Contouring system and components
AssigneeRoger Thomas Mascull and Elizabeth Jocelyn Mascull as Trustees of the RT and EJ Mascull Family Trust
InventorRoger Thomas MASCULL
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Abstract
The invention provides a contouring system configured to be modified to provide a support surface, such as a backrest, seat base, or mattress, having contours to suit the needs of its user.
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A set of at least two contouring units attached together, each contouring unit comprising a body comprising a first surface and an opposing second surface and further comprising one or more sides that define a periphery of the contouring unit;
- wherein one side of each contouring unit is attached to one side of at least one other contouring unit of the set by a perforated connection that allows the contouring units to be detached from each other.
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A method of customising the contours of a backrest, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a wheelchair backrest comprising a plurality of air vents;
- providing a support element comprising an attachment surface comprising a plurality of fasteners and further comprising a plurality of air vents;
- locating the support element on the backrest to cause the air vents of the support element to substantially align with the air vents of the backrest;
- providing two or more contouring units attached together to form a tessellated set, each contouring unit comprising an upper surface, a lower surface and sides defining the periphery of each contouring unit, wherein at least one side of each contouring unit is attached to at least one side of at least one of the other contouring units along a perforated separation line, wherein each of the upper and lower surfaces comprise a plurality of fasteners, and wherein the fasteners on the lower surface of each contouring unit are configured to engage with the fasteners of the contact surface of the support element and with the fasteners of the upper surface of another contouring unit;
- separating one or more contouring units from the other contouring units in the tessellated set;
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- locating the one or more of the separated contouring units in a first layer and at desired positions on the contact surface of the support element to provide raised areas on the contact surface of the support element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.