Self-adjusting orthopedic cervical pillow

Claim 1

In an orthopedic cervical pillow formed of resilient form maintaining cellular material of the type having an undersurface and an uppersurface contoured from front to rear to form a in depth back engaging portion transitioning into a convex neck engaging portion further transitioning into a head engaging portion, the improvement providing for self-adjusting lift of the back and neck engaging portions proportionally responsive to the user's head pressure upon the head engaging portion comprising: a relieved section within the undersurface of the pillow generally beneath the head engaging portion extending from underneath the head engaging portion in a direction toward the rear of the pillow to end at a point under and no more than approximately half the depth of the head engaging portion toward the rear of the pillow and furthe extending in a forward direction to a region beneath the neck engaging portion of the pillow whereby, upon a user's head applying pressure upon the head engaging portion, such pressure will proportionately compress the recess downwardly providing adjustment upwardly of the neck and back engaging portions of the pillow.