Active response seating system
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1. A contoured seat, comprising:
- a seatback and a seat pan connected to the seatback, the seatback having anatomical supports for a seated user;
said anatomical supports comprising;
a seatback sacral support having a top portion and a bottom portion narrower than the top portion the sacral support being configured to isolate the sacral region from other anatomical regions of the seated user'"'"'s spine, and a seatback lumbar vertebra complex support configured to isolate the lumbar vertebra complex region from other anatomical regions of the seated user'"'"'s spine,wherein the seatback lumbar vertebra complex support has a top portion having a first width, a bottom portion having a second width and an intermediate portion connecting the top portion and the bottom portion, the intermediate portion smaller than the first width and the second width.
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Abstract
Novel Seats having a plurality of defined zones for supporting the human anatomy are disclosed. Seats including one or more recoil shields and/or inserts to assist in supporting or isolating certain desired portions of the human anatomy, as well as seats including both seat back structures and seat pan structures, with one or both including zoned configurations designed to support and stabilize specific structures of the human anatomy in a defined manner are also disclosed. The novel seats are useful, inter alia, for individually supporting certain anatomical areas and provide seat zones that collectively support, cradle and permit the human anatomy to be supported in a comfortable manner.
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1. A contoured seat, comprising:
- a seatback and a seat pan connected to the seatback, the seatback having anatomical supports for a seated user;
said anatomical supports comprising;a seatback sacral support having a top portion and a bottom portion narrower than the top portion the sacral support being configured to isolate the sacral region from other anatomical regions of the seated user'"'"'s spine, and a seatback lumbar vertebra complex support configured to isolate the lumbar vertebra complex region from other anatomical regions of the seated user'"'"'s spine, wherein the seatback lumbar vertebra complex support has a top portion having a first width, a bottom portion having a second width and an intermediate portion connecting the top portion and the bottom portion, the intermediate portion smaller than the first width and the second width. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
- a seatback and a seat pan connected to the seatback, the seatback having anatomical supports for a seated user;
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28. A contoured seat, comprising:
- a seatback and a seat pan connected to the seatback, the seatback having anatomical supports for a seated user;
said anatomical supports comprising;
a seatback sacral support having a top portion and a bottom portion, said bottom portion narrower than the top portion, the sacral support being configured to isolate the sacral region from other anatomical regions of the seated user'"'"'s spine, and a seatback thoracic support configured to isolate the thoracic region from other anatomical regions of the seated user'"'"'s spine;wherein the seatback thoracic support has an upper section and a lower section, the upper section being substantially narrower than the lower section. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
- a seatback and a seat pan connected to the seatback, the seatback having anatomical supports for a seated user;
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