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`[54] PHYSIOLOGICAL PILLow
`[75] Inventor: James K. Macomber, 12 Gina Dr.,
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`[73] Assignee: James K. Macomber, Centerport,
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`[21] Appl. No.: 130,154
`[22] Filed.
`Mar. 13, 1980
`[51] Int. Cl* ............................................... A47G 9/00
`[52] U.S. Cl. ...........
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`[58] Field of Search .................... 5/435,436,440, 441 .
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`3,124,812 3/1964 Milton et al............................ 5/435
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`Allison .................................... 5/435
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`Trease ...........
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`3,337,883 8/1967
`3,694,831. 10/1972
`3,757,365 9/1973
`Kretchmer "............................ 5/436
`4,074,376 2/1978
`Bond .............
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`Armstrong .............................. 5/436
`4,118,813 10/1978
`Primary Examiner—Roy D. Frazier
`Assistant Examiner—Peter A. Aschenbrenner
`Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Kane, Dalsimer, Kane,
`Sullivan & Kurucz
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`ABSTRACT
`This invention relates to a pillow so designed as to
`allow a person to sleep comfortably in a prone position.
`The pillow is shaped to relieve pressure on the sleeper's
`eyes, nose, throat, shoulders and blood vessels and
`glands of the neck. Several of the most common causes
`of snoring are eliminated, so a person sleeps more
`soundly and quietly.
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`8 Claims, 18 Drawing Figures
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`PHYSIOLOGICAL PILLow
`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
`It is a well known fact that many people do not sleep
`comfortably. Hundreds of millions of sleeping pills are
`consumed annually. The sleeper frequently moves one
`part of his body or another and occasionally turns over
`completely. These movements usually occur about
`twenty to forty times during the night, being largely the
`attempt of the sleeper to alleviate discomfort due to
`prolonged pressure against sensitive parts of the body.
`The object of this invention is to relieve this situation
`by producing a pillow which allows a person to sleep
`comfortably and soundly in a prone position.
`A further object of this invention is to cause the
`sleeper to sleep quietly. There are estimated to be more
`than twenty million arthritics in America, most of
`whom cannot sleep on either side without pain develop
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`ing in a shoulder, hip, knee or in the back. If one at
`tempts to sleep on his back, he is subject to the effect of
`gravity, making his jaw, tongue and soft palate sag,
`causing him to breathe through his mouth and snore. He
`can, however, turn over to a prone position and sleep
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`comfortably and quietly providing his shoulders and
`neck are substantially relieved of pressure, and provid
`ing there is no pressure on his eyes and nose, allowing
`him to breathe freely through both nostrils.
`Another, object is to provide a tapered pillow, for
`more comfort while sleeping prone, with a provision to
`allow, the pillow to be quickly folded to substantially
`eliminate, the taper, in case the sleeper desires to lie on
`his side or back.
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`open at the head end, beyond the sleeper's head,
`thereby preventing contact of the cushion inside with
`any part of the human body. This arrangement, with the
`pillowcase being folded and seamless at the chest end
`and sewn together only along the sides, avoids discom
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`fort which would be caused by the thicker hemmed
`edge bearing against the sleeper's chest if the opening of
`the pillowcase were at the chest end. For the same
`reason, the cushion covering is folded and seamless at
`the chest end and sewn together on the sides and at the
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`Further objects and advantages, as well as means to
`achieve them, will appear in the specification hereinbe
`When used in this application to describe the sleeping
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`position, the term “prone” means lying with the front of
`the body turned towards the suporting surface and the
`head turned at least partially towards one side.
`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAwiNGs
`Embodiments of my invention are illustrated in the
`accompanying drawings in which:
`FIG. 1 is a plan view of one form of pillow embody
`ing my invention showing in dot and dash lines a pillow
`case encasing the pillow;
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`FIG. 2 is a sectional view, along grooves extending.
