WO2000025642A1 - Supporting cushion - Google Patents
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- WO2000025642A1 WO2000025642A1 PCT/DK1999/000592 DK9900592W WO0025642A1 WO 2000025642 A1 WO2000025642 A1 WO 2000025642A1 DK 9900592 W DK9900592 W DK 9900592W WO 0025642 A1 WO0025642 A1 WO 0025642A1
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- cushion
- supporting
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- cushion according
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
- A47C7/36—Support for the head or the back
- A47C7/38—Support for the head or the back for the head
- A47C7/383—Detachable or loose head- or neck-supports, e.g. horse-shoe shaped
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- the invention relates to a novel supporting cushion for comforting support of body parts, in particular the head.
- the present invention relates to a novel supporting cushion for comforting support of body parts, in particular of the head, when the person in question is resting in an upright position, wherein the cushion has a supporting area comprising a friction area, wherein the friction area is adapted to provide a frictionally engagement with a supporting body part, such as a shoulder, when the cushion is supporting another body part.
- the friction may be ensured by producing the cushion of a material exhibiting a fric- tional engagement with material normally used for clothes.
- the friction area is a friction increasing area as compared to the surrounding area of the cushion, said friction increasing area being provided with a friction increasing layer.
- vibration increasing is meant an area or a layer having increased f ctional engagement with clothes material than the rest of the cushion.
- the choice of the material used for the cushion itself is free, and may be any material suitable for cushions, in that it may not necessarily exhibit a frictional engagement with clothes.
- the frictional engagement is ensured by the friction increasing area.
- the supporting area is meant the area of the cushion that is abutting on a supporting body part, such as a shoulder. Thereby the cushion may be placed between the head of the person in question and his shoulder. The friction area of the cushion ensures that the cushion stays in place when the head is resting on the cushion. Though the supporting body part often will be a shoulder supporting the head, the cushion may be used for comforting other body parts.
- the friction increasing area is obtained by providing a friction increasing layer on a part of the supporting area.
- the friction increasing area must be large enough to provide a proper frictional engagement with the other body part, whereby the cushion stays in place.
- the friction increasing area is preferably at least corresponding to 25 % of the supporting area, more preferably at least 50 %. In a most preferred embodiment of the invention the friction increasing area constitutes the supporting area.
- the material for the friction increasing layer may be any material that provides a frictional engagement against fabric, leather and other material suitable for clothes. Accordingly, the layer may be selected from a group of materials consisting of a silicone-based layer, an adhesive layer, a leather layer, or a fibre layer.
- the cushion further has two cushion parts adjacent the friction increasing area, wherein said two cushion parts are making contact with opposite sides of the supporting body part.
- the cushion is not only abutting on the supporting body part, but also embraces the supporting body part whereby the frictional engagement is enhanced.
- the cushion according to the invention may be made by several different techniques, however in a preferred embodiment the cushion is made at least partially of two layers of web material welded together. More preferred the whole cushion is made of two layers of web material welded together. Thereby, the welded seam may define the final shape of the cushion, including the two cushion parts to make contact with opposite sides of the supporting body part. As an example, this may be achieved by forming the cushion so as to obtain a concave welded edge in the supporting area.
- the cushion according to the invention may be provided with a fin-like projection that projects from the concave edge.
- the fin-like projection is preferably shaped in a manner so that the cushion exerts a squeezing effect on the opposite sides of the supporting body part in use when a pressure is exerted on the side of the cushion opposite the supporting area.
- the fin-like projection is formed like a leaf, such as a willow leaf.
- the friction increasing layer may be mounted on the fin-like projection only, or in combination with a friction increasing layer on the cushion itself.
- the fin-like projection may be composed of the same layers of web material as the cushion itself, whereby it is possible to construct the projection in the same work flow as the cushion, or it may be formed of a single layer of material, optionally attached after production of the cushion.
- the cushion may be filled with any resilient material that is able to transfer the pres- sure exerted on the cushion to the supporting area, in order to enhance the frictional engagement.
- the cushion is formed as an air-tight compartment further having a valve for releasably filling the cushion with air.
- the cushion material used in the present invention may be any kind of material suitable for cushions, such as a polymeric film, a plastic material, or a textile material, the material preferably being soft with a pleasant feeling when in contact with the skin.
- the cushions are made of two layers of web material, suitable for being welded by heat-bonding, ultra sound and/or high frequency welding.
- the web material may furthermore be suitable as walls in air chambers, i.e. the material is substantially or totally airtight.
- the cushion may be provided with a concavity opposite the supporting area.
- the concavity may be formed so as to fit into the cheek or chin of a person.
- the concavity is provided with a fin-like projection adapted to cover the edge or seam of the cushion, whereby the edge or seam cannot make any impressions to the person resting on the cushion.
- Fig. 1 shows a supporting cushion according to the invention.
- Fig. 2 shows the cushion seen from the supporting area, the cushion having a finlike projection.
- Fig. 3 is a view as in Fig. 2 wherein the projection is double-layered.
- the cushion according to the invention is generally referred to as 1.
- Adja- cent to supporting area 2 are two cushion parts 3' and 3" adapted to make contact with opposite sides of the supporting body part.
