CUSHIONS COMPRISING DEFORMABLE MEMBERS AND RELATED METHODS
First Claim
1. A cushion comprising:
- a support material having a plurality of connected pockets formed therein, the support material comprising at least one of a fabric and a film; and
a plurality of deformable members, at least one deformable member of the plurality of deformable members disposed within at least one of the connected pockets of the plurality of connected pockets, the plurality of deformable members comprising a deformable polymer material.
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Abstract
Cushions include a plurality of pockets formed from a support material and a deformable member comprising a deformable polymer material disposed in each pocket of the plurality of pockets. The support material may comprise at least one of a fabric and a film. Each of the deformable members may be configured as a column having a column axis. Methods of forming cushions include forming a plurality of deformable members, forming a plurality of pockets from a support material, and disposing each of the deformable members of the plurality of deformable members in each of the pockets of the plurality of pockets. The deformable members may be configured so that each of the deformable members is isolated from the other deformable members by the support material.
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28 Claims
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1. A cushion comprising:
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a support material having a plurality of connected pockets formed therein, the support material comprising at least one of a fabric and a film; and a plurality of deformable members, at least one deformable member of the plurality of deformable members disposed within at least one of the connected pockets of the plurality of connected pockets, the plurality of deformable members comprising a deformable polymer material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A cushion, comprising:
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a plurality of deformable members, each deformable member of the plurality of deformable members comprising a gel material, each deformable member of the plurality of deformable members configured as a column having a column axis; a support material at least partially surrounding each deformable member of the plurality of deformable members, the support material having a plurality of pockets formed therefrom, each deformable member of the plurality of deformable members disposed respectively within a pocket of the plurality of pockets; and wherein at least one deformable member of the plurality of deformable members is configured to buckle within a pocket of the plurality of pockets when compressed along the column axis of the deformable member to a pressure beyond a threshold pressure level. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of forming a cushion, comprising:
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forming a plurality of deformable members, each of the deformable members of the plurality of deformable members comprising a deformable polymer material and configured as a column having a column axis; forming a plurality of interconnected pockets from a support material comprising at least one of a fabric material and a film; and disposing each of the deformable members of the plurality of deformable members in each interconnected pocket of the plurality of interconnected pockets. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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