Sept. 13, 1932.
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`Filed March 26, 1930
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`Patented Sept. 13, 1932
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`1,876,591
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`-NITED STATES
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`PATENT; OFFICE
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`WILLIAM E. BAWDEN, 0'!‘ LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA.
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`PILLOW
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`Application ?led. March 26, 1930. Serial. No. 439,086.
`having a top 10 and bottom 11 formed of the
`This invention relates to improvements in
`conventional ticking. The ticking general
`pillows.
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`ly employed upon bed pillows is a relatively
`An object of the present invention is to
`closely woven fabric so that ingress and
`provide an improved pillow wherein provi
`egress of air through the interstices in the
`sion is made to facilitate proper ventilation
`fabric is practically impossible. The present
`for the ?lling of the pillow. In pillows where
`invention is such that the conventional tick~
`feathers or down is employed for a ?lling
`mg may be. employed for the top and bot
`heat, either from allowing the pillow to re
`tom 10 so that the pillow will present the
`main in sun light or from the body of the
`appearance of the conventional pillow. At
`user, causes the oil of the feathers to melt,
`the ends of the pillow there are formed open
`taking the life from them and causing them
`ingsindicated at 12 and 13, the sides of which
`to mat and lump, giving the contents or ?lling
`may be spread apart considerably as shown
`a soggy, dead appearance, with a consequent
`1n Figure 1. These openings are covered by
`strong animal odor. By properly ventilating
`sections, indicated at 14, of relatively porous
`the contents or ?lling of the pillow, the con
`or loosely woven fabric. I prefer to use three
`tents are enlivened and refreshed, prolong
`superposed layers of loosely woven fabric at
`ing the life of the pillow and keeping it
`this point, although it will be readily appre
`soft.
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`ciated that any number of layers, or a single
`Another object of the invention is to pro
`layer may suffice. The essential feature in ‘
`vide a pillow which normally presents an
`regard to these layers is that the fabric be
`appearance similar to the ordinary bed pillow
`relatively porous, it being somewhat in the
`but which can be opened at its ends to fa
`nature of cheese cloth.
`cilitate the ingress and-egress of air for ven
`Provision is made for holding the sides
`tilation purposes. The improved pillow,
`of the openings in closed position, or side by
`while it permits easy ventilation, .does not
`side, so that the openings may be closed over
`permit the escape of any of the ?lling of
`the layers 14, as illustrated on the right hand
`the pillow.
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`side of Figure 2. For this purpose I prefer
`Another object of the invention is to pro
`vide an improved pillow of novel, simple and
`to employ a separable fastener shown as
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`comprising a slide 15 and retaining elements ,'
`attractive appearance, it being'readily under
`16 fastened to the edges of the opening.
`stood that the present invention may be em
`ployed upon a bed pillow, sofa pillow, or any
`When the slide 15 is moved it serves to draw ,
`the sides of the opening together and cause
`like construction.
`With the foregoing and other objects in
`the elements 16 to engage each other and hold
`the sides of the opening together. Any other
`view, which will be made manifest in the
`following detailed description, and specifi
`suitable form of separable fastener may be
`cally pointed out in the appended claims,
`employed for the purpose of holding the sides
`of the opening together over the fabric layers
`reference is had to the accompanying draw
`ing for an illustrative embodiment of the
`14, such as buttons and button holes.
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`invention, wherein:
`Normally the slides 15 are in such positions
`Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improved
`that the elements 16 are inengagement and
`pillow, illustrating one end of the pillow in
`the openings are closed, inv which event the
`pillow presents an appearance quite similar
`open position.
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`Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section
`to the conventional bed pillow. When not in
`through the pillow.
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`use, however, the slides 15 may be moved to
`Referring to the accompanying drawing,
`disengage the elements 16 and open the open
`wherein similar reference characters. desig
`ings, exposing the porous fabric layers 14.
`nate similar parts throughout, the present in
`These porous fabric layers permit air to
`vention may be applied to any suitable form
`' readily pass into the ?lling indicated at 17
`of pillow, such for example as a bed pillow,
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`and to thoroughly ventilate the same. By
`beating the pillow a considerable draft of
`air can be created through the ?lling by vir
`tue of the fact that both ends of the pillow
`are open except for the porous fabric at 14.
`It will be readily appreciated from the
`above described construction that the im
`proved pillow is of novel and simple con
`struction and normally presents an appear
`ance quite similar to the conventional pillow.
`At the same time, however, provision is made
`for thoroughly ventilating the contents of
`the pillow, which cannot be accomplished
`through the relatively impervious ticking
`forming the top and bottom.
`a Various changes may be made in the de
`tails of construction without departing from
`the spirit or scope of the invention as de?ned
`by the appended claims.
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`I claim:
`1. A pillow having a cover formed of rela
`tively non-porous material, there being open
`ings in the ends of the cover, sections of
`relatively porous material secured to the in
`terior of the cover over said openings and
`means for closing the openings over the po
`rous material.
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`2. A pillow having a cover formed of rela
`tively non-porous material, there being open
`ings in the ends of the cover, sections of
`relativel ‘porous material secured to the in
`terior oiy the cover over said openings, and
`means for holding the sides of the openings
`together over the porous material.
`In testimony whereof I have signed my
`name to this speci?cation.
`WILLIAM E. BA‘?! EN.
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