Patent ID: 8732877

Claim:
A body support system for relieving contact pressure on a joint in a body, comprising: a chest support for elevating a chest portion of the body comprising: a top portion; a bottom portion coupled a predetermined distance from the top portion; a first end portion coupled between a first edge of the top and bottom portions, wherein the first end portion forms a taper disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion of the first edge; a second end portion opposite the first end portion coupled between a second edge of the top portion and bottom portions, wherein the second end portion forms a taper disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion of the second edge; and wherein the top portion of the chest support is configured to assume a substantially inverted arc shape when compressed by the weight of the body; at least one of the first edge portion and the second edge portion of the substantially inverted arc shape of the compressed chest support is occupied by the joint; and the chest support is adjustable for positioning substantially between a collarbone portion of the body and a xiphoid process portion of the body when the body is in a side rest position; a lift cushion configured to be disposed under at least one of a head portion of the body, a hip portion of the body, and the chest support; and an outer covering configured to separately enclose the chest support and the lift cushion, wherein the outer covering comprises a fastener to fix the outer covering enclosing the chest support to the outer covering enclosing the lift cushion in a substantially stacked position, wherein the outer covering comprises: a top portion coupled to a first bottom portion and a second bottom portion, wherein the first bottom portion overlaps over the second bottom portion to provide an opening to receive at least one of the chest support and the lift cushion; a first fastener coupled to at least one of a wrong side of the first bottom portion and a right side of the second bottom portion; and wherein the first fastener is adapted to connect to a matching second fastener on at least one of an outer covering connector pouch and an inter-support connector, wherein two or more adjacent outer coverings are coupled with the inter-support connector comprising: a predetermined length of ligament material; the matching second fastener coupled to a first edge of the ligament material for connecting to the first fastener on a first outer covering; and the matching second fastener coupled to a second edge of the ligament material for connecting to the first fastener on a second outer covering located adjacent to the first outer covering.