A47C7/021

Seating support

The invention provides a customizable seating support for a seat base that is particularly useful for supporting a physically disabled person in a chair, such as a wheelchair. The seating support includes a posterior portion and a pair of thigh supports that are connected to the posterior portion, via a multi-directional connection, so that the position of at least one thigh support is independently adjustable to tilt upwardly or downwardly or to pivot outwardly relative to the posterior portion to an abducted position. In some embodiments, at least one of the thigh supports may be configured to pivot inwardly relative to the posterior portion to an adducted position.

PADDING SYSTEM FOR AMUSEMENT PARK ATTRACTION SYSTEM
20230371694 · 2023-11-23 ·

A seat for an amusement park attraction system includes a padding system and a base configured to support a guest. The padding system includes a first side that is guest-facing, a second side that is base-facing and opposite the first side, a first pad portion coupled to the base, and a second pad portion coupled to the base. The seat also includes a seam formed by an interface between a first end of the first pad portion and a second end of the second pad portion such that the seam defines an overlap of the first pad portion and the second pad portion along an axis extending from the first side to the second side of the padding system.

Orthopedic lounge chair
11547212 · 2023-01-10 ·

An orthopedic lounge chair includes a substantially flat support surface that has a length, a width, a front side, and a back side and defines a back support section, a seat section foldably joined to the back support section at a first fold junction, and a leg support section foldably joined to the seat section at a second fold junction, a first bolster support coupled to and rising away from the front side of the back support section, the first bolster support extending longitudinally at least a majority of the width of the support surface, a second bolster support coupled to and rising away from the front side of the seat support section, the second bolster support extending longitudinally at least a majority of the width of the support surface, and a third bolster support coupled to and rising away from the front side of the leg support section, the third bolster support extending longitudinally a majority of the width of the support surface, wherein the first bolster, the second bolster, and the third bolster are not located on the first fold junction or the second fold junction of the lounge chair.

Cushion Body For Sitting
20220273102 · 2022-09-01 ·

A cushion body for sitting is provided which can offer good feeling of sitting even to many unspecified users of various body shapes and allow them to be seated more comfortably. A cushion body for sitting (1) includes: a base part (2) having a sitting surface (S1) formed of a curved surface that is curved concavely to support, from below, the buttocks of a seated person in a seated posture; and a pair of side supporting portions (3) each having a side supporting surface (S2) formed of a curved surface that is curved continuously from the sitting surface (S1) of the base part (2), where the pair of side supporting portions (3) project from sides of the base part (2) such that the side supporting portions (3) can be bent and deformed by a load applied to the side supporting surfaces (S2), so as to support both the left and right parts of the buttocks of the seated person in the seated posture.

DRY-TYPE SEAT CUSHION CONFIGURED TO EMIT FAR INFRARED RAYS
20220280334 · 2022-09-08 ·

Proposed is a dry-type seat cushion configured to emit far infrared rays, the seat cushion being capable of emitting far infrared rays toward a user's body through a hot wire type heating element that performs a heat generation operation and emits far infrared rays simultaneously, and is not only capable of being used freely regardless of time and place through a wired and wireless power supply method but is also able to maximize power consumption efficiency by applying a power saving function, which automatically controls the heat generation operation on the basis of the automatic human body sensing function.

SEAT-TYPE ROCKING DEVICE
20220273100 · 2022-09-01 ·

A strut member is connected to the center of a top plate portion which supports a seat portion and the center of a base portion so that the strut member rockably supports the top plate portion. A pair of rocking mechanisms formed by motors and link mechanisms and the top plate portion, connected to the output shafts of the motors and the top plate portion, and configured to be vertically displaced in accordance with a rotation of the motors is arranged in a front area or a rear area compared to the strut member in the base portion. The axial direction of the motor of one of the rocking mechanisms is aligned with a left oblique direction from the center of the supporting surface, and the axial direction of the motor of the other of the rocking mechanisms is aligned with a right oblique direction from the center of the supporting surface.

Pad for improving sitting posture
11406193 · 2022-08-09 · ·

A cushion for improving sitting posture, comprising a cushion body (1). The cushion body (1) can be placed on a plane. At least two hump portions (11 and 13) are formed on the cushion body (1). The two hump portions (11 and 13) are a first hump portion (11) and a second hump portion (13), respectively. The first hump portion (11) and the second hump portion (13) are used for supporting the parts of a human body corresponding to the front and back of the pelvis (3), respectively. The first hump portion (11) and the second hump portion (13) are arranged at an interval, so that a trench (12) is formed on the cushion body (1) between the first hump portion (11) and the second hump portion (13). The trench (12) is used for supporting the part of the human body corresponding to the lower end of the ischium or the lower end of the sacrococcyx. The cushion can relax the hip joint and surrounding muscles of the human body so as to facilitate blood supply, can ensure that the human spine always tends to maintain a correct curve so as to protect the lumbar vertebrae (2) of the human body, and can also further relax the cervical vertebrae and surrounding neck muscle tissues so as to prevent backache and headache.

Back saver
11389001 · 2022-07-19 ·

The Back Saver is uniquely designed to move independently, directly effecting the dynamic equilibrium in the user's lumbar disc, to prolong the user's comfort level by promoting continuous movement of their pelvis and lower spine, and to facilitate the user's center of gravity through constant movement. The device for a sitting user includes a base housing comprising an inside annular ledge, an outer flat base and electronic components configured for turning and lifting a sitting user. The device also includes a metal movement plate configured to be received into the inside annular ledge and turn therein via an assistive motor action on the metal movement plate. The device further includes a motor configured to turn and lift the sitting user in a sequence of turning and lifting actions determined by the sitting user.

SEAT AND LUMBAR SUPPORT CUSHION
20220287463 · 2022-09-15 · ·

In one embodiment, the present application discloses a 2-component seat and lumbar support cushion combination comprising: a seat support cushion comprising a top face, a bottom face, a front edge and a rear edge, wherein the seat support cushion is variably padded at the front edge and at the rear edge; a lumbar support cushion comprising a front face and a back face, wherein at least a part of the front face is convex-shaped; wherein the seat support cushion is optionally detachably attached to the lumbar support cushion; wherein when a user sits on the seat support cushion, the rear edge of the seat support cushion is at a position that is elevated above the front edge such that the rear edge anteriorly tilts the user's pelvis toward a more positive anterior tilt angle; and wherein the user's natural lumbar lordosis is further passively supported by the convex shape of the lumbar support cushion.

Portable seat cushion
11419426 · 2022-08-23 ·

A portable seat and back cushion for posture correction. The device includes a seat member with an inflatable bladder or a foam insert and a back member that is foldably connected to the seat member. A customizable support member is disposed within the back member. The customizable support member may include either an inflatable bladder with a plurality of individually adjustable bubbles arranged in a vertical row or a semi-rigid insert with a plurality of selectively positionable vertebral support nodules.