Back to results
US 11,375,821 B1Granted
Convertible meditation cushion
OwnerTangie Purvis, Joseph Purvis +1inventors
InventorsTangie Purvis, Joseph Purvis, Cameron Purvis
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A convertible meditation cushion that facilitates multiple postural positions for meditation, including sitting, kneeling, and lying down. The preferred embodiment of the cushion has three semi-circular segments that are connected in series with hinges. The hinges allow the three semi-circular segments to be rotated with respect to one another to create a variety of configurations to facilitate the multiple postural positions for meditation.
Claims19
A cushion comprising
- (a) a first segment having at least one flat side with a top and a bottom, said first segment having a second side with a top and a bottom, said first segment having a top edge extending along said top of said flat side of said first segment and a bottom edge extending along said bottom of said flat side of said first segment;
- (b) a second segment having at least one flat side with a top and a bottom, said second segment having a second side with a top and a bottom, said second segment having a top edge extending along said top of said flat side of said second segment and a bottom edge extending along said bottom of said flat side of said second segment, where said bottom edge of a straight side of said second segment is rotatably connected to said top edge of a straight side of said first segment with a first hinge, where said first hinge creates a first axis of rotation around which said second segment rotates substantially 180 degrees with respect to said first segment;
- (c) a third segment having at least one flat side with a top and a bottom, said third segment having a second side with a top and a bottom, said third segment having a top edge extending along said top of said flat side of said third segment and a bottom edge extending along said bottom of said flat side of said third segment, where said top edge of a straight side of said third segment is rotatably connected to said bottom edge of said straight side of said first segment with a second hinge, where said second hinge creates a second axis of rotation around which said third segment rotates substantially 180 degrees with respect to said first segment;
- (d) a strap comprising a first lineal strip and a second lineal strip, where said first lineal strip of said strap has a first end and a second end, and where said second lineal strip of said strap has a first end and a second end, where said first end of said first lineal strip of said strap is attached to said top of said second side of said second segment opposite said flat side of said second segment, and where said first end of said second lineal strip of said strap is attached to said bottom of said second side of said third segment opposite said flat side of said third segment, where said first lineal strip of said strap and said second lineal strip of said strap can be aligned and secured together to keep said second segment and said third segment adjacent to one another when said second segment and said third segment are rotated adjacent to one another, and where said first lineal strip of said strap and said second lineal strip of said strap can be aligned and secured together to keep said second segment and said first segment adjacent to one another and said third segment and said first segment adjacent to one another when said second segment and said third segment are rotated adjacent to said first segment;
- and
- (e) a handle attached to said second side of said first segment opposite said flat side of said first segment.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.