Adaptive support
OwnerBlake Vanierinventor
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Abstract
Adaptive-support furniture includes several support rungs, a first and second frame members, several pulleys as well as first and second elongate flexible members. The support rungs each have first and second ends. The first frame member at least partially houses the first ends of the support rungs while the second frame member at least partially houses the second ends of the support rungs. The pulleys are provided to the first and second ends of the support rungs and to the first and second frame members. The elongate flexible members are threaded through the pulleys of the frame members and the pulleys of the ends of the support rungs such that motion of the ends of the support rungs is interdependent.
Claims14
Adaptive-support furniture, comprising:
- a plurality of support rungs each having first and second ends;
- a first frame member;
- a second frame member;
- a plurality of pulleys provided to first and second ends of the support rungs and to the first and second frame members;
- a first elongate flexible member threaded through the pulleys of the first frame member and the pulleys of the first ends of the support rungs such that motion of the first ends of the support rungs is interdependent;
- a second elongate flexible member threaded through the pulleys of the second frame member and the pulleys of the second ends of the support rungs such that motion of the second ends of the support rungs is interdependent;
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- tethers holding the support rungs together.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.