Cushion with a stiffening insert

Abstract

A flexible cushion has a shell and a stiffening insert inside the shell. The insert is partially immobilized relative to one or both surfaces of the shell to prevent bunching, or lumping of the insert. The partial immobilization is effected through the use of thin straps loosely intertwined with the insert and bonded to the edges of the shell, or through the use of a foil which holds the insert against one of the surfaces of the shell and is bonded to that surface through sufficiently large perforations in the insert to allow a degree of the insert in case of a deformation of the shell, for instance when the cushion is rolled up.

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