US 12,251,038 B2
Apparatus for assisting sleep
Sangeun Park, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to CORELABS INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Filed by Corelabs International Co., Ltd., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Dec. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/089,332.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0005620 (KR), filed on Jan. 14, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0225526 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. A47G 9/10 (2006.01)
CPC A47G 9/1009 (2013.01) 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for assisting sleep comprising:
a body;
a central groove formed in a center of the body and extending in a first direction; and
a plurality of accommodation grooves formed in a symmetrical shape with respect to the central groove and arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction,
wherein the plurality of accommodation grooves is disposed closer to an upper end of the body than a lower end of the body,
wherein each of the plurality of accommodation grooves includes a groove shape whose depth gradually changes,
wherein the apparatus for assisting sleep comprising:
a first wing portion formed in an upper portion of an accommodation groove configured to support a lateral surface of a head or face which is a portion above a shoulder of a human body; and
a second wing portion formed in a lower portion of the accommodation groove configured to support a flank or an arm which is a portion below the shoulder of the human body,
wherein the first wing portion is configured in a shape that includes a narrower region than the second wing portion,
wherein the first wing portion has an inclination that gradually decreases in height toward the upper end of the body,
wherein the second wing portion has an inclination that gradually decreases in height toward the lower end of the body,
wherein each of the plurality of accommodation grooves is located at an apex of a curve forming a contour of the apparatus in the side view, wherein the first wing portion is narrower along the first direction than the second wing portion,
wherein the apparatus is configured to relieve pain by preventing shoulder compressing symptoms or neck clenching symptoms when a user moves to lie on the user's side while using the apparatus.