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US 2006/0125304 A1Published application
Novel enhanced fundiform seating processes and products
OwnerDonna Jacksoninventor
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Abstract
An automatically corrected seating element set optionally incorporates weight adjustment capacity in a substantially fundiform type of seating apparatus. Process for disposing a user and posture—ameliorating products are likewise taught.
Claims20
A process for improving the fit of a user into a seat, comprising, in combination, the steps of:
- providing a sling-seat assembly which tilts a user's pelvis forward;
- aligning the user's spinal process whereby it contacts an upwardly extending/back upper portion of the seat;
- by,
- transferring the user's weight to the user's ischial tuberosities;
- while improving venous outflow from the lower extremities by decreasing venous obstruction at the femoral vein level.
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A novel enhanced fundiform seating apparatus, comprising, in combination:
- a sling-seat assembly which tilts a user's pelvis forward integrated with a support apparatus for a bottom cushion, which cushion is disposed about a planar axis which defines a chevron-like pattern in the shape of a ray originating at a back portion of the bottom cushion where it joins with a back upper portion of the seating apparatus.
A sling-seat element for supporting the ischial tuberosities of a user, which comprises, in combination:
- a first elongated lower extension member, defined by an acute angle extending between it and a second elongated lower extension member, forming a chevron-like shape;
- an upper extension member emerging from the nexus of the two lower extension members and continuing longitudinally at least as far as the lower extension members extend in an opposite direction;
- whereby when disposed within a frame for a seating apparatus the first elongated lower extension member and the second elongated lower extension member each receive a respective ishcial tuberosity of a user, and the upper extension member bracingly engages the upper buttocks and lower back of a user to achieve an improved posture, while the overall orientation of the element tilts a user's pelvis forward.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.