Lumbar support assembly and related method, and a backrest assembly
AssigneeSecretlab SG PTE. LTD.
InventorsVincent Sin, Cheng Feng Elroy Lee
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Abstract
A lumbar support assembly, a backrest assembly, and a method for manufacturing a lumbar support assembly are provided. The lumbar support assembly includes a plate member configured to flex and conform to a lumbar region of a user, the plate member includes a mesh structure including a plurality of interconnected elements. The interconnected elements define a plurality of Y-shaped voids therebetween, and each interconnected element includes an edge portion thinner than a center portion. The lumbar support assembly also includes a frame member supporting the plate member.
Claims14
A lumbar support assembly, comprising:
- a plate member configured to flex and conform to a lumbar region of a user, the plate member comprising a mesh structure comprising a plurality of interconnected elements,
- wherein the interconnected elements are arranged and spaced to define a plurality of Y-shaped voids therebetween, and wherein each interconnected element comprises an edge portion positioned adjacent a corresponding Y-shaped void and a center portion positioned farthest from the corresponding Y-shaped void, the edge portion being thinner than the center portion;
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- a frame member supporting the plate member.
A method for manufacturing a lumbar support assembly, comprising:
- forming a plate member;
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- mounting the plate member to a frame member,
- wherein forming the plate member comprises forming a mesh structure comprising a plurality of interconnected elements such that the interconnected elements are arranged and spaced to define a plurality of Y-shaped voids therebetween, and wherein each interconnected element comprises an edge portion positioned adjacent a corresponding Y-shaped void and a center portion positioned farthest from the corresponding Y-shaped void, the edge portion being thinner than the center portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.