WO2009021245A3 - Back support system and method for improving the same - Google Patents

Back support system and method for improving the same Download PDF

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WO2009021245A3
WO2009021245A3 PCT/US2008/072838 US2008072838W WO2009021245A3 WO 2009021245 A3 WO2009021245 A3 WO 2009021245A3 US 2008072838 W US2008072838 W US 2008072838W WO 2009021245 A3 WO2009021245 A3 WO 2009021245A3
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back support
same
support system
improving
positionable
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PCT/US2008/072838
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Tetsuo Nakatsu
Makiko Maki
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Tetsuo Nakatsu
Makiko Maki
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Priority to JP2010520347A priority Critical patent/JP2010535598A/en
Priority to US12/672,821 priority patent/US20110006570A1/en
Publication of WO2009021245A2 publication Critical patent/WO2009021245A2/en
Publication of WO2009021245A3 publication Critical patent/WO2009021245A3/en

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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
    • A47C7/40—Support for the head or the back for the back
    • A47C7/46—Support for the head or the back for the back with special, e.g. adjustable, lumbar region support profile; "Ackerblom" profile chairs
    • 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
    • A47C7/02—Seat parts
    • A47C7/024—Seat parts with double seats
    • 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
    • A47C7/40—Support for the head or the back for the back
    • A47C7/405—Support for the head or the back for the back with double backrests

Abstract

There is provided a chair with an improved back support system and method for adjusting and arranging the same. The back support device having a rigid member with a continuously curved projection part along three dimensional curve direction to enable correction of a user's posture or spinal orientation via a plurality of fixed or positionable undulating curved supports, or a monolithic rigid support body. The proposed system and method improves user fatigue, relieves pressures to internal organs, and minimizes unintended body movement causing undesirable muscle tensions.
PCT/US2008/072838 2007-08-09 2008-08-11 Back support system and method for improving the same WO2009021245A2 (en)

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JP2010520347A JP2010535598A (en) 2007-08-09 2008-08-11 Back support system and how to improve it
US12/672,821 US20110006570A1 (en) 2007-08-09 2008-08-11 Back support system and method for improving the same

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US95490607P 2007-08-09 2007-08-09
US60/954,906 2007-08-09

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KR900010588Y1 (en) * 1986-10-28 1990-11-23 이종원 Back-rest for chair
US5039158A (en) * 1990-03-15 1991-08-13 Edmund Maier Seating cushion
JPH0555947U (en) * 1991-12-30 1993-07-27 東京シート株式会社 Seat back
KR0121005Y1 (en) * 1994-11-15 1998-10-15 한만홍 Detachable back
US5562324A (en) * 1996-02-02 1996-10-08 Lear Seating Corporation Lumbar support actuation
US6554365B2 (en) * 1999-12-23 2003-04-29 Recaro Gmbh & Co. Kg Modular vehicle seat

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