`across the pillow, in the direction of the arrows on the
`line 2–2 of FIG. 1;
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`the arrows on the line 3–3 of FIG. 1;
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`FIG. 4 is a side view of the pillow;
`FIG. 5 is a sectional view in the direction of the
`arrows on the line 5–5 of FIG. 1;
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`FIG. 6 is a view of the pillow folded upon itself along
`a groove extending across the pillow;
`FIG. 7 is a plan view of a pillowcase for use with my
`pillow;
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`FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the pillowcase in the
`direction of the arrows on the line 8–8 of FIG. 7;
`FIG. 9 is a plan view of a sleeper using my improved
`pillow showing the sleeper in prone position with his
`head turned towards one side;
`FIG. 10 is a detailed view showing a modified form
`of recess in the face edge of the pillow to provide clear
`ance for the eye of the user;
`FIG. 11 is a detailed view of another modified form
`of my pillow showing a recess to give clearance for the
`nose of the user;
`FIG. 12 is a plan view of a further modified form of
`pillow with different types of clearances and recesses
`along the face and shoulder edges of the pillow;
`FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view in the direction of
`the arrows on the line 13–13 of FIG. 12;
`FIG. 14 is a plan view of a sleeper in prone position
`using a further modified form of pillow;
`FIG, 15 is also a plan view of a sleeper in prone posi
`tion using another modified form of pillow;
`FIG. 16 is a plan view of the pillow shown in FIG. 1
`having a ribbon or belt applied to adjust the pillow to
`the dimension of the sleeper's body;
`FIG. 17 is a plan view of one form of belt that may be
`used; and
`FIG. 18 is a side view of the belt of FIG. 17.
`DETAILED DESCRIPTION
`Referring now to the drawings, particularly FIGS.
`1–9, my improved pillow comprises generally a cushion
`10 which may be and preferably is encased in a pillow
`case 12 when used for supporting the head and adjacent
`chest portion of a person.
`The cushion 10 is provided with a stuffing 14 of a
`soft, yieldable material such as is generally used as the
`filling in pillows and cushions, including natural materi
`als such as down, soft feathers, cotton, kapok or other
`fibers or a synthetic material such as various types of
`plastic or resin foams or synthetic fibers.
`The stuffing 14 is encased in a covering 16 made of a
`natural or synthetic textile or porous plastic material
`which may be made of a natural fiber such as cotton or
`a synthetic fiber such as polyester or nylon.
`The cushion is provided with a head edge 18 and a
`chest edge 20 adjacent the head and chest supporting
`areas of the cushion as shown in FIG. 9. Also, the cush
`ion is of a size to provide support for the head and
`adjacent chest portions of the body of the user as shown
`in FIG.9. Connecting the head and chest edges are two
`side edges, i.e. a face edge 22 and a shoulder edge 24
`positioned adjacent the face and one shoulder respec
`tively of a person using the pillow while lying in prone
`position with the head turned towards the face edge as
`also shown in FIG. 9.
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`The covering for the cushion is preferably free of any
`seam at its chest edge 20 and may be seamed along its
`head, face and shoulder edges. In this way, there is no
`seam beneath the chest of the user of the pillow which
`would interfere with his comfort.
`The cushion has a portion removed along the face
`edge so as to provide recess 26 to give clearance for a
`portion of the face of the user when lying in a prone
`... position with the head turned towards the face edge of
`the cushion. The recess 26 is preferably large enough to
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`provide clearance for both an eye and the nose of the
`er's body. To accomplish this fit, I show in FIG. 16 a
`user as shown in FIG. 9. Under certain circumstances, a
`ribbon or belt 72, preferably made of flexible plastic or
`smaller recess 26' may be provided in the face edge of
`cloth, which is wrapped around the pillow and joined
`the cushion as shown in FIG. 10, and this should be
`near the ends, before placing the pillow in its pillow
`positioned to provide clearance for an eye of the user. If
`case. The effective length of the ribbon or belt is adjust
`preferred, a smaller recess 26" may be provided at a
`able so as to reduce the face-to-shoulder dimension of
`lower position than the recess 26' in the face edge of the
`the pillow to fit a smaller person. The ends of belt 72
`cushion so as to provide clearance only for the nose of
`can be fastened by means such as a belt buckle or but
`the user as shown in FIG. 11. However, I prefer to
`tons, or permanently fastened by sewing or stapling
`provide a recess as shown in FIGS. 1 and 9 providing
`when adjusted to the proper size. FIG. 17 shows a
`clearance for both an eye and nose of the user.
`preferred method employing hooks 74 and eyes 76,
`It will be appreciated that the recess or clearance
`multiple rows of either or both, allowing adjustment
`prevents pressure from being applied to the eye and/or
`over a wide range. FIG. 18 shows a side view of FIG.
