Patent ID: 9308429
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: A63B

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus having a configurable upper surface with a changeable contour, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of movable surface elements positioned in a close array and each forming portions of the upper surface, each of the surface elements having a top surface forming a respective portion of the upper surface, each of the surfaces elements being elongated with a longitudinal axis; wherein the top surface of a said surface element has a perimeter and the perimeters of adjacent surface elements defining a gap therebetween, the perimeters being configured such that the gap between the perimeters is substantially uniform; and wherein the surface elements are movable in the longitudinal direction to adjust the position of the top surface, the surface elements having a neutral position, the top surfaces of surface elements in the neutral position defining a reference plane, the surface element having a plurality of raised positions in which the top surface is located vertically higher than the reference plane; wherein the gap between the surface elements is such that side surfaces of the surface elements abut against side surfaces of adjacent surface elements.