TECHNICAL FIELD

The innovation relates to a customizable support pillow offering support for the neck and body (e.g., lumbar support) of a user that includes a built in anchoring system for attaching to a seat or other desired structure.

BACKGROUND

Pillows are often used by travelers to provide comfort during trips (e.g, long car rides, airplane trips, train trips, etc.). These travel pillows offer neck support, but do not provide adequate body support. In addition, present travel pillows are difficult to position and often slip and fall out of place due to movement of the user and/or vehicle movement. Thus, there remains a need for a versatile pillow useful for travel that provides neck and body support.

SUMMARY

The following presents a simplified summary of the innovation in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the innovation. This summary is not an extensive overview of the innovation. It is not intended to identify key/critical elements of the innovation or to delineate the scope of the innovation. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts of the innovation in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.

According to an aspect, the innovation provides a shapeable pillow that includes an attached anchoring system/storage container. In one embodiment, the shapeable pillow may be a tubular shaped pillow made from a shapeable material. The shapeable pillow may include an attached bag in which the shapeable pillow may be stored. The attached bag may include an attachment means (e.g., a drawstring, a strap, a snap, a hook, hook and loop attachments, a zipper, a belt, etc.) for securing the bag while the pillow is in use.

In one embodiment, the anchoring system/storage container forms a part of the tubular shaped pillow. For example, the anchoring system may comprise a bag, hood, etc. that is an integral part of the pillow. In another embodiment, the anchoring system may be a separate or separable component that is distinct from the pillow. For example, the anchoring system may be a bag, hood, belt, etc. that is not an integral part of the pillow. The anchoring system may be used to secure the pillow to a headrest on a seat (e.g., a vehicle seat), a shoulder strap for a seat belt, or any other structure to facilitate placement of the pillow for use by the consumer. The anchoring system may also be used to transport the pillow. For example, the anchoring system (e.g., a belt or a strap) may be used to transport the pillow by the consumer (e.g., by wearing it over the shoulder, cross-body, or around the waist) or attached to luggage or a back pack.

According to an aspect, the tubular shaped pillow may comprise an outer pillow and an inner pillow. The inner pillow may be configured to fit substantially inside a cavity within the outer pillow. The outer pillow may include an inflatable portion. The inner pillow may be attached or attachable to the outer pillow and/or the anchoring system. In one embodiment, the inner pillow may be removably attached to the outer pillow. In another embodiment, the inner pillow may be fixedly attached to the outer pillow.

