Patent ID: 6117095
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: A61F,A61H

Abstract:
A portable, adjustable, pneumatic, lumbar support for use on a floor, comprising:a lower back pad, of a generally flat, horizontally elongated, rectangular configuration, upon which a user places his or her upper torso, lying face-up during use;a temperature control apparatus, said temperature control apparatus located inside said lower back pad;a leg-raising cushion, of a generally rectangular, block shape configuration, said leg-raising cushion resting flush against the floor during use;a hollow, inflatable bladder, said hollow, inflatable bladder having a lateral midline and located between said lower back pad and said leg-raising cushion, placing said inflatable bladder, said lower back pad, and said leg raising cushion in linear alignment;component securement means, said component securement means used to releasably secure said leg-raising cushion to said inflatable bladder;at least one portable electric air compressor, said air compressor located in said leg-raising cushion, and used to provide pneumatic pressure to said inflatable bladder;an air compressor control pad, said air compressor control pad used to remotely control said electric air compressor; andsecurement means, said securement means extending from either side of the portable, adjustable, pneumatic lumbar support, and are of sufficient length to wrap around and secure to a user's abdomen in the center of the lumbar region.