Beds – Support for users body or part thereof – Liquid or gel containing
Patent
1995-09-08
1997-10-21
Trettel, Michael F.
Beds
Support for users body or part thereof
Liquid or gel containing
5632, 5646, 5722, 5657, 5909, 2972191, A47C 1600
Patent
active
056782667
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for supporting a person in a seated or lying position, and for supporting a person's appendages, such as arms, wrists, hands and elbows, above a work surface. An appendage can be rested on an upper surface of a support pad provided on a work surface, the support pad having a plurality of fluid-filled cells separated by a plurality of seams. The support pad can be folded along at least one of the plurality of seams so that a first portion of the plurality of cells lies above a second portion of the plurality of cells to adjust the height of the support pad above the work surface. A portion of the plurality of cells can be removed from the support pad to create a desired configuration for a support pad. The support pad can be configured and used as a wrist rest for operating data input devices, such as a keyboard, a computer mouse, and a calculator, and used as an arm rest for writing or performing manual tasks on a work surface. The same support pad can be configured and used as a wrist/arm rest in a first manner, the reconfigured and used as a wrist/arm rest in a second manner. The support pad can also be used as a back support and a seat cushion, and used in a seat cushion assembly and in a mattress overlay.
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Knighton Stanley K.
Knighton Susan Malone
Petringa Joseph
P & K Products, Incorporated
Trettel Michael F.
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