Patent ID: 6609754
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: A61G,B60N,B60R,B62D,Y10S

Abstract:
(I) A multi element contoured seat supporting an occupant comprising anatomically accurate support for the human body comprising:a) A shadow spine comprising a plurality of vertebrae arranged substantially vertically, each with a top end and a bottom end, and each of said top ends having a top end connector and each of said bottom ends having a bottom end connector, and wherein each of said top end connectors is designed to connect with the bottom end connector of the adjoining vertibra, and wherein each of said plurality of vertebrae comprise one or both of a means to permit an angular deflection along a substantially horizontal axis of said top end connector relative to said bottom end connector of said vertibra and a means to effect a controlled linear movement along a substantially vertical direction of said top end connector relative to said bottom end connector of said vertibra; b) At least one support member attached pivotally by said bottom end connector of the lowest of said plurality of vertebrae, said pivotal attachment allowing a controllable angular orientation of said bottom end connector of the lowest of said vertebrae and the support member; c) a pair of shadow ribs with a left member and a right member connected to at least one of said plurality of vertebrae; d) appendages to each of said members of said pair of shadow ribs adapted to directly or indirectly contact with a local area of at least one of a thorax region, a lumbar region, a head and a neck of the occupant of said multi element contoured seat.