`nose of the user while lying in prone position with the
`17. Belt 72 can be adapted to the pillow shown in FIG.
`head turned towards that side, thereby preventing dis
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`comfort in these areas and avoiding interference with
`clearance by suitable fastening means such as a safety
`the breathing of the user.
`Along the shoulder edge 24 of the cushion, the cush
`For purposes of comfort, I prefer to have the cushion
`ion is preferably restricted in width between the face
`tapered in thickness from a point adjacent the head edge
`and shoulder side edges so as to form a shoulder clear
`towards a point adjacent the chest edge.
`ance at the shoulder edge in vertical alignment with the
`The term “tapered” when used to describe the pillow
`shoulder of a person sleeping on the pillow in prone
`or cushion means that the pillow or cushion is thicker at
`position with the shoulder being on the side away from
`the portion normally supporting the head than at the
`which the head is turned as shown in FIG. 9. This clear
`portion normally supporting the chest when used in the
`ance preferably takes the form of a recess 28 formed in
`manner similar to FIG. 9 in the drawings. This is true
`the shoulder edge of the cushion at a point closer to the
`when the pillow is not in use and not subject to distor
`chest edge 20than the recess 26. The recess 28 is of a
`tion due to the weight of the sleeper. The taper is inher
`shape and size to provide clearance for the shoulder of
`ent in the construction of the pillow or cushion with the
`the user as shown in FIG. 9.
`diminution in thickness between the head and chest area
`The recesses 26 and 28 as shown in FIG. 1 are formed
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`by cutting away the cushion and reducing the width
`reduced thickness as herein described—but the diminu
`thereof in the areas of the recesses. Instead of com
`tion in thickness is not necessarily at a constant rate.
`pletely removing the material of the cushion in these
`While my improved pillow is so designed as to allow
`areas, the recesses or clearances may be formed by
`a person to sleep comfortably in a prone position, it may
`simply reducing the thickness of the cushion in the areas
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`also provide comfort to a user in positions other than
`of the recesses as shown at 26a and 28a in FIG. 12 and
`prone. For this purpose, I preferably provide a fold line
`FIG. 13. As indicated, the shoulder clearance prefera
`in the form of a groove, or grooves, forming a line of
`bly takes the form of a recess 28 or 28a but the clearance
`reduced thickness extending across the cushion adja
`can also be accomplished by the inherent shape of the
`cent the chest supporting area as indicated at 32. This
`pillow as shown in FIG. 15 with the pillow having the
`may be accomplished by extending a line of stitching 31
`correct dimension between the face and shoulder side
`between the two sides of the cover and reducing the
`edges.
`amount of stuffing along the line of stitching. When it is
`In addition to providing clearance for portions of the
`desired to use the pillow for positions other than prone,
`face and for the shoulder of the user while lying in
`the user may fold the cushion along the groove, or
`prone position, I have found that it is desirable to pre
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`grooves, 32 as shown in FIG. 6, providing a relatively
`vent or minimize pressure on the neck of a person lying
`in a prone position. For this purpose, I preferably pro
`flat untapered support.
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`vide an area of reduced thickness as shown at 30 in FIG.
`a cushion without a pillowcase if desired. However, for
`1 positioned between the head supporting portion and
`sanitary and cosmetic purposes, I prefer to provide a
`the chest supporting portion. As indicated, the clear
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`pillowcase 12 as shown in greater detail in FIGS. 7 and
`ance for minimizing pressure on the neck portion is
`8. The pillowcase is preferably formed in one piece
`preferably provided by reducing the thickness of the
`folded upon itself along chest edge 34 and stitched to
`cushion in that area. The reduced thickness is preferably
`gether along face edge 36 and shoulder edge 38 and
`maintained by stitching 31, FIG. 2 and FIG. 5. How
`open at its head edge 40 so that the cushion may be
`ever, the cushion material may be entirely removed in
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`inserted and removed through the open top end. Due to
`that area so that an aperture extends completely
`this preferred construction, there is no seam along the
`through the cushion, or the stuffing may be removed
`chest edge 34, thereby preventing discomfort that
`leaving only the covering material, stitched or un
`might result from such a seam. The pillowcase is ta
`stitched. Each of these arrangements is referred to
`pered to conform generally with the taper of the cush
`herein as being of “reduced thickness”.
`ion from a point adjacent its open head edge to a point
`Adjacent the shoulder clearance recess 28 is a chest
`adjacent its folded chest edge.
