Water cushion and method of using the same
US4115885A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 1977 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S297/03
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A water cushion particularly suited for use in supporting a human body in a seated disposition in an automobile, wheel chair and the like with a greater degree of safety. The cushion includes a flexible envelope adapted to be filled with water including a first zone configured to receive in supporting relation the buttock of a seated person and having defined therein an unbaffled chamber, and a second zone for receiving in supporting relation the thighs of the person having defined therein a plurality of chambers arranged in mutual parallelism and communicating with the chamber of the first zone, whereby the rigidity of the second zone is enhanced as the pressure applied by the weight of the person is increased.
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