Ergonomic support

An ergonomic support comprising a posterior supporting portion and a lumbar supporting portion, at least one of said supporting portions including a first shell having an inner member and an outer member, said inner member including a plurality of individual first support members formed from a portion thereof, said first support members being joined together to individually and cooperatively provide flexible support for a supported region of a person, whereby said first support members conform to said supported region upon flexing in response to different body positions.

An ergonomic support comprising a posterior supporting portion and a lumbar supporting portion, said lumbar supporting portion including a plurality of first support members joined together to individually and cooperatively provide flexible support for the lumbar region of a person, said first support members providing an interrupted lumbar supporting surface having individually contoured supporting portions extending outwardly varying distances from a common reference plane such that different contoured supporting portions conform to different portions of the lumbar region of a person for support thereof in response to different body positions.

An ergonomic support comprising a posterior supporting portion, a lumbar supporting portion, said lumbar supporting portion including a plurality of first support members joined together and arranged in an initial position to individually and cooperatively provide flexible support for the lumbar region of a person, support means for supporting said lumbar supporting portion adjacent to and spaced from said posterior supporting portion, and pivoting means for pivotally attaching said lumbar supporting portion at opposite side ends thereof to said support means for independent pivotal movement relative to said posterior supporting portion, whereby said first support members are individually displaceable from their said initial position upon pivoting of said lumbar supporting portion in response to different body positions so as to conform said lumbar supporting portion to the lumbar region of a person.

An ergonomic support comprising a posterior supporting portion, and a lumbar supporting portion, said lumbar supporting portion including a plurality of first support members joined together to individually and cooperatively provide flexible support for the lumbar region of a person, said posterior supporting portion including a plurality of second support members arranged to individually and cooperatively provide flexible support for the posterior portion of a person, said second support members formed by providing concentric C-shaped openings within said posterior supporting portion, said first support members each having a rear surface and a lumbar supporting front surface, said front surface having portions extending outwardly varying distances from a common reference plane, whereby said first support members conform to the lumbar region of a person for different body positions.

An ergonomic support comprising a posterior supporting portion, a lumbar supporting portion, at least one of said supporting portions comprising a first shell having an inner member and an outer member, said inner member forming said supporting portion, and a plurality of first support members formed from a portion of said inner member of said first shell, said support members joined together to individually and cooperatively provide flexible support for a supported region of a person, whereby said support members conform to said supported region for different body positions, said posterior supporting portion including a plurality of second support members formed therefrom and constructed and arranged to individually and cooperatively provide flexible support for the posterior portion of a person, said second support members formed by providing concentric C-shaped openings within said posterior supporting portion.

An ergonomic support comprising a posterior supporting portion, a lumbar supporting portion, and attaching means for attaching said lumbar supporting portion adjacent to said posterior supporting portion, said lumbar supporting portion including a plurality of first support members joined together to individually and cooperatively provide flexible suport for the lumbar region of a person, said posterior supporting portion including a plurality of second support members arranged to individually and cooperatively provide flexible support for the posterior portion of person, said second support members formed by providing a plurality of concentric C-shaped openings within said posterior portion, said lumbar supporting portion pivotally attached at opposite ends thereof to said attaching means, whereby said first support members conform to the lumbar region of a person for different body positions.

An ergonomic support comprising a lumbar supporting portion and a posterior supporting portion, said lumbar supporting portion including a first non-planar member having a contoured lumbar supporting surface, and a plurality of first support members forming at least a portion of said non-planar member, said first support members joined together to individually and cooperatively provide flexible support for a supported region of a person, whereby said first support members conform to said supported region for different body positions, said posterior supporting portion including a plurality of second support members arranged to individually and cooperatively provide flexible support for the posterior portion of a person, said second support members formed by providing concentric C-shaped openings within said posterior support portion.