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US 7,070,238 B1Granted
Custom-moldable seating product and method for using same
AssigneeBritax Child Safety, Inc.
InventorsCherie Alexander, John Arendt
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AssigneeBritax Child Safety, Inc.
InventorsCherie Alexander, John Arendt
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A custom moldable seating product includes a seat having a seat bottom and a seat back, and a moldable element for being carried by the seat. The moldable element is transformable from an initially flexible unactivated state to an activated state, such that the moldable element conforms to a seat occupant positioned on the seat. The moldable element may include a first component contained in a first compartment and a second component contained in a second compartment. The first and second compartments may be contained in an initially flexible enclosure. The first and second compartments may be ruptured to allow the first and second components to mix within the enclosure. The reaction of the first and second components create an expandable foam that conforms to a body part of a seat occupant positioned on the seat.
A custom moldable seating product, comprising:
A method for customizing a seat for a seat occupant, comprising the steps of:
A seating kit, comprising:
In a vehicle safety seat having a seat bottom and a seat back, and adapted for being positioned on and secured to a vehicle safety seat, the improvement comprising a moldable element for cooperating with the seat bottom and seat back of the seat to provide a custom-molded support to a seat occupant, the moldable element comprising an enclosure containing an initially-flexible, relatively low-volume material and a chemical system for being positioned between the seat occupant and the seat and activated to produce a relatively rigid, relatively high-volume material conformed to adjacent body areas of the seat occupant and seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.