IP Library Granted Patent US 9,186,290
Granted Patent B2
US 9,186,290 · App. 13/407,610 · Granted Nov 17, 2015

Moldable seating system

Inventor: Rebecca Fowler (Waterford, WI)
Assignee: THE COMFORT COMPANIES, INC.
A61G5/1043A47C31/126A61G7/057A61G2005/1045A61G2005/1048
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,186,290
App. No.
13/407,610
Granted
Nov 17, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A moldable seating system for use with a cushion comprising a moldable seat base and a moldable backrest. The moldable seat base comprises a central portion and a perimeter having a plurality of individually adjustable fingers extending there from. The moldable backrest comprises a moldable center backrest portion and a head support portion. The sides of the moldable center backrest portion comprise a plurality of individually adjustable fingers extending there from. Each of the individual fingers of the moldable seat base and the moldable backrest may be further divided into individually adjustable sections.

Claims (6)

1. A moldable seat base comprising:

a central seat base portion comprising a front seat base portion, a perimeter and a coccyx cutout section opposite the front seat base portion;

a plurality of individually positionable fingers being cantilevered at intervals along the perimeter of the central seat base portion and extending from the central seat base portion, each of the plurality of individually positionable fingers configured to be plastically, independently, and manually bent; each of the plurality of positionable fingers comprising a length and a width and comprising a distal support zone, a moderate support zone and a severe support zone, the thickness of each moldable finger tapering down along the length of the moldable finger in steps from the severe support zone to the moderate support zone and from the moderate support zone to the distal support zone, each of the individually positionable fingers being adjustably positionable within each of the distal support zone, the moderate support zone and the severe support zone, wherein the plurality of fingers and the central base portion are formed of one piece.

2. The moldable seat base of claim 1 wherein the distal support zone comprises two independently positionable distal support zone fingers to accommodate fine adjustment of the distal fingers.

3. The moldable seat base of claim 1 wherein the central seat base portion is moldable.

4. The moldable seat base of claim 1 wherein the thickness of each moldable finger tapers down along the length of the moldable finger in steps from the severe support zone to the moderate support zone and from the moderate support zone to the distal support zone.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Sep 25, 2018
From: THE COMFORT COMPANIES, INC.
To: THE COMFORT COMPANIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 046958/0035 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2012
From: FOWLER, REBECCA M.
To: THE COMFORT COMPANIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 027813/0986 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61447432 · Feb 28, 2011
Related Publication 20130221724A1 · Aug 29, 2013