SACRAL AIR BLADDER ASSEMBLY
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1. A seat assembly comprising:
- a seat bottom;
a seat back mounted adjacent the seat bottom and extending generally in an upright direction, wherein the seat back and seat bottom are provided with an occupant seating surface; and
at least one air bladder oriented in a sacral region of one of the seat bottom and the seat back, the air bladder having a support surface defined by an enlarged width portion and extending to an elongated tapered portion, whereby inflation of the air bladder inclines the support surface from the taper portion to the enlarged width portion relative to the seating surface.
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A seat assembly is provided with a seat bottom and a seat back mounted adjacent the bottom. The seat back and seat bottom are provided with an occupant seating surface. At least one air bladder is oriented in a sacral region the seat bottom or the seat back. The air bladder has a support surface defined by a enlarged width portion and extends to an elongated tapered portion. When the air bladder is inflated, the support surface is inclined from the taper portion to the enlarged width portion relative to the seating surface.
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20 Claims
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1. A seat assembly comprising:
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a seat bottom; a seat back mounted adjacent the seat bottom and extending generally in an upright direction, wherein the seat back and seat bottom are provided with an occupant seating surface; and at least one air bladder oriented in a sacral region of one of the seat bottom and the seat back, the air bladder having a support surface defined by an enlarged width portion and extending to an elongated tapered portion, whereby inflation of the air bladder inclines the support surface from the taper portion to the enlarged width portion relative to the seating surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15)
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10. A seat assembly comprising:
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a seat bottom; a seat back mounted adjacent the seat bottom and extending generally in an upright direction, wherein the seat back and seat bottom are provided with an occupant seating surface; and first and second air bladders each having a support surface defined by a wide portion extending to a tapered portion, wherein when the air bladders are inflated, the support surfaces are inclined relative to the seating surface, wherein the first air bladder is disposed in the seat bottom and the second air bladder is disposed in the seat back. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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16. An air bladder assembly for a seat comprising:
at least one air bladder with a support surface defined by a hexagonal shape with a wide portion extending to a tapered portion, whereby the tapered portion inflates to a height greater than a height of the wide portion so that the support surface is inclined relative to a seating surface of the seat. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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