Seat cushion

• US 5,137,333 A
• Filed: 05/21/1990
• Issued: 08/11/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Rolliture Corporation
• Original Assignee: Rolliture Corporation
• Inventors: Chee, Edward K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chen, Jose V.
• Application Number:
  US07/525,955
• Time in Patent Office: 813 Days
• Field of Search: 297/458, 297/459, 297/452, 297/289, 297/258, 297/272, 5/481, 5/464, 5/440, 5/437
• US Class Current: 297/452.21
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 3/16 of legless type, e.g. with seat directly resting on the floor A47C3/14 takes precedence; detachably mounted on stadium benches A47C1/16; children's chairs mounted on back-rest of chair A47D1/10 , legless beach chairs A47C1/146; inflatable chairs A47C4/54; Hassocks; Pouffes
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/029 of non-adjustable shape adapted to a user contour or ergonomic seating positions

Abstract

A seat cushion includes a rigid base and at least one internal rear wedge disposed on or formed on the upper surface of the base and having a first upper face that slants downward toward the front of the base. It also includes at least one internal front wedge formed on the upper surface of the base and having a second upper face that slants downward toward the rear of the base. It further includes an external cushion, the internal wedges and base being fixed within the external cushion. The cushion has a rocker on the lower surface of the base to allow its angle of tilt to be adjusted by the user.

Claims

1. A seat cushion including:

a base having upper and lower surfaces and having front and rear portions;

rocking means affixed to said base;

two internal rear wedges disposed on and affixed to the upper surface of the rear portion of the base and having a first upper face that slant a downward toward the front portion of the base;

two internal front wedges disposed on and affixed to the upper surface of the front portion of the base and having a second upper face that slants downward toward the rear portion, one internal rear wedge and one internal front wedge being disposed on each side of a centerline that bisects the base into right and left portions; and

an external cushion enveloping said front and rear wedges and said upper surface of said base, the top surfaces of first and second portions of said external cushion lying above said first and second upper faces being sloped downwardly toward each other from points above said front and rear base portions to form an elongated cavity for receiving the buttocks of a user.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein:

said base is rigid, said internal wedges are made of high-density foamed polymer plastic, said external cushion is made of low-density foamed polymer plastic, and said rocking means is a semi-cylindrical segment of a tube which is mounted perpendicular to the centerline of said base.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 further including:

a first recess in the top surface of said first portion; and

a second recessing the top surface of said second portion.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein:

each of the two internal rear wedges and each of the two internal front wedges is offset from the other, forming two gaps along the centerline of the base.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 further including:

hook and loop fastener material securing said internal wedges onto the upper surface of said base.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 further including:

hook and loop fastener material securing the semi-cylindrical tube segment onto the lower surface of said base.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said front and rear wedges are made of a resilient material having a first density, and said external cushion is made of a resilient material having a second density substantially lower than said first density.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said front and rear wedges are formed by inflatable containers.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said external cushion is formed by an inflatable container.

10. In a chair, the improvement comprising a seat cushion including:

a base having upper and lower surfaces and having front and rear portions;

two internal high-density foam rear wedges disposed on and affixed to the upper surface of the rear portion of said base, said rear wedge having a first upper face that slants downward toward said front portion;

two internal high-density foam front wedges disposed on and affixed to the upper surface of the front portion of said base, said front wedge having a second upper face that slants downward toward said rear portion, one internal rear wedge and one internal front wedge being disposed on each side of a centerline that bisects the base into right and left portions;

an external low-density foam cushion enveloping said internal wedges and affixed to said base, the surface of said cushion having a portion generally conforming to the upper surfaces of said wedges and forming a transversely extending recess for receiving the buttocks of a user; and

pivot means for rockably attaching the base of the seat cushion to the chair.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 further including:

a third upper face on said external cushion that slants downward toward the front portion of said base and terminates in an upwardly protruding lip.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein:

said pivot means is an axle that pivots about brackets mounted on the chair and the base.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 further including;

a first recess formed in said third upper face, and

a second recess formed in said lip.