Patent ID: 6969114

Claim:
A support device for use in supporting a user from the occipital region of the user's skull to the coccygeal region of the user's spine while the user is in a seated position, the support device comprising: a lower section with a front side and a back side, the lower section adapted to extend at least from the coