System and apparatus for upper body support of a recumbent person
AssigneeTerry Bailey
InventorTerry Bailey
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Abstract
A device for upper body support of a recumbent person is provided, which comprises a first support portion, a second support portion, each of which is wedge-shaped. Each portion is, in vertical cross-section, substantially a right triangle. The longest surface of each portion forms a support surface and the thin end of the wedge of the first portion is hingedly connected to the support surface of the second portion at a position spaced from the thick end of the support surface of that portion. The portions are formed of a solid, yielding support material, such as polyurethane foam. Preferably the support portions have a water proof outer surface.
Claims8
A device for supporting the upper body of a recumbent person comprising:
- a first wedge-shaped, support portion having a substantially right-triangular cross-section with its largest surface adapted to provide support for the body when the device is used;
- a second wedge-shaped support portion having a substantially right-triangular cross-section with its largest surface adapted to provide support for the body when the device is used;
- the second support portions being connected to the first support portion by a hinged connection that connects the thin end of the wedge of the second support portion to the largest surface of the first support portion to enable the second support portion to be moved relative to the first support portion between a folded condition in which the largest surface of the second support portion is against the largest surface of the first support portion and a opened, working position in which the second support portion extends beyond the first support portion, with the largest surface of the second support portion providing an extension of the largest surface of the first support portion to provide support for the recumbent person.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.