Chairs and seats – Bottom or back with means to alter contour – Providing support for lower back region
Patent
1994-10-11
1996-09-10
Cuomo, Peter M.
Chairs and seats
Bottom or back with means to alter contour
Providing support for lower back region
A47C 746
Patent
active
055539190
ABSTRACT:
A lumbar support for a seat back having a support platform that extends and retracts by operation of lever arms. The present invention generally includes a support frame and a rigid support platform suspended within a seat back. The support platform is mounted to the support frame by lever arms preferably arranged in a scissors jack configuration. A control mechanism having a Bowden cable and a rotary control is provided to selectively pivot the levers and cause the support platform to extend and retract with respect to the support frame.
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Barfield Anthony D.
Cuomo Peter M.
Excellence Lumbar Corporation
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