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US4965898A
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Innovative structure of cushion
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-10-27
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Granted: 1990-10-30
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Expires: 2009-10-27
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is related to a new cushion structure generally comprised of a plurality of spring plates each having respectively mounted thereon a pair of smooth spherical elements. Responsive to an individual sitting on the cushion, the spherical elements in the area where the individual is seated are displaced to cause the spring plates to further incline rearwardly one after another. Through this chain reaction, the spring plates in the area of the individual will all be displaced rearwardly to perfectly fit the curvature of the individual's body who sits thereon. In addition to providing a good ventilation effect, the spring plates which are made of a metal material, also serve to eliminate concentrations of heat in the area where the individual is sitting by virtue of their heat conduction.
Inventors
- 👤 Chen Y. So
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 15:04
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C23/00; A47C23/002; A47C31/00; A47C31/12; A47C31/126; A47C7/00; A47C7/02; A47C7/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
279 words
A cushion, comprising: a cushion body formed of an elastic material; a plurality of spring plates fixedly coupled within said cushion body, each of said spring plates being formed to a metal material composition and having a substantially U-shaped configuration, each of said plurality of spring plates comprising a pair of inclined side plates disposed in spaced parallel relation one to the other defining a base portion therebetween, said base portion being disposed at a bottom portion of said side plates and having a hole formed therethrough at a predetermined position for fixation of said spring plate, said pair of inclined side plates each being inclined in a predetermined direction and having an upper portion transversely directed in said predetermined direction to define a respective pair of flat planes; a plurality of pairs of spherical elements fixedly coupled to respective pairs of said flat planes of said plurality of spring plates, each of said plurality of spherical elements having (1) a smooth surface and an oval contour, and (2) a substantially flat bottom surface having dimensions of greater value than corresponding dimensions of said flat planes, said flat bottom surface being fixedly coupled to a respective flat plane of one of said inclined side plates; means for fastening said plurality of spring plates within said cushion body, said fastening means coupling each of said spring plates through said hole formed in said base portion of said spring plate, said spring plates being disposed in spaced relation wherein a bottom peripheral portion of each of said spherical elements is in respective contact with bottom peripheral portions of respective adjacent spherical elements to form an upper surface of substantially continuous beads.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
279 words
A cushion, comprising: a cushion body formed of an elastic material; a plurality of spring plates fixedly coupled within said cushion body, each of said spring plates being formed to a metal material composition and having a substantially U-shaped configuration, each of said plurality of spring plates comprising a pair of inclined side plates disposed in spaced parallel relation one to the other defining a base portion therebetween, said base portion being disposed at a bottom portion of said side plates and having a hole formed therethrough at a predetermined position for fixation of said spring plate, said pair of inclined side plates each being inclined in a predetermined direction and having an upper portion transversely directed in said predetermined direction to define a respective pair of flat planes; a plurality of pairs of spherical elements fixedly coupled to respective pairs of said flat planes of said plurality of spring plates, each of said plurality of spherical elements having (1) a smooth surface and an oval contour, and (2) a substantially flat bottom surface having dimensions of greater value than corresponding dimensions of said flat planes, said flat bottom surface being fixedly coupled to a respective flat plane of one of said inclined side plates; means for fastening said plurality of spring plates within said cushion body, said fastening means coupling each of said spring plates through said hole formed in said base portion of said spring plate, said spring plates being disposed in spaced relation wherein a bottom peripheral portion of each of said spherical elements is in respective contact with bottom peripheral portions of respective adjacent spherical elements to form an upper surface of substantially continuous beads.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
The cushion as recited in claim 1, further comprising a helical spring disposed at a rear portion of said cushion body adjacent a rearmost row of said spring plates for assisting said spring plates to return to a first position subsequent to being displaced to a rearwardly inclined second position.
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