GB2480008B - An air cushioned support system - Google Patents

An air cushioned support system

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Publication number
GB2480008B
GB2480008B GB1107148.7A GB201107148A GB2480008B GB 2480008 B GB2480008 B GB 2480008B GB 201107148 A GB201107148 A GB 201107148A GB 2480008 B GB2480008 B GB 2480008B
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Prior art keywords
cushion
support apparatus
support system
buttocks
cushions
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB1107148.7A
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GB2480008A (en
GB201107148D0 (en
Inventor
Morgan Connolly
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VITA CORTEX TECHNOLOGIES Ltd
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VITA CORTEX TECHNOLOGIES Ltd
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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C27/00—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas
    • A47C27/08—Fluid mattresses or cushions
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D11/00—Passenger or crew accommodation; Flight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
    • B64D11/06—Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats
    • B64D11/0647—Seats characterised by special upholstery or cushioning features
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C27/00—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas
    • A47C27/08—Fluid mattresses or cushions
    • A47C27/081—Fluid mattresses or cushions of pneumatic type
    • A47C27/083—Fluid mattresses or cushions of pneumatic type with pressure control, e.g. with pressure sensors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C27/00—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas
    • A47C27/08—Fluid mattresses or cushions
    • A47C27/10—Fluid mattresses or cushions with two or more independently-fillable chambers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C4/00—Foldable, collapsible or dismountable chairs
    • A47C4/54—Inflatable chairs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/70—Upholstery springs ; Upholstery
    • B60N2/7023—Coach-like constructions
    • B60N2/7035—Cushions
    • B60N2/7047—Springs
    • B60N2/7082—Springs with air or fluid cushions
    • B60N2/7088—Springs with air or fluid cushions with valves
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D11/00—Passenger or crew accommodation; Flight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
    • B64D11/06—Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Mattresses And Other Support Structures For Chairs And Beds (AREA)
  • Seats For Vehicles (AREA)

Abstract

An air cushion support apparatus 10 for the buttocks and thighs of a seated person comprises at least three longitudinal parallel cushions 14, 16, 18 extending lengthways from the rear of the support apparatus 10 towards the front and a nose cushion 12 mounted transverse to the three parallel lengthwise cushions 14, 16, 18. Pressure sensing valves 13, 17 are fitted to both the nose cushion 12 and the intermediate longitudinal cushion 16. The valves 13, 17 sense pressure points at the backs of the knees and the buttocks respectively and release air from the compartments accordingly. The support apparatus 10 is configured for both a sitting posture and a lying posture, and may be used as a lightweight seat cushion in an airline seat (20, Figure 1).
GB1107148.7A 2010-04-30 2011-04-28 An air cushioned support system Expired - Fee Related GB2480008B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
IE20100272A IES20100272A2 (en) 2010-04-30 2010-04-30 An air cushioned support system

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GB201107148D0 GB201107148D0 (en) 2011-06-08
GB2480008A GB2480008A (en) 2011-11-02
GB2480008B true GB2480008B (en) 2012-11-21

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Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB245881A (en) * 1924-11-05 1926-01-21 David Moseley & Sons Ltd Improvements in or relating to pneumatic cushions, seats, beds, upholstery and the like
WO1994007396A1 (en) * 1992-09-29 1994-04-14 Pegasus Airwave Limited Cushion
WO1996003957A1 (en) * 1994-08-05 1996-02-15 Iskra Joseph W Jr Pneumatic wheelchair cushion
WO1996029918A1 (en) * 1995-03-24 1996-10-03 Carital Oy Seat cushion
GB2387113A (en) * 2002-04-02 2003-10-08 Sareo Healthcare Ltd Patient support structures
EP1834546A1 (en) * 2006-02-27 2007-09-19 UniGreen International A/S An inflatable bag

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB245881A (en) * 1924-11-05 1926-01-21 David Moseley & Sons Ltd Improvements in or relating to pneumatic cushions, seats, beds, upholstery and the like
WO1994007396A1 (en) * 1992-09-29 1994-04-14 Pegasus Airwave Limited Cushion
WO1996003957A1 (en) * 1994-08-05 1996-02-15 Iskra Joseph W Jr Pneumatic wheelchair cushion
WO1996029918A1 (en) * 1995-03-24 1996-10-03 Carital Oy Seat cushion
GB2387113A (en) * 2002-04-02 2003-10-08 Sareo Healthcare Ltd Patient support structures
EP1834546A1 (en) * 2006-02-27 2007-09-19 UniGreen International A/S An inflatable bag

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GB2480008A (en) 2011-11-02
IES20100272A2 (en) 2011-12-07
IE20110208A1 (en) 2012-02-29
GB201107148D0 (en) 2011-06-08
IE86303B1 (en) 2013-11-20

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Effective date: 20200428