`supporting area 29. This cushioned area presents or
`The face edge of the pillowcase is provided with a
`minimizes pressure on the shoulder and is important for
`recess 42 conforming with the face clearance recess
`the comfort of the sleeper, particularly to a sleeper with
`formed in the face edge of the cushion. Similarly, it is
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`To obtain full advantage of this support adjacent the
`ing to the shoulder clearance recess 28 formed in the
`shoulder clearance, the dimension between the shoulder
`clearance and the eye and nose recess must conform
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`prone "position with his. .face:.turned , at. least: ‘partially
`.towar,ds,the face edge of therpillowf. ,When,thus.used,
`the prone ‘sleeper will be rcomfortablejanrl relatively free
`from uncomfortable pressure on his ‘eyes and nose and
`shoulderandiheiwill be free from uncomfortable
`_ pressure onlhisjneckrportionj The.per'son'thus using the
`pillow" can jsleepjcomfortably andivsciundlyi in a prone
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`tively‘free from snoring oir*'other"’rioises caused "by his
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`cushions providing clearance forzthe eyes,_ nose. and
`shoulder of the uservand preventing or minimizing pres-
`sure on the neck of the user.
`Cushion 50 shown in FIG. 14 is used in a relatively
`diagonal position with respect to the sleeper and tapers
`in thickness from the upper edge portion 51 to the lower
`edge portion 52. Face edge 53 is provided with a recess
`54 giving clearance for the eyes and nose of the user and
`shoulder edge 55 is provided with a shoulder clearance
`56 providing clearance for the oppositely disposed
`shoulder of the user. An area of reduced thickness 57 is
`provided adjacent the head portion of the cushion so as
`to prevent or minimize pressure on the neck of the user.
`The cushion 50.is formed similar to cushion 10 in that it
`has a stuffing of soft, yieldable material encased in a
`textile or porous plastic cover and is preferably free
`from any seam at the chest edge portion thereof. A
`suitable pillowcase may be used to enclose the cushion.
`Cushion 60 shown in FIG. 15 tapers in thickness from
`a point adjacent the head edge 61 to a point adjacent the
`‘chest edge 62. In addition, it tapers in width from the
`‘chest edge to the head edge. The face edge 63 is pro-
`j vided with a clearance or recess 64 to accommodate the
`eye and nose area of a person lying on the pillow in
`prone position with the head turned towards the face
`‘edge 63. The portion of the cushion adjacent the head
`edge 61 is a headsupporting area large enough to ac- I
`commodate the head as shown in FIG. 15 and the por-
`tion of the cushion adjacent the chest edge 62 is of a size
`to accommodate the chest area of the person lying in
`prone position with the shoulder. positioned opposite
`the direction in which the face is directed overlapping
`the shoulder edge 65, thereby providing clearance to
`accommodate the shoulder and relieve pressure on
`same. The cushion 60 also preferably has an area 67 of
`reduced thickness adjacent the head supporting portion
`to prevent or minimize pressure on the neck of a user
`lying in a prone position.
`The cushion 60 likewise may be formedin the same
`’ manner as cushion 10 shown in FIG. 1 having a suitable
`stuffing of soft, yieldable material encased in a textile
`fabric or porous plastic covering which is preferably
`free of any seam along its chest edge 62. A pillowcase of
`a size and shape to accommodate the cushion 60 may
`also be provided, and this is preferably open at its head
`. end and closed across its chest edge and the face and
`‘shoulder edges. The chest edge is preferably free of any.
`seam.
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`1-. A-‘pillowparticularly useful for a person sleeping in
`aipronevposition with the head turned at least partially
`-to one side comprising. a- cushion formed of soft yielding
`material and of a size to‘s1‘1pport-the head and adjacent
`chest ‘portion of. avperson using the pillow, said cushion
`having a head area*‘to-support"-the"‘head of the person, a
`chest area to support at’ least a portion of-the chest of the
`‘person, said cushion being tapered ‘generally in a direc-
`tion from said head " area towards said ‘chest area and
`said cushion having a groove‘ extending at least partway
`across-the cushibnibetweeii the head area and the chest
`‘area s'o‘that it canlbefolded along the groove to facili-
`tate the use of the pillow during positions of the user
`other than prone.
