Padding body constituted of individual modular elements, and its application to the production of seats and of removable cushions or back-rests

Claim 2

A padding body having a front face and a rear face essentially comprising individual modular elements extending from said front face to said rear face introduced in openings made in a support means connecting the individual modular elements one to the other in a spaced manner, said individual modular elements comprising protuberances on said front and rear faces, said modules being sandwiched between two support means, and wherein said padding body is used without a mattress.

Claim 3

A padding body having a front face and a rear face essentially comprising individual modular elements extending from said front face to said rear face introduced in openings made in a support means connecting the individual modular elements one to the other in a spaced apart manner, said individual modular elements having a padding part ending at said front face and a base part ending at said rear face and integral with said padding part, said base part being aimed to lie on a rest surface, such as the ground, for improved padding by individual padding caused by said individual modular elements, and improved adaptability to any shape, such as the human morphology or the curved shape of a back-rest.

Claim 4

A padding body having a front face and a rear face essentially comprising individual modular elements extending from said front face to said rear face introduced in openings made in a support means connecting the individual modular elements one to the other in a spaced apart manner, said individual modular elements having a padding part ending at said front face and a base part ending at said rear face and integral with said padding part, said base part being aimed to lie on a rest surface, such as the ground, for improved padding by individual padding caused by said individual modular elements, and improved adaptability to any shape, such as the human morphology or the curved shape of a back-rest.

Claim 5

A padding part as claimed in claim 2, wherein the individual modular elements are formed of a base part topped over with one or more protuberances constituting said padding part.

Claim 6

A padding body as claimed in claim 3, wherein the protuberances are of cylindrical shape.

Claim 7

A padding body as claimed in claim 3, wherein the protuberances are truncated cone-shaped or truncated pyramid-shaped.

Claim 8

A padding body as claimed in claim 2, wherein each individual modular element is constituted of the base part topped over with one protuberance as the padding part.

Claim 9

A padding body as claimed in claim 2, wherein the base part of said individual modular elements is so shaped that all the base parts form a continuing support aimed to lie on a rest surface.

Claim 10

A padding body as claimed in claim 2, wherein the individual modular elements are of different height, said padding body having a longitudinal central zone, longitudinal edges and a lower transversal zone, said padding part comprising at least one protuberance higher at the level of the longitudinal central zone, at the level of the longitudinal edges and at the level of the lower transversal zone.

Claim 11

A padding body as claimed in claim 2, wherein said support means comprises a plate in which are provided said openings, or a grid of which the meshes define said openings.

Claim 12

A padding body as claimed in claim 2, wherein the modular elements are covered with at least one layer of a wet-proofing or coloring product.

Claim 13

A padding body as claimed in claim 2, wherein the cross-section of said openings is substantially circular and is either slightly smaller than the cross-section of said protuberances, or equal thereto, or slightly greater.

Claim 14

A padding body as claimed in claim 2, wherein the cross-section of said openings is substantially polygonal, and is slightly smaller than the cross-section of said protuberances, or equal thereto or slightly greater.

Claim 15

A padding body as claimed in claim 2, wherein said modular elements are made up in two parts joined together by any appropriate means, such as for example by adhesive means.

Claim 16

Back-rest for a seat, comprising a padding body as claimed in claim 2, used as it is, or covered over with a cover material.