Selectively arrangeable cushion assembly
OwnerJack H. B. Saro, Marguerite B. Saroinventors
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Abstract
A wide variety of cushion support arrangements for the body of a human user, for example, adults and children who have experienced neuro-muscular damage, are provided by the selective use and positioning of individual body support cushions comprising an inclined wedge cushion, an alternate form of an inclined wedge cushion, a relatively thick multi- purpose block cushion, a double inclined cushion, a relatively thin block cushion, an abductor block cushion, and half cylinder rolls or rail cushions of various axial lengths.
Claims10
An assembly of therapeutically resilient cushions for placement on a generally horizontal surface to facilitate the support of an individual above said horizontal surface, said assembly comprising;
- a first cushion that is shaped as a wedge in cross section, said first cushion being of a horizontal width that exceeds the horizontal width of an individual, said first cushion having an upward facing inclined surface having a low end located adjacent to said surface, and said inclined surface being adapted to support the torso or entire body of an individual,
- a first pair of generally parallel hook/loop fastener strips spaced apart on said inclined surface so as to form a border outlining a central area of said inclined surface that is to be occupied by the torso of an individual,
- a second double inclined cushion having a base surface adapted to engage said horizontal surface in abutting relation to said low end of said inclined surface, said second cushion having a triangular cross section in a plane normal to said horizontal surface, and said second cushion being adapted to cooperate with the legs/feet of an individual,
- coupling means associated with said first and second cushions, said coupling means operating to maintain said first and second cushions as a unitary assembly, and
- third and fourth linear cushions including fasteners cooperating with the hook/loop fasteners of said first cushion, said third and forth cushions forming a barrier to horizontal movement of an individual and/or providing lateral support to achieve proper alignment of the individual,
- said third and forth linear cushions being bent to cooperate with said double inclined surface.
An assembly of therapeutically resilient cushions for placement on a generally horizontal surface to facilitate the support of an individual above said horizontal surface, said assembly comprising;
- a first cushion that is shaped as a wedge in cross section, said first cushion being of a horizontal width that exceeds the horizontal width of an individual, said first cushion having an upward facing inclined surface having a low end located adjacent to said surface, and said inclined surface being adapted to support the torso or entire body of an individual,
- a first pair of generally parallel hook/loop fastener strips spaced apart on said inclined surface so as to form a border outlining a central area of said inclined surface that is to be occupied by an individual,
- a second cushion located on said horizontal surface in abutting relation to said low end of said inclined surface, said second cushion being adapted to cooperate with the legs/feet of an individual,
- coupling means associated with said first and second cushions, said coupling means operating to maintain said first and second cushions as a unitary assembly,
- third and fourth linear cushions including fasteners cooperating with the hook/loop fasteners of said first cushion, said third and forth cushions forming a barrier to horizontal movement of an individual and/or providing lateral support to achieve proper alignment of the individual, and
- fifth and sixth linear cushions having half round cross section, and including fasteners cooperating with the hook/loop fasteners of said first cushion, said fifth and sixth cushions forming an additional barrier to horizontal movement of an individual.
An assembly of cushions for placement on a generally horizontal surface to facilitate support of the body of an individual generally above said horizontal surface, said assembly comprising;
- a first wedge cross-section cushion having a horizontal width exceeding an individual's horizontal width, said first cushion having an upward extending central axis located on an upward facing inclined surface, said inclined surface having a bottom end located adjacent to said horizontal surface and extending generally normal to said central axis, and said inclined surface having a top end located a vertical distance above said horizontal surface and extending generally normal to said central axis,
- a plurality of spaced and generally parallel body confining flexible straps mounted on said inclined surface, said straps being generally centered on said central axis,
- a second cushion located on said horizontal surface in abutting relation to said bottom end of said inclined surface,
- coupling means associated with said first and second cushions, said coupling means operating to maintain said first and second cushions as a unitary assembly,
- said second cushion being a double inclined cross-section cushion having oppositely inclined surfaces, and having a base surface adapted to engage said horizontal surface, and
- third and forth linear cushions bent to cooperate with said first and second cushions.
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