ) comprises an outer shell ( 44 ) and a pillow filling ( 48 ) 
     
     
         10 . Travel pillow ( 10 ) according to  claim 9 , wherein the receiving space ( 52 ) for receiving the hood ( 50 ) is at least partially enclosed by the pillow filling ( 48 ). 
     
     
         11 . Travel pillow ( 10 ) according to  claim 10 , wherein a recess is provided in the pillow filling ( 48 ) which can serve as a receiving space ( 52 ) for the hood ( 50 ). 
     
     
         12 . Travel pillow ( 10 ) according to  claim 9 , wherein a zipper ( 30 ) is provided in the outer shell ( 44 ), which zipper ( 30 ), in the open state, releases access to the receiving space ( 52 ). 
     
     
         13 . A travel pillow ( 10 ) according to  claim 12 , wherein the zipper ( 30 ) is convex when viewed from the top ( 18 ). 
     
     
         14 . Travel pillow ( 10 ) according to  claim 9 , in which the outer shell ( 44 ) consists of at least two cut-to-size elements which are connected to at least one seam and an opening is provided in the seam. 
     
     
         15 . Travel pillow ( 10 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the hood ( 50 ) consists of two cut-to-size elements ( 58 ,  60 ). 
     
     
         16 . Travel pillow ( 10 ) according to  claim 2 , wherein the receiving space ( 52 ) is arranged at least predominantly above the median plane (M) of the pillow ( 10 ). 
     
     
         17 . A travel pillow ( 10 ) according to  claim 2 , wherein the receiving space ( 52 ) has a ceiling surface which is flat. 
     
     
         18 . A travel pillow ( 10 ) according to  claim 2 , further comprising a second hump ( 74 ). 
     
     
         19 . Travel pillow ( 10 ) according to  claim 2 , wherein the travel pillow ( 10 ) comprises an outer shell ( 44 ) and a pillow filling ( 48 ). 
     
     
         20 . Travel pillow ( 10 ) according to  claim 9 , wherein the receiving space ( 52 ) for receiving the hood ( 50 ) is at least partially enclosed by the pillow filling ( 48 ).