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Adjustable upholstered cushion

  • US 5,520,438 A
  • Filed: 09/22/1994
  • Issued: 05/28/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/11/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An extendable and collapsible upholstered cushion, comprising:

  • a unitary cushion member of flexible foam material having an upper surface and a lower surface;

    a layer of upholstery material integrally molded to the upper surface of said unitary cushion member;

    at least one channel of a depth less than the thickness of said unitary cushion member, said channel being disposed in the lower surface of said unitary cushion member to divide said unitary cushion member into a plurality of cushion segments;

    a compression hinge bridging said channel and connecting adjacent cushion segments; and

    said plurality of segments being movable relative to one another to open or close said hinge and to thereby adjustably extend or collapse said unitary cushion member, and said hinge being configured so that said hinge folds into said channel when said unitary cushion member is collapsed.

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