Commentary for Berakhot 46:21
מיתיבי לא יניח אדם תפיליו תחת מרגלותיו מפני שנוהג בהם דרך בזיון אבל מניחן תחת מראשותיו ואם היתה אשתו עמו אסור היה מקום שגבוה ג' טפחים או נמוך ג' טפחים מותר
Against this teaching is quoted : A man may not place his Tefillin at the foot of the bed because it would be disrespectful, but he may place them beneath his pillow. Should, however, his wife be with him, it is forbidden ; but if there is a place three handbreadths above or below, he may place them beneath his pillow !
Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
I.e. his pillow on which he could place them in case of necessity.
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