US2007001505A1PendingUtilityA1

Seat with an inflatable seat portion

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Assignee: MARSHALL NEALPriority: Apr 22, 2005Filed: Apr 20, 2006Published: Jan 4, 2007
Est. expiryApr 22, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Neal MarshallTerry Glyn MoulePatricia Ann Moule
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Abstract

A seat comprising a seat portion ( 2 ) and a backrest portion ( 32 ), the seat portion ( 2 ) comprising a seat main portion ( 4 ) and a seat insert portion ( 6 ), the seat insert portion ( 6 ) being such that it fits into a complementarily shaped recess (8) in the seat insert portion ( 6 ), the seat insert portion ( 6 ) comprising a pair of pads ( 10, 12 ) which are positioned so as to be underneath the cheeks of the posterior of a person sitting on the seat portion ( 2 ), the seat insert portion ( 6 ) comprising a pair of legs ( 14, 16 ) which are positioned so as to be underneath the thighs of the person sitting on the seat portion ( 2 ), and the seat insert portion ( 6 ) being such that it is an inflatable seat insert portion ( 6 ) which is able to be inflated and deflated by a user for maximum personal comfort of the user.

Claims

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1 . A seat comprising a seat portion and a backrest portion, the seat portion comprising a seat main portion and a seat insert portion, the seat insert portion being such that it fits into a complementarily shaped recess in the seat insert portion, the seat insert portion comprising a pair of pads which are positioned so as to be underneath the cheeks of the posterior of a person sitting on the seat portion, the seat insert portion comprising a pair of legs which are positioned so as to be underneath the thighs of the person sitting on the seat portion, and the seat insert portion being such that it is an inflatable seat insert portion which is able to be inflated and deflated by a user for maximum personal comfort of the user.  
   
   
       2 . A seat according to  claim 1  in which the seat insert portion is inflatable by gas or a hydraulic liquid.  
   
   
       3 . A seat according to  claim 1  in which the seat insert portion is formed to have one single inflatable compartment or a plurality of separate inflatable compartments.  
   
   
       4 . A seat according to  claim 1  in which the pads and the legs have curved faces which engage complementarily curved faces in the recess.  
   
   
       5 . A seat according to  claim 1  in which the seat insert portion is softer than the seat main portion.  
   
   
       6 . A seat according to  claim 1  and including control means for inflating and deflating the seat insert portion.  
   
   
       7 . A seat according to  claim 1  in which the seat main portion is an inflatable seat main portion.  
   
   
       8 . A seat according to  claim 7  in which the seat main portion is inflatable by gas or a hydraulic liquid.  
   
   
       9 . A seat according to  claim 7  in which the seat main portion is formed to have one single inflatable compartment or a plurality of separate inflatable compartments.  
   
   
       10 . A seat according to  claim 7  and including control means for inflating and deflating the seat main portion.  
   
   
       11 . A seat according to  claim 1  in which the seat main portion is made of a foam material.  
   
   
       12 . A seat according to  claim 1  in which the backrest portion comprises a backrest main portion and a backrest insert portion, and the backrest insert portion being an inflatable backrest insert portion which is able to be inflated and deflated by a user for maximum personal comfort of the user.  
   
   
       13 . A seat according to  claim 12  in which the backrest insert portion is inflatable by a gas or a hydraulic liquid.  
   
   
       14 . A seat according to  claim 12  in which the backrest insert portion is formed to have one single inflatable compartment or a plurality of separate inflatable compartments.  
   
   
       15 . A seat according to  claim 12  and including control means for inflating and deflating the backrest insert portion.  
   
   
       16 . A seat according to  claim 12  in which the backrest insert portion is such that it is softer than the backrest main portion.  
   
   
       17 . A seat according to  claim 12  in which the backrest main portion is an inflatable backrest main portion.  
   
   
       18 . A seat according to  claim 17  in which the backrest main portion is inflatable by a gas or a hydraulic liquid.  
   
   
       19 . A seat according to  claim 17  in which the backrest main portion is formed to have one single inflatable compartment or a plurality of separate inflatable compartments.  
   
   
       20 . A seat according to  claim 17  and including control means for inflating and deflating the backrest main portion.  
   
   
       21 . A seat according to  claim 12  in which the backrest main portion is made of a foam material.  
   
   
       22 . A seat according to any  claim 12  and including a headrest portion.

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