Patent ID: 6988286
Filing Date: 2006-01-24
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A cushion apparatus, comprising: a first flexible pocket defining a filler reception cavity; first pocket filler material received within the reception cavity of said first flexible pocket, and said first pocket filler material being formed of a compilation of individual filler material components; a second flexible pocket defining a second filler reception cavity; second pocket filler material received within the reception cavity of said second flexible pocket; and a flexible foam core which is positioned between said first and second flexible pockets, and wherein said core has a maximum thickness which is greater than a thickness of said first flexible pocket with said first pocket filler material, and wherein said core has a peripheral configuration that is generally commensurate with a peripheral configuration of the cushion apparatus, and wherein said first pocket has a thickness of 12 to 25% relative to a maximum height of said core and wherein said first and second flexible pockets are loosely connected together via a non-taught intermediate panel section which is connected to a peripheral region of said first and second flexible pockets, so as to allow said first and second pockets to laterally adjust independently relative to each other despite a full expansion state in said core.