IP Library › Granted Patent US 7,571,504
Granted Patent B2
US 7,571,504 · App. 12/284,855 · Granted Aug 11, 2009

Cushioning device having changeable cushioning members

View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,571,504
App. No.
12/284,855
Granted
Aug 11, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cushioning device includes a base support, and a number of cushioning members selectively and changeably attached onto the base support and selectively arranged to various structure by the users themselves. The cushioning members each may include such as a hexagonal cross section and arrangeable to various patterns, and each may include one or more perforations for air circulating purposes. The cushioning members may be attached to the base support with such as a hook-and-loop fastening device. The base support includes a pattern for engaging with the cushioning members and for allowing the cushioning members to be arranged to the predetermined positions according to the pattern.

Claims (10)

1. A cushioning device comprising:

a base support,

a plurality of cushioning members selectively and detachably attached onto said base support and selectively arrangeable in various configurations by a user, said cushioning members each including a hexagonal cross section having a perforation formed through said cushioning members for air circulating purposes, and each including a rib extended in said perforation of said cushioning members for increasing the stiffness of said cushioning members, and

an outer covering engaged onto said cushioning members and secured to said base support for stably retaining said cushioning members in a space defined between said base support and said outer covering.

2. The cushioning device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said cushioning members each include a fastening device for attaching to said base support, and said base support includes a fastening device for engaging with said fastening device of said cushioning members and for detachably attaching said cushioning members to said base support.

3. The cushioning device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said base support includes a pattern provided thereon for engaging with said cushioning members.

4. The cushioning device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said cushioning members are made of a material selected from rubber, gel, foam, or elastic fiber.

5. The cushioning device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said outer covering is secured to said base support with a zipper.

6. The cushioning device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said ribs of said cushioning members are Y-shaped ribs.

7. The cushioning device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said perforations of said cushioning members are cylindrical perforations.

Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 1198643000 · Nov 21, 2007
Related Publication 20090126107A1 · May 21, 2009