Patent ID: 6640366
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A lumbar reinforcement device, which comprises:two cushionable structures connectively separated by a sheet-like center structure, wherein said cushionable structures include pillowcase like end structures which hold removable inserts, and wherein said cushionable structures are deformable on contact with the human body and moldably deform to the shape of said contacting human body; wherein each of said cushionable structures define inner spaces which hold removable inserts containing a deformably cushionable supporting material, said cushionable structures having a central portion connected to said sheet-like center structure and end portions thereof beneath and above said central portion, including an opening in an end portion of each cushionable structure for receiving said inserts; and wherein the device partly envelops and supports a human body when the human body is disposed on its side between said cushionable structures, with an individual positioned on the center structure between the cushionable structures, the cushionable structures drawn closer to the individual and the cushionable structures engaging the front and lower back of the individual, provided that when said contacting human body is disposed between said cushionable structures and the back of said body engages one of said cushionable structures an upward and lateral support is provided to the back of said contacting human body; including a sleeve forming said cushionable structures, including means for adjusting said cushionable structures so as to increase or decrease the distance therebetween, wherein said means for adjusting comprises means for adjusting the length of said center structure by moving said center structure relative to said sleeve, and fastening said center structure relative to said sleeve.