`2. A pillow as set forth in claim 1 having a pillowcase
`in the form of an envelope in which the cushion is dis-
`posed having a head edge near the head area of said
`‘pillow, a chest edge near the chest area of said pillow
`and two side edges, said pillowcase being closed at its
`side edges, open at its head edge so that the cushion may
`be removed and inserted therethrough and having a
`closed seamless chest edge, said pillowcase being ta-
`pered towards the closed seamless chest edge so as to
`accommodate the tapered cushion therein.
`3. A pillow particularly useful for a person sleeping in
`a prone position with the head turned at least partially
`to one side comprising a cushion formed of soft yielding
`material of a size to support the head and at least the
`adjacent chest portion of a person when using the pil-
`low, said cushion having a head area to support the
`head of a person when using the pillow, a chest area to
`support at least a portion of the chest of the person, said
`cushion being tapered generally in a direction from said
`head area towards said chest area, and having a head
`edge near the head area, a chest edge near the chest area
`and two side edges, the cushion further having a portion
`removed along the first side edge to provide a recess of
`a size and location to give clearance for an eye and the
`nose of the user when lying in a prone position with the
`_ head turned towards said first side edge and having a
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`user which is disposed adjacent to the said second side
`edge when lying in prone position, and said cushion also
`having a portion of reduced thickness between said
`head area and said chest area to prevent or minimize
`pressure on the neck of a user lying in a prone position.
`4. A pillow as set forth in claim 3 in which a groove
`extends at least partially across the cushion adjacent the
`chest area so that it can be readily folded along the
`groove to facilitate the use of the pillow by a user in
`positions other than prone.
`5. A pillow as set forth in claim 3 having a pillowcase
`inthe form of an envelope in which the cushion is dis-
`posed, having a head edge near-the head area of said
`pillow, a chest edge near the chest area of said pillow
`and two side edges, said pillowcase being formed with
`a folded and seamless chest edge, seams on its side edges
`and open at its head edge so that the cushion may be
`removed and inserted therethrough, said pillowcase
`being tapered towards its chest area so as to accommo-
`date the tapered cushion therein.
`6. A pillow as set forth in claim 3 in which a belt is
`disposed around the pillow and extends through the
`shoulder clearance area so as to adjust the size of the
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`I have provided a pillow so’ designed as to allow a per-
`son to sleep comfortably in a prone position. The pil-
`lows are shaped to relieve pressure on the sleeper’s‘
`eyes, nose, thrust, and shoulders, and on the blood ves-
`sels and glands of the neck. Thus, a person using the
`pillow is comfortable and the most common causes of
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`having a head edge near the head area, a chest edge near
`using it.
`the chest area and first and second side edges, the cush
`7. A pillow as set forth in claim 3 in which a belt is
`ion further having a portion removed along the first side
`disposed around the pillow and extends through the
`edge to provide a recess of a size and location to give
`clearance for the eye and nose and the clearance for the
`clearance for an eye and the nose of the user when lying
`shoulder so as to adjust the size of the pillow to the
`in a prone position with the head turned towards said
`dimensions of the person using it.
`first side edge and having a clearance at its second side
`8. A pillow particularly useful for a person sleeping in
`edge for the shoulder of the user which is disposed
`a prone position with the head turned at least partially
`adjacent to the said second side edge when lying in
`to one side comprising a cushion formed of soft yielding
`prone position, and said cushion also having a portion of
`material of a size to support the head and at least the
`adjacent chest portion of a person when using the pil
`reduced thickness between said head area and said chest
`area to prevent or minimize pressure on the neck of a
`low, said cushion having a head area to support the
`user lying in a prone position.
`head of a person when using the pillow, a chest area to
`support at least a portion of the chest of the person, and
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`10
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`15
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`25
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`30
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`35
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`45
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`50
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`55
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`65
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TFADEMARK OFFICE
`CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
`4, 349,925
`PATENT NO. :
`September 21, 1982
`DATED
`:
`JAMES K. MACOMBER
`INVENTOR(S) :
`It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent is hereby
`corrected as shown below:
`
`coLUMN 3, LINE 62 - CHANGE "PRESENTS" To "PREVENTS"
`Signed and 3caled this
`Sixteenth
`I) 2 y of October 1984
`
`|SEAL)
`
`Attest:
`
`Attesting Officer
`
`GERALD J. MOSSINGHOFF
`Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks
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