A support unit for use on an article of furniture includes an adjustable support structure displacably mountable to the article of furniture and a cushion member carried by the support structure. The support structure is configured to be arranged in a first orientation relative to the article of furniture for enabling the cushion member to adopt a first position relative to the article of furniture and in a second orientation (46) relative to the article of furniture for enabling the cushion member to adopt a second position relative to the article of furniture.

A system for supporting the human body or a human body segment is provided. The system comprises a base element having a substantially flat shape, and one or more pluralities of shaped modular elements. The base element is flexible, so that it can be brought from an operating, extended configuration to a non-operating, folded configuration. The support system comprises one or more stiffening elements, which are designed in such a way that, on the one hand, they provide the correct stiffness to the backrest when in the operating configuration, and, on the other hand, they do not prevent the possibility of folding the backrest when in the non-operating configuration. The support system can, for example, be made in the form of a seat, a backrest, a mattress, or the like.

A rebounding device includes a front member, a rear member, and a junction member releasably coupling the front member and the rear member is disclosed. The junction member enables the front member and the rear member move between a collapsed position and an expanded position, and the front member is movable relative to the rear member during a rocking motion when the junction member is in the expanded position. In one embodiment, the junction member comprises a ratchet gear, a spring-loaded pawl configured to engage the ratchet gear and prevent rotation thereof, and a torsion spring. Application of pressure by a user against the front member causes the front member to move toward the rear member, thereby loading the torsion spring. Removal of the pressure against the front member causes the torsion spring to unload, thereby biasing the front member away from the rear member.

A support for a chair includes: a base plate (110); support plates (120, 130), of which one sides are rotatably coupled to the base plate (110); and a first hinge (150) which connects the base plate (110) and the support plates (120, 130) to be rotatable, wherein the base plate (110) is supported by a seat portion (11) of a chair (10) and the support plates (120, 130) are supported by a back portion (12) of the chair (10) while the base plate (110) and the support plates (120, 130) are unfolded at a first maximum unfolding angle (θ1m) and support the upper body of a user.

Methods and apparatus for creating furniture protection which may be easily installed and removed are disclosed. The stored furniture protection may be designed to function as decorative items for the furniture such as pillows, bolsters and the like. In some examples, the stored furniture protection may take a form as a pillow and then when unfolded may form a lightweight impermeable cover for the furniture.

A portable lumbar support and ergonomic chair having a lumbar support. The lumbar support has a seat hingedly coupled to a seat back having a teardrop-shaped lumbar support seat back cushion. A rigid back support portion may be rotated forward about hinges to collapse substantially parallel to the seat frame and backward to open to a variety of angles with respect to the seat frame. The seat back freely pivots around an upper lateral axis, and the rigid back support portion is linearly adjustable to space the seat back toward and away from the hinges to enable raising or lowering the upper lateral axis and thus the seat back with respect to the lower lateral axis. This provides multiple ways of changing which part of the teardrop-shaped lumbar support curve hits your lumbar curve for proper support. Variable lumbar lordotic support is thus provided.

A support system for the human body, or a human body segment, is provided. The system comprises a covering lining in which a plurality of pockets is defined in which there are inserted one or more filling elements forming together a cushioning arrangement of the support system. Filling elements with different physical properties, for example different stiffnesses, are inserted in the different pockets of the covering lining. The pockets may be independent of one another and removably connected to one another, so that they can be combined with one another in the way that best adapts to the specific morphology of a single user. The support system can be made, for example, in the form a cushion, a seat, a backrest, a mattress or with any other shape that may be desired.

A comfort element for a vehicle includes an actuator for carrying out a comfort function, a comfort-element-internal store configured to drive the actuator and/or a coupling device for coupling to a comfort-element-external store configured to drive the actuator. The comfort element further includes a data interface for coupling to an operating unit.

A sling which incorporates a cushion for supporting an infant during feeding.

An adjustable spinal support apparatus, system, and device is described. The adjustable spinal support allows for easy customization of a desired spinal contour. The support provides a structure for using non-deforming space adjusters, individually or in combination, to create various thicknesses along the length of the support. The support may be removably secured to a recliner, or a reference contour. A reference contour may provide convenience and portability in some applications. A padding (or cover) may be attached to the adjustable spinal support or attached to both the adjustable spinal support and a reference contour.