Cushion items with flexible contouring

摘要

A cushion for supporting a user relative to a support surface is provided. The cushion has material with sufficient flexibility to deform under a weight of the user and sufficient resilience to return to its original state when the weight is removed. A supporting face contacts the support surface and is characterized by a plurality of points. The supporting face is contoured such that, when the cushion is in an unloaded configuration, a first subset of the plurality of points contact the support surface and a second subset of the plurality of points do not contact the support surface. When a user then sits on the cushion so that it is in a loaded configuration, at least some of the points in the second subset are displaced under the user's weight and contact the support surface. The cushion thus both bends and compresses to distribute the weight of the user.

主权项

1. A seat cushion comprising:
a body; a top surface on a top side of the body; a bottom surface on a bottom side of the body and configured to face a support surface, the bottom surface comprising at least one support configured to offset the bottom surface from the support surface an amount sufficient to allow airflow between the bottom surface and the support surface; a plurality of holes, each hole in the plurality passing through the top surface, extending through the body, and passing through the bottom surface; and a plurality of troughs disposed on the bottom surface and embedded into the body, the plurality of troughs disposed between the at least one support to decrease surface tension on the bottom surface near the plurality of troughs.