CUSHIONS COMPRISING CORE STRUCTURES HAVING JOINER RIBS AND RELATED METHODS
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1. A cushion, comprising:
- a plurality of core structures, each core structure of the plurality of core structures comprising a deformable polymer material, each core structure of the plurality of core structures configured as a column having a column axis;
wherein each core structure of the plurality of core structures is interconnected along at least a portion of a length thereof to at least one other core structure of the plurality of core structures.
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Abstract
Cushions include a plurality of core structures wherein each core structure of the plurality of core structures is interconnected along a length thereof to at least one other core structure of the plurality of core structures. Each of the core structures may be configured as a column having a column axis. The core structures may be connected by a joiner rib. The joiner ribs may be integrally formed with the core structures. Methods of forming cushions include forming a plurality of core structures and configuring each core structure to be interconnected along at least a portion of a length thereof to at least one other core structure.
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27 Claims
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1. A cushion, comprising:
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a plurality of core structures, each core structure of the plurality of core structures comprising a deformable polymer material, each core structure of the plurality of core structures configured as a column having a column axis; wherein each core structure of the plurality of core structures is interconnected along at least a portion of a length thereof to at least one other core structure of the plurality of core structures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A cushion, comprising:
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a plurality of core structures, each core structure of the plurality of core structures comprising a gel material, each core structure of the plurality of core structures configured as a column having a column axis, each core structure of the plurality of core structures being interconnected along at least a portion of a length thereof to at least one other core structure of the plurality of core structures by at least one joiner rib; wherein each core structure of the plurality of core structures is configured to buckle when compressed along the column axis of the core structure to a pressure beyond a threshold pressure level. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of forming a cushion, comprising:
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forming a plurality of core structures each comprising a deformable polymer material and configured as a column having a column axis; and configuring each core structure of the plurality of core structures to be interconnected along at least a portion of a length thereof to at least one other core structure of the plurality of core structures by a joiner rib. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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