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Pillow for sleeping upright in a chair
   
Document Number
US Patent 5975638
Issued Date
November 2, 1999
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A dual unit to gently and user adjustably support a user's head from slumping either too much forward or too much to either side while allowing proper air circulation for user comfort when the user is in an upright position with the unit releaseably held to a chair back is disclosed.
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Published
November 2, 1999
Application Number
09/232,967
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January 15, 1999
US Classification
297/398   297/220 297/228.13 297/392 297/DIG.6
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A47C   16/00   (20060101)  
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Parent Case
This application is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 09/098,007, filed Jun. 15, 1998, and entitled "A Pillow for Sleeping Upright in a Chair" (now abandoned).
USPTO Field of Search
297/DIG.6   297/393   297/392   297/391   297/395   297/397   297/228.13   297/220   5/636   5/637   5/643   5/652   5/922  
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