- the cushion 1 is preferably made of two layers of web material welded together, wherein the welded edge is shown as 4.
- the welded edge 4 is concave as shown in Fig. 1 , improving the the supporting effect of the cushion in that the frictional engagement is increased.
- the concave welded edge 4 is provided with a fin-like projection 5.
- the cushion is provided with a concavity 6 opposite the supporting area 2, said concavity 6 being provided with a fin-like projec- tion 7 for increasing the cushion comfort.
- the fin-like projection 5 is shown in greater detail in Fig. 2. As may be seen from
- the fin-like projection 5 is attached to the supporting part 2 of the cushion as well as the two parts 3' and 3" adjacent the supporting parts. Thereby a pressure exerted on a part of the cushion opposite the supporting area will be transferred to the supporting area 2 and the fin-like projection 5.
- the attachment of the fin-like projection 5 ensures that the two parts 3' and 3" adjacent the supporting area 2 are pulled towards each other exhibiting a squeezing effect on the supporting body part.
- the fin-like projection 5 is double-layered as the rest of the cushion 1 providing two fins 5' and 5".
- a friction increasing layer 7 is provided on fin 5" as indicated with the shading of Fig. 3.
- the friction increasing layer 7 may be located on both sides of the fin 5", or on both fins 5' and 5", as well as extending to the cushion 1 itself.
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Priority Applications (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AU63273/99A AU6327399A (en) | 1998-11-02 | 1999-11-01 | Supporting cushion |
EP99950519A EP1124470A1 (en) | 1998-11-02 | 1999-11-01 | Supporting cushion |
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DKPA199801412 | 1998-11-02 | ||
DKPA199801412 | 1998-11-02 |
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WO2000025642A1 true WO2000025642A1 (en) | 2000-05-11 |
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PCT/DK1999/000592 WO2000025642A1 (en) | 1998-11-02 | 1999-11-01 | Supporting cushion |
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EP (1) | EP1124470A1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU6327399A (en) |
WO (1) | WO2000025642A1 (en) |
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DE102010009551A1 (en) * | 2010-02-26 | 2011-09-01 | Adrian Bitterlin | Pillow for supporting e.g. head portion of user during sleep, has filling moved by head support from transition region into support regions and made of granular or granule-type particle such as grain chaff, grain, kernel or plastic bead |
GB2483174B (en) * | 2009-04-23 | 2014-03-26 | Tamarack Habilitation Tech Inc | Support surface cover having different frictional zones |
US9241853B2 (en) | 2009-04-23 | 2016-01-26 | Tamarack Habilitation Technologies, Inc. | Multiple ply managed friction material surface with smooth bonded seams |
Citations (6)
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US4345347A (en) * | 1980-04-24 | 1982-08-24 | Kantor Philip A | Head and neck support cushions |
US4738488A (en) * | 1987-04-20 | 1988-04-19 | Camelio Carol L | Adjustable headrest |
GB2268683A (en) * | 1992-07-08 | 1994-01-19 | Liu Ing Nan | Protective pillow |
GB2290705A (en) * | 1994-06-29 | 1996-01-10 | Smith Ian Graham Robertson | Neck pillow device |
WO1997043933A1 (en) * | 1996-05-23 | 1997-11-27 | Danestyle Leisure Accessories A/S | Supporting article |
US5785388A (en) * | 1994-10-26 | 1998-07-28 | Curtis; Phillip | Seat belt pillow |
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- 1999-11-01 AU AU63273/99A patent/AU6327399A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1999-11-01 WO PCT/DK1999/000592 patent/WO2000025642A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1999-11-01 EP EP99950519A patent/EP1124470A1/en not_active Withdrawn
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US4345347A (en) * | 1980-04-24 | 1982-08-24 | Kantor Philip A | Head and neck support cushions |
US4738488A (en) * | 1987-04-20 | 1988-04-19 | Camelio Carol L | Adjustable headrest |
GB2268683A (en) * | 1992-07-08 | 1994-01-19 | Liu Ing Nan | Protective pillow |
GB2290705A (en) * | 1994-06-29 | 1996-01-10 | Smith Ian Graham Robertson | Neck pillow device |
US5785388A (en) * | 1994-10-26 | 1998-07-28 | Curtis; Phillip | Seat belt pillow |
WO1997043933A1 (en) * | 1996-05-23 | 1997-11-27 | Danestyle Leisure Accessories A/S | Supporting article |
Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2483174B (en) * | 2009-04-23 | 2014-03-26 | Tamarack Habilitation Tech Inc | Support surface cover having different frictional zones |
US8919347B2 (en) | 2009-04-23 | 2014-12-30 | Tamarack Habilitation Technologies, Inc. | Support surface cover having different frictional zones |
US9241853B2 (en) | 2009-04-23 | 2016-01-26 | Tamarack Habilitation Technologies, Inc. | Multiple ply managed friction material surface with smooth bonded seams |
DE102010009551A1 (en) * | 2010-02-26 | 2011-09-01 | Adrian Bitterlin | Pillow for supporting e.g. head portion of user during sleep, has filling moved by head support from transition region into support regions and made of granular or granule-type particle such as grain chaff, grain, kernel or plastic bead |
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