Patent ID: 11963617
Assignee: ZENOFF PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A  F

Claim 16:
17. A torso device configured to be worn around a waist of a user, comprising a body having a front member with a top surface, wherein the front member comprises a layer of a first resilient material and a layer of a second resilient material, the layer of the first resilient material being positioned underneath the layer of the second resilient material, the first resilient material differing in density from the second resilient material, wherein the first resilient material has a density from about 10 to 30 kg/m3 and a Shore A hardness from about 30 to 100 and the second resilient material has a density from about 5 to 25 kg/m3 and a Shore A hardness from about 15 to 50, a rear member opposite the front member, the rear member comprising layers of the first and second resilient materials, wherein a thickness for the layers of the first and second resilient materials in the rear member is similar to a thickness for the layers of the first and second resilient materials in the front member, a first side element extending between and integral with both the front member and the rear member, and a second side element extending from the rear member opposite the first side element, wherein the front member includes an end separate from the rear member and positioned adjacent the rear member when in a relaxed state, wherein an opening is defined between the front and rear members for accommodating placement of a torso of the user therein by placing the front and rear members into an energized state by moving the front member end away from the rear member, wherein the front and rear members have surface areas that contact adjacent portions of the torso of the user in the opening and impose a compression force on the torso of the user, wherein the compression force is greater than about 0.2 ft·lb, and wherein together the compression force and the surface areas of the front and rear members function to maintain placement of the torso device on the user when moving from a sitting position to a standing position with the front member top surface remaining substantially perpendicular to the torso of the user or substantially parallel to a floor on which the user is standing.