Patent ID: 7007328
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A device for supporting the upper body of a recumbent person comprising: a first wedge-shaped, support portion having a substantially right-triangular cross-section with its largest surface adapted to provide support for the body when the device is used; a second wedge-shaped support portion having a substantially right-triangular cross-section with its largest surface adapted to provide support for the body when the device is used; the second support portions being connected to the first support portion by a hinged connection that connects the thin end of the wedge of the second support portion to the largest surface of the first support portion to enable the second support portion to be moved relative to the first support portion between a folded condition in which the largest surface of the second support portion is against the largest surface of the first support portion and a opened, working position in which the second support portion extends beyond the first support portion, with the largest surface of the second support portion providing an extension of the largest surface of the first support portion to provide support for the recumbent person.