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US 5,288,135 AGranted
Lumbar supporting seat cushion
OwnerRobert A. Forcier, Marsha M. Forcierinventors
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Abstract
A seat cushion for prolonged sitting, having a thigh cushion coupled to and spaced apart from a back cushion. A seat well is defined between the thigh cushion and the back cushion to remove pressure from the buttocks region. Coupling members couple the thigh cushion and the back cushion, and extend there between on either side of the seat well.
Claims8
A supporting seat cushion, adapted to substantially reduce pressure on a user's buttocks region, comprising:
- a generally horizontal thigh supporting cushion having a top surface and an opposing bottom surface;
- a back supporting cushion having a front surface and an opposing back surface, with said front surface comprising a compression portion extending outwardly therefrom;
- coupling members extending between and coupling said thigh supporting cushion and said back supporting cushion;
- and a seat well defined between said thigh supporting cushion and said back supporting cushion, said seat cushion dimensioned such that a user's thighs are supported on the thigh supporting cushion, a user's lower back area presses against and compresses the compression portion of the back supporting cushion, and a user's buttocks region depends downwardly into the seat well.
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A supporting seat cushion, adapted to substantially reduce pressure on a user's buttocks region, in combination with a support structure, comprising:
- a generally horizontal thigh supporting cushion having a top surface and an opposing bottom surface;
- a back supporting cushion having a front surface and an opposing back surface, with said front surface comprising a compression portion extending outwardly therefrom;
- coupling members extending between and coupling said thigh supporting cushion and said back supporting cushion;
- and a seat well defined between said thigh supporting cushion and said back supporting cushion, said seat cushion dimensioned such that a user's thighs are supported on the thigh supporting cushion, a user's lower back area presses against and compresses the compression portion of the back supporting cushion, and a user's buttocks region depends downwardly into the seat well.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.