Patent ID: 6012778
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: A47C,B63B

Abstract:
An inflatable seat back, comprising:a horizontally disposed base;an expandable pocket having a movable seat back panel, the panel including a leading edge attached to the base and a peripheral free edge, provided with a collapsible web section which depends downwardly from the peripheral free edge of the back panel wherein a portion of the web section is attached to the base at a location spaced from the point of attachment of the leading edge relative to the base between a fully lowered deflated position substantially parallel to the base and a fully raised inflated position substantially perpendicular to the base wherein the seat back panel is secured in the lowered position by a closure attached to the base and the peripheral free edge of the panel; andan inflatable bladder disposed within the pocket, the bladder being selectively inflatable to move and support the panel at a selected location between the fully lowered, deflated and fully raised inflated positions.