US20040200003A1 - Gelatinous cushion having economic structure - Google Patents
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Abstract
A gelatinous cushion includes a base made of foamable material, and a cushioning member attached onto the base and made of gelatinous material for cushioning purposes, and having an outer peripheral surface and a number of orifices for cushioning purposes. An outer covering film is further applied onto the outer peripheral surface of the cushioning member, to cover the cushioning member, and to form a smooth outer surface for the cushioning member, and to prevent dirt from attaching onto the sticky cushioning member, and/or to prevent the sticky cushioning member from sticking onto various objects, such as users.
Description
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a gelatinous cushion, and more particularly to a gelatinous cushion having an economized or economic structure.
- 2. Description of the Prior Art
- Various kinds of typical gelatinous cushions have been developed and comprise a number of parallel elongate columns formed from a soft, easily deformable elastic or visco-elastic cushioning media, such as gelatinous elastomer or gelatinous viscoelastomer, etc.
- For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,749,111 to Pearce, and U.S. Pat. No. 6,026,527 to Pearce disclose two of the typical gelatinous cushions having a characteristic to conform to the shape of the cushioned object while evenly distributing a supporting force across the contact area of the cushioned object and avoiding pressure peaks.
- The whole typical gelatinous cushions are made of deformable elastic or visco-elastic cushioning media which is expensive, such that the products made of the expensive gelatinous cushion will also be expensive.
- U.S. Pat. No. 6,413,458 to Pearce disclose a similar typical gelatinous cushion formed by molding, melting and forcing processes. However, similarly, the whole typical gelatinous cushion is also made of deformable elastic or visco-elastic cushioning media which is expensive, such that the product made of the expensive gelatinous cushion will also be expensive.
- The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages of the conventional gelatinous cushions.
- The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a gelatinous cushion including an economized or economic structure having reduced quantity of deformable elastic or visco-elastic cushioning media.
- In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided a gelatinous cushion comprising a base made of foamable material, a cushioning member attached onto the base, and made of gelatinous material for cushioning purposes, and including an outer peripheral surface formed thereon, and including a plurality of orifices formed therein for cushioning purposes, and an outer covering film applied onto the outer peripheral surface of the cushioning member, to cover the cushioning member, and to form a smooth outer surface for the cushioning member, and to prevent dirt from attaching onto the sticky cushioning member, and/or to prevent the sticky cushioning member from sticking onto various objects, such as users.
- The base includes a plurality of perforations formed therein. The cushioning member includes a plurality of inner peripheral surfaces formed therein, to define the orifices of the cushioning member respectively. The outer covering film is applied onto the inner peripheral surfaces of the cushioning member.
- Further objectives and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from a careful reading of the detailed description provided hereinbelow, with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.
- FIG. 1 is a cross sectional view of a gelatinous cushion in accordance with the present invention;
- FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view taken along lines2-2 of FIG. 3;
- FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view taken along lines3-3 of FIG. 2;
- FIGS. 4, 5,6 are cross sectional views similar to FIG. 3, illustrating the manufacturing processes for making the gelatinous cushion; and
- FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view illustrating a pillow formed with the gelatinous cushion.
- Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIG. 1, a
gelatinous cushion 10 in accordance with the present invention comprises abase 11 made of foamable materials and having a number ofperforations 12 formed therein, for such as air circulation purposes, and a cushioning layer ormember 14 attached to thebase 11, and made of a soft, easily deformable elastic or visco-elastic cushioning media, such as gel, polyurethane (PU), gelatinous elastomer or gelatinous viscoelastomer, or other synthetic materials. - The elastic or visco-elastic cushioning media may normally include a sticky characteristic and may easily stuck onto various objects, such that the outer
peripheral surface 18 of thecushioning member 14 may be easily covered with a layer of dirt. It is preferable that thecushioning member 14 includes a number of apertures orcolumns 15 formed therein and each defined by an innerperipheral surface 19. - In order to cover or shield the
sticky cushioning member 14 that is made of the elastic or visco-elastic cushioning media, anouter covering film 17 is further provided and attached onto the outerperipheral surface 18 of thecushioning member 14 and/or the innerperipheral surfaces 19 of thecushioning member 14, in order to form a smooth and non-sticky outerperipheral surface 18 for thecushioning member 14. - Referring next to FIGS. 2 and 3, illustrated is a
