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US 11,229,298 B2Granted
Cushions including one or more reinforced portions and related methods
AssigneePurple Innovation, LLC
InventorTony M. Pearce
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Abstract
A cushion may include a cushioning element. The cushioning element may comprise an elastomeric material and one or more reinforcing features positioned at one or more exterior portions of the cushioning element.
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A cushion, comprising:
- a cushioning element comprising:
- an elastomeric material forming a plurality of intersecting buckling walls defining a plurality of voids in an expanded form, wherein the elastomeric material comprises an elastomeric polymer and a plasticizer;
- and
- at least one reinforced corner comprising a stiffening feature extending through an entire height of the at least one reinforced corner and comprising at least one of a characteristic of at least one buckling wall of the plurality of intersecting buckling walls of the at least one reinforced corner and an element disposed in at least one void of the plurality of voids of the at least one reinforced corner.
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A method of forming a cushion, the method comprising:
- forming a cushioning element comprising an elastomeric material comprising an elastomeric polymer and a plasticizer, the elastomeric material defining a plurality of intersecting buckling walls that define a plurality of voids in an expanded form, including forming at least one corner of the cushioning element to comprise a stiffening feature extending through an entire height of the at least one corner and comprising at least one of:
- a characteristic of at least one buckling wall of the plurality of intersecting buckling walls of the at least one corner;
- and
- an element disposed in at least one void of the plurality of voids of the at least one corner.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.