Pillow and method of making same
Abstract
Abstract A PILLOW, OR A PILLOW-LIKE ARTICLE SUCH AS A CUSHION, WHICH IN ITS PREFERRED FORM COMPRISES A PILLOW TICK, OR OTHER COVERING, WITH A BATT ENCLOSED THEREIN, THE BATT BEING FORMED OF A WEB OF INTERMINGLED, RESILIENT FIBERS WHICH IS ROLLED UPON ITSELF AND HAS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE CONVOLUTIONS THEREOF FOR AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE LENGTH OF THE WEB A THIN, FLEXIBLE SHEET OF A CELLULAR OR FOAMED MATERIAL SUCH AS POLYURETHANE FOAM. BY VARYING THE LENGTH OF THE SHEET OF FOAMED MATERIAL AND ITS POSITION IN THE BATT, THE DEGREE OF SOFTNESS OR FIRMNESS OF THE PILLOW OR CUSHION CAN BE SELECTIVELY CONTROLLED. IN MAKING THE BATT FOR THE PILLOW OR CUSHION, THE WEB OF INTERMINGLED FIBERS, IN SHEET FORM, AND THE SHEET OF FOAMED MATERIAL ARE PLACED IN SUPERIMPOSED RELATION TO ONE ANOTHER AND ROLLED UP TOGETHER IN "JELLY ROLL" LIKE FASHION. THE THUSLY FORMED BATT IS THEN ENCLOSED IN A PILLOW TICK OR OTHER COVERING IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY OF VARIOUS KNOWN PRACTICES.
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- 👤 Arnold L Willis
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