Lumbar support device
AssigneeVirtual Orthotics Pty Ltd
InventorPhillip John HARTSHORNE
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Abstract
Lumbar support device 10 for a specific user seated on a specific seat, and a method for producing the lumbar support device 10. The lumbar support device 10 includes: a substantially rigid body 12 defining a peripheral region 14, a rear surface 16 having geometry defined by geometry of the specific seat, and an opposed front surface 18 having geometry defined by a lumbar region of the specific user; and a resiliently deformable layer 20 covering at least a portion of the front surface 18.
Claims17
A lumbar support device for a specific user seated on a specific seat, the lumbar support device including:
- a substantially rigid body defining a peripheral region, a rear surface having geometry defined by geometry of the specific seat, and an opposed front surface having geometry defined by a lumbar region of the specific user;
- and
- a resiliently deformable layer covering at least a portion of the front surface.
A method for producing a lumbar support device for a specific user seated on a specific seat, the method including:
- obtaining three-dimensional (3D) geometry data from geometry defined by the specific seat;
- obtaining 3D geometry data from geometry defined by a lumbar region of the specific user;
- fabricating a substantially rigid body to define a peripheral region, a rear surface having geometry defined by the 3D geometry data relating to the specific seat, and an opposed front surface having geometry defined by the 3D geometry data relating to the specific user;
- and
- mounting a resiliently deformable layer to the body to cover at least a portion of the front surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.