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Description

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W. T. DOREMUS.

PILLOW 0R BOLSTER.

No. 243,868. Patented July 5, 1881.

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WILLIAM T. DOREMUS, OF NEW YORK, Y.

PILLOW OR BOLSTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 243,868, dated July 5, 1881.

Application filed June 7, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LWILLIAM T. DOREMUS, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Pillows and Bolsters, of which the following is a specification.

The drawing is a perspective view of my improvement, the case being shown in section and part of the cloth being broken away.

The object of this invention is to prevent. the stufling of pillows and bolsters from being crowded out of place when the said pillows and bolsters are in use.

The invention consists in a pillow or bolster made by rolling a thin cushion formed of a layer of stuffing and one or two layers of cloth spirally into cylindrical shape, whereby the stuflin g is kept from being crowded out of place by use, as will be hereinafter fully described.

A represents the tick or cloth, B the stuffing, and O the case, of a pillow or bolster.

The tick or cloth A is made in the form of a thin bag, provided with a thin layer of studing, B. The thin cushion thus formed is then rolled spirally into a cylindrical form, as shown in the drawing, and the outer edge of the rolled cushion is secured to the body of the cushion by sewing or other suitable means. This construction is used when feathers or other substances that move easily out of place are used for the stuffing B.

The pillows or bolsters can be made by spreading a layer of hair, moss, cotton, or other suitable substance upon a sheet of cloth of the proper size, and then rolling the stuffing and cloth spirally into a cylindrical form and securing the edge of the cloth to its body by sewing or other suitable means. This construction, when practicable, is preferred to the construction first described, from the fact that it does not bring two layers or thicknesses of cloth in contact with each other, as is the case with the construction first described.

The ends of the pillow or bolster can be secured and the stufling kept from working out at the ends of the said pillow or bolster by sewing a circular piece of cloth to the said ends.

The pillow or bolster thus formed is placed within a case,'(], which can be slipped on and off in the same manner as an ordinary pillowcase.

With this construction the cushion can be made long to serve as a bolster, or short to serve as a pillow for a bed, lounge, sofa, or other article of furniture where a pillow is required, or for a cushion for a chair or other seat.

As pillows and bolsters are usually made, a pressure upon one part of the pillow or bolster crowds the stuffing toward the ends, leaving the part of the pillow or bolster that is in use thin and inelastic. \Vith my improvement this displacement of the stufifing cannot occur, but the part of the pillow or bolster that is in use will retain its proper amount of stuffing in the place where it is needed, so that the part under pressure will remain full and elastic.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent- As an improved article of manufacture, a pillow or bolster made by rolling a thin cushion formed ofa layer of stuffing, B, and one or two layers of cloth, A, spirally into cylindrical shape, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the stuffing is kept from being crowded out of place by use, as set forth.

WILLIAM T. DOREMUS. Witnesses:

JAMES T. GRAHAM, C. SEDGWIOK.

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