Cushioning material construction

A cushioning material construction comprising a mechanical support system comprising at least one module comprising a plurality of displaceable bearing means, particular ones of said bearing means being interconnected to others of said bearing means by a first lever-type arrangement, so as to define a grouping of bearing means, said first lever-type arrangement being operative upon displacement of one of said load support means in a first direction to apply a force to another of said bearing means in an opposite direction, such that the displaceable bearing means will displace to conform to the shape of an imposed load and provide for distribution of load supporting forces;

• wherein selected groupings of interconnected bearing means are further interconnected to other groupings of interconnected bearing means by means comprising a second lever-type arrangement in combination with main support means comprising at least one module holder for holding and positioning at least one module in a selected position with relation to the main support means.