Body support device such as cushions or pillows
OwnerJohn B. Paxoninventor
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Abstract
A convex body support pad (2) mounted inside a rigid frame (5) by resilient means (6) and placed inside a case containing filling to form a portable cushion. The convex support pad may be a solid lump or may be hollow and may contain a vibrator. The resilient fixings may be attached at their one end to the convex pad and at their other end to the frame or the resilient fixings may be fixed to a plate on to which the convex support pad is fixed or of which it is a part. The convex support pad may be resting on springs or other resilient materials stretched across the frame to give localized support and/or vibratory treatment to the user, or fixed to the springs as aforesaid.
Claims7
A portable cushion comprising a support structure mounted within a case, said support structure comprising, in combination, a rigid frame with a convex support pad fixed to the frame by resilient connection means, the support structure located in the interior portion of the cushion, and being surrounded by a solid, soft, filling or padding material.
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