Elevation seats, including elevation seats employing suction member(s) for surface securing the elevation seats

Abstract

Elevation seats, that may employ suction members for surface securing of the elevation seats are disclosed. In this regard in one embodiment, an elevation seat is provided. The elevation seat comprises a foam base having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The elevation seat also comprises a seating surface disposed on the first side of the base. The elevation seat also comprises a bottom surface disposed on the second side of the foam base. At least one suction ring is disposed around at least one void disposed in the bottom surface of the foam base to form at least one suction chamber. The suction chamber is configured to create a suction force between the at least one suction chamber region and a contact surface when a force is placed the seating surface towards the contact surface. Other features may be included in the elevation seats.

We claim: 
     
         1 . An elevation seat, comprising:
 a foam base having a first side and a second side opposite the first side;   a seating surface disposed on the first side of the foam base;   a bottom surface disposed on the second side of the foam base;   at least one suction ring disposed around at least one void disposed in the bottom surface of the foam base to form at least one suction chamber, the at least one suction chamber configured to create a suction force between the at least one suction chamber and a contact surface when a force is placed on the seating surface towards the contact surface.   
     
     
         2 . The elevation seat of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one void is comprised of a plurality of voids. 
     
     
         3 . The elevation seat of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one suction ring is comprised of a plurality of suction rings each disposed around at least one void to form a plurality of suction chambers. 
     
     
         4 . The elevation seat of  claim 1 , wherein a first depth of at least one suction chamber disposed in a first suction ring among the plurality of suction rings is greater than a second depth of at least one suction chamber disposed in a second suction ring among the plurality of suction rings. 
     
     
         5 . The elevation seat of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one suction ring is comprised of a first suction ring disposed around at least one first void to form at least one first suction chamber, and a second suction ring disposed around a periphery of the bottom surface of the foam base to form at least one second suction chamber. 
     
     
         6 . The elevation seat of  claim 1 , wherein the seating surface is comprised of an inclined seating surface non-parallel to the bottom surface. 
     
     
         7 . The elevation seat of  claim 1 , wherein the seating surface is comprised of a seating surface parallel to the bottom surface. 
     
     
         8 . The elevation seat of  claim 1 , further comprising a pommel structure disposed on the seating surface. 
     
     
         9 . The elevation seat of  claim 1 , further comprising a first side support disposed on a first side of the foam base and a second side support disposed on a second side of the foam base opposite of the first side. 
     
     
         10 . The elevation seat of  claim 9 , further comprising at least one first convolution surface disposed in the first side support and at least one second convolution surface disposed in the second side support. 
     
     
         11 . The elevation seat of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one first convolution surface is comprised of a plurality of first convolution surfaces, the at least one second convolution surface is comprised of a plurality of second convolution surfaces. 
     
     
         12 . The elevation seat of  claim 9 , wherein the first side support is comprised of a first flared side support, and the second side support is comprised of a second flared side support. 
     
     
         13 . The elevation seat of  claim 1 , further comprising a raised portion disposed in a rear of the foam base adjacent the seating surface. 
     
     
         14 . The elevation seat of  claim 1 , further comprising a contoured section disposed between the raised portion and the seating surface. 
     
     
         15 . The elevation seat of  claim 1 , further comprising a flared rear section disposed on a rear side of the foam base. 
     
     
         16 . The elevation seat of  claim 1 , wherein the foam base is comprised of a thermoplastic material. 
     
     
         17 . The elevation seat of  claim 17 , wherein the thermoplastic material is comprised of at least one of polypropylene, polypropylene copolymers, polystyrene, polyethylenes, ethylene vinyl acetates (EVAs), polyolefins, including metallocene catalyzed low density polyethylene, thermoplastic olefins (TPOs), thermoplastic polyester, thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs), polyvinyl chlorides (PVCs), chlorinated polyethylene, styrene block copolymers, ethylene methyl acrylates (EMAs), ethylene butyl acrylates (EBAs. 
     
     
         18 . The elevation seat of  claim 1 , wherein the foam base is comprised of a thermoset material. 
     
     
         19 . The elevation seat of  claim 18 , wherein the thermoset material is comprised of at least one of biopolymers, copolymers, foams using more than one poloymer or more than one formulation, natural rubber, synthetic polyisoprene, butyl rubber, halogenated butyl rubber, polybutadiene, styrene-butadiene rubber, nitrile rubber, hydrogenated nitrile rubber, chloroprene rubber (CR), polychloroprene, neoprene, baypren, ethylene propylene rubber (EPR), ethylene propylene diene Monomer (EPDM) rubber, epichlorhydrin rubber, polyacrylic rubber, silicone rubber, fluorosilicone rubber, fluoroelastomers, perfluoroelastomers, polyether block amides (PEBA), chlorosulfonated polyethylene, EVA, thermoplastic elastomers, (TPE), for example elastron, TPVs, thermoplastic polyurethane, TPOs, proteins resilin and elastin, and polysulfide rubber.