Body Support

• US 20190320806A1
• Filed: 03/18/2019
• Published: 10/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2018
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mountain Orthopaedics, LLC
• Original Assignee: Mountain Orthopaedics, LLC
• Inventors: Hansen, Douglas
• Application Number:
  US16/357,011
• Publication Number:
  US 20190320806A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 20/021 Foot or leg supports
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 20/027 Back supports, e.g. for sitting in bed
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 20/048 by fluid means
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 27/08 Fluid mattresses or cushions connecting valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C29/00
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 27/10 with two or more independently-fillable chambers

Abstract

A sleeping system may include a torso wedge section, the torso wedge section being inflatable and a knee bolster section, the knee bolster section being inflatable. A positioning device may include a torso wedge section to receive weight from a user'"'"'s torso; a knee bolster section to receive weight from a user'"'"'s legs; and a strap coupling the torso wedge section and the knee bolster section together to prevent the torso wedge section and the knee bolster section from separating.

Claims

1. A sleeping system, comprising:

a torso wedge section, the torso wedge section being inflatable; and

a knee bolster section, the knee bolster section being inflatable.

2. The sleeping system of claim 1, comprising a strap coupling the torso wedge section and the knee bolster section together to, when in use, prevent the torso wedge section and the knee bolster section from separating.

3. The sleeping system of claim 2, wherein the strap is adjustable along its length to accommodate for sizes of different users.

4. The sleeping system of claim 3, wherein the strap is adjustable using a buckle, a fastener, or combinations thereof.

5. The sleeping system of claim 1, wherein the torso wedge section comprises an air valve to receive air into the torso wedge portion.

6. The sleeping system of claim 1, wherein the knee bolster section comprises an air valve to receive air into the knee bolster section.

7. The sleeping system of claim 1, wherein an interior of the torso wedge section comprises a number of structure straps to maintain the shape of the torso wedge section.

8. The sleeping system of claim 1, wherein an interior of the knee bolster section comprises a number of structure straps to maintain the shape of the knee bolster section.

9. The sleeping system of claim 1, wherein the torso wedge section comprises a torso section extension to add padding to the torso wedge section, the torso section extension comprising an air valve to receive air into the torso section extension.

10. The sleeping system of claim 1, wherein the knee bolster section comprises a knee section extension to add padding to the knee bolster section, the knee section extension comprising an air valve to receive air into the torso section extension.

11. A positioning device, comprising:

a torso wedge section to receive weight from a user'"'"'s torso;

a knee bolster section to receive weight from a user'"'"'s legs; and

a strap coupling the torso wedge section and the knee bolster section together to prevent the torso wedge section and the knee bolster section from separating.

12. The positioning device of claim 11, wherein the strap spans the entire distance across the facing edges of the torso wedge section and knee bolster section.

13. The positioning device of claim 12, wherein the strap is coupled using a hook-and-loop fastening material.

13-1. The positioning device of claim 11, wherein the torso wedge section has a tapered surface that tapers from a first edge to a second edge to create a wedge shape that contacts a user'"'"'s torso.

14. The positioning device of claim 11, wherein the knee bolster section has a tapered surface that tapers equally from a first edge to a second edge to create a high point midway between the first and second edges.

15. The positioning device of claim 11, wherein the torso wedge section comprises a torso section extension to add padding to the torso wedge section, the torso section extension comprising an air valve to receive air into the torso section extension.

16. The positioning device of claim 11, wherein the knee bolster section comprises a knee section extension to add padding to the knee bolster section, the knee section extension comprising an air valve to receive air into the torso section extension.

17. A sleeping system, comprising:

an inflatable body, the inflatable body comprising;

a first section to support a torso of a user;

a second section to support a leg of a user;

a third section intervening the first and second sections to support a midsection of a user.

18. The sleeping system of claim 17, comprising an air valve to receive air into the inflatable body.

19. The sleeping system of claim 17, wherein an interior of the inflatable body comprises a number of structure straps to maintain the shape of the first, second, and third section.

20. The sleeping system of claim 17, comprising an extension portion to add padding to the inflatable body along any of the first, second, and/or third sections of the inflatable body.