Seating structure with displaceable water bladder

Claim 1

A water containing seat structure having a displacable well portion comprising: (a) a base; (b) a contoured frame structure supported by the base and including a leg support area, a well cavity, and an inclined back; (c) a water containing bladder supported on the contoured frame structure and including a water well lying between the back and the leg area and wherein in a no-load mode the upper most level of the water well terminates about a lower portion of the back; (d) the water bladder further including a leg support portion that extends from the water well over the leg support area; (e) the water bladder further including in a no-load mode an empty back portion that is communicatively open to the water well and extends up the inclined back of the contoured frame; and (f) wherein the water well forms a relatively deep water pocket in the no-load mode and is particularly disposed with respect to the empty back portion of the water bladder such that by placing a load on the water well results in the water within the water well being displaced therefrom and upwardly into the back portion of the water bladder where the displaced water generally conforms to the shape of the back area of a person imposing the load on the water well.

Claim 6

A method of holding water in a seat structure displacing the water about a subject that occupies the seat structure, comprising: (a) forming a contoured seat structure; (b) forming a relatively deep water well between an inclined back and a leg support area of the seat structure; (c) in a no-load mode, confining the water well such that its upper level terminates about a lower portion of the back such that the back effectively forms a dam for the water well; (d) forming in a no-load mode a water layer that varies in depth from the leg support area to an intermediate area on the seating structure and forming a continuous layer of water from the water well to and across the leg support area with the depth of the water in the leg support being substantially less than the depth of the water in the water well; and (e) displacing water from the water well and urging water from the water well up the inclined back portion of the seat structure in response to a person sitting on the water well, whereby the displaced water from the water well moves around the back of the subject occupying the seat and stabilizes around the back area of that person while he or she occupies the seat structure.

Claim 7

A method of holding water in a seat structure displacing the water about a subject that occupies the seat structure, comprising: (a) forming a contoured seat structure; (b) forming a relatively deep water well between an inclined back and a leg support area of the seat structure; (c) in a no-load mode, confining the water well such that its upper level terminates about a lower portion of the back such that the back effectively forms a dam for the water well; (d) forming in a no-load mode a water layer that varies in depth from the leg support area to an intermediate area on the seating structure and forming a continuous layer of water from the water well to and across the leg support area with the depth of the water in the leg support being substantially less than the depth of the water in the water well; and (e) displacing water from the water well and urging water from the water well up the inclined back portion of the seat structure in response to a person sitting on the water well, whereby the displaced water from the water well moves around the back of the subject occupying the seat and stabilizes around the back area of that person while he or she occupies the seat structure.