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US Patent 4349925
Issued Date
September 21, 1982
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This invention relates to a pillow so designed as to allow a person to sleep comfortably in a prone position. The pillow is shaped to relieve pressure on the sleeper's eyes, nose, throat, shoulders and blood vessels and glands of the neck. Several of the most common causes of snoring are eliminated, so a person sleeps more soundly and quietly.
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Owner
Macomber; James K. (Centerport, NY)
Published
September 21, 1982
Application Number
06/130,154
Filed
March 13, 1980
US Classification
5/632   5/491 5/636
Int'l Classification
A47G   9/00   (20060101)   A47G   9/10   (20060101)  
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Assistant Examiner
USPTO Field of Search
5/435   5/436   5/440   5/441  
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