mold device 30 for forming or manufacturing thegelatinous cushion 10. Themold device 30 includes achamber 31 formed therein, and defined by an innerperipheral surface 32, and includes one or more partitions orribs 33 extended from abottom surface 34 thereof, and extended into thechamber 31 thereof, in order to form or define one ormore orifices 35 therein, and to form or define aperipheral slot 37 between theribs 33 and the innerperipheral surface 32 of themold device 30. - The
chamber 31 and/or theribs 33 and/or theorifices 35 and/or theperipheral slot 37 of themold device 30 may include or may be formed into a shape corresponding to that of the shapes of the products to be made, such as mattresses, shoe soles, seat cushions, pillows, etc. - Referring next to FIGS. 4-6, illustrated are processes or procedures for forming or manufacturing the
gelatinous cushion 10 with themold device 30. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, a resilient or soft or deformable orgelatinous material 40 is sprayed or applied onto the outerperipheral surfaces 38 of theribs 33, and onto thebottom surface 34 and/or the innerperipheral surface 32 of themold device 30, in order to form theouter covering film 17 of thegelatinous cushion 10. - As shown in FIG. 1, the
gelatinous material 40 may thus be used to form the outer coveringfilm 17 of thegelatinous cushion 10, and may be formed on the outerperipheral surface 18 and/or the innerperipheral surfaces 19 of thecushioning member 14, in order to cover or shield thesticky cushioning member 14, and to prevent dirt from attaching onto thesticky cushioning member 14, and/or to prevent thesticky cushioning member 14 from sticking onto various objects, such as users. - As shown in FIG. 5, another resilient or soft or deformable or
gelatinous material 50 is then filled into theorifices 35 and/or theperipheral slot 37 of themold device 30, to form thecushioning member 14 of thegelatinous cushion 10. As shown in FIG. 6, a further resilient or soft or deformable orgelatinous material 60 is then filled into thechamber 31 of themold device 30, to form thebase 11 of thegelatinous cushion 10. - The
cushioning member 14 and the outer coveringfilm 17 of thegelatinous cushion 10 are all manufactured with the gelatinous materials having catalysts or catalyst combinations mixed therein. The catalysts or catalyst combinations are normally used in quantities of 0.001 to 5 percent by weight, preferably of 0.05 to 3 percent by weight based on the weight of the gelatinous materials. - In which, the material for forming the outer covering
film 17 of thegelatinous cushion 10 may include the catalysts or catalyst combinations having a quantity of greater percent by weight than that for thecushioning member 14 of thegelatinous cushion 10. - The
base 11 is made of foamable materials which are cheaper or less expensive than the gelatinous materials, and forms the inner or base portion of thegelatinous cushion 10 that will not be contacted by the users. Thebase 11 may include the catalysts or catalyst combinations having a quantity of greater percent by weight than that for thecushioning member 14 and the outer coveringfilm 17 of thegelatinous cushion 10, for example. In addition, thebase 11 may also be made of waste or recycled materials. - As shown in FIG. 7, illustrated is a
pillow 70 to be formed with thegelatinous cushion 10. Thepillow 70 also includes abase 11 having a shape for comfortably supporting the heads of the users, and acushioning member 14 attached onto the upper or the outer portion of thebase 11, to comfortably support the heads of the users. Thecushioning member 14 also includes a number of apertures orcolumns 15 formed therein and each defined by an innerperipheral surface 19. - The outer covering
film 17 may also be attached onto the outerperipheral surface 18 and/or the innerperipheral surfaces 19 of thecushioning member 14, to form the smooth and non-sticky outerperipheral surface 18 for thecushioning member 14, and to prevent dirt from attaching onto thesticky cushioning member 14, and/or to prevent thesticky cushioning member 14 from sticking onto various objects, such as users. - Accordingly, the gelatinous cushion in accordance with the present invention includes an economized or economic structure having reduced quantity of deformable elastic or visco-elastic cushioning media.
- Although this invention has been described with a certain degree of particularity, it is to be understood that the present disclosure has been made by way of example only and that numerous changes in the detailed construction and the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
Claims (4)
1. A gelatinous cushion comprising:
a base made of foamable material,
a cushioning member attached onto said base, and made of gelatinous material for cushioning purposes, and including an outer peripheral surface formed thereon, and including a plurality of orifices formed therein for cushioning purposes, and
an outer covering film applied onto said outer peripheral surface of said cushioning member, to cover said cushioning member, and to form a smooth outer surface for said cushioning member.
2. The gelatinous cushion as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said base includes a plurality of perforations formed therein.
3. The gelatinous cushion as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said cushioning member includes a plurality of inner peripheral surfaces formed therein, to define said orifices of said cushioning member respectively.
4. The gelatinous cushion as claimed in claim 3 , wherein said outer covering film is applied onto said inner peripheral surfaces of said cushioning member.
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