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US 8,434,748 B1Granted
Cushions comprising gel springs
AssigneeEdizone, LLC
InventorsTony M. Pearce, Terry V. Pearce
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Abstract
Various gel springs can be constructed for cushioning purposes.
Claims27
A gel springs cushion comprising:
- a plurality of individual gel spring members, each gel spring member having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side wall, each gel spring member being bucklable in a loading direction generally parallel to the side wall, wherein the top surface may move laterally relative to the bottom surface;
- a layer of non-stretchable material bonded directly to the bottom surface of each individual gel spring member;
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- a layer of stretchable material bonded directly to the top surface of each individual gel spring member;
- wherein the side wall of each gel spring member is unsupported between the layer of non-stretchable material and the layer of stretchable material.
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A gel springs cushion comprising:
- a non-stretchable first fabric;
- a stretchable second fabric;
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- a plurality of individual gel spring members bonded directly to the first fabric and the second fabric, each individual gel spring member comprising an elastomeric gel, wherein:
- at least one of the plurality of individual gel spring members is bucklable in a direction generally perpendicular to a plane of the first fabric or a plane of the second fabric;
- and
- a top surface of at least one of the plurality of individual gel spring members may move laterally relative to a bottom surface of the at least one of the plurality of individual gel spring members.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.