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US 11,432,653 B1Granted
System, apparatus, and method for supporting a user's body
OwnerEric Gormeley, Thomas Traversinventors
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Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus has a housing forming a housing cavity, an inflatable assembly attached to the housing, and a member attached to the inflatable assembly. When the inflatable assembly is deflated, the inflatable assembly is configured to be disposed in the housing cavity with the housing cavity covered by the member. When the inflatable assembly is inflated, the inflatable assembly extends away from the housing, the inflated inflatable assembly disposed between the housing and the member.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing forming a housing cavity;
- an inflatable assembly attached to the housing;
- and
- a member attached to the inflatable assembly;
- wherein when the inflatable assembly is deflated, the inflatable assembly is configured to be disposed in the housing cavity with the housing cavity covered by the member;
- and
- wherein when the inflatable assembly is inflated, the inflatable assembly extends away from the housing, the inflated inflatable assembly disposed between the housing and the member and completely separating the housing from the member.
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A method, comprising:
- providing an apparatus including a housing forming a housing cavity, an assembly attached to the housing, and a member attached to the assembly;
- disposing the assembly in the housing cavity within the housing and covering the assembly disposed in the housing cavity with the member when the assembly is deflated;
- and
- extending the assembly, which is disposed between the housing and the member, and the member away from the housing by inflating the assembly, the member being completely detached from the housing.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a neck pillow forming a housing cavity;
- an inflatable assembly attached to the neck pillow;
- and
- a member attached to the inflatable assembly;
- wherein when the inflatable assembly is deflated, the inflatable assembly is configured to be disposed in the housing cavity with the housing cavity covered by the member;
- wherein when the inflatable assembly is inflated, the inflatable assembly extends away from the neck pillow, the inflated inflatable assembly disposed between the neck pillow and the member;
- wherein the inflatable assembly is formed from a first material and the neck pillow is formed from a second material having a greater stiffness than the first material;
- and
- wherein the member is completely detached from the housing when the inflatable assembly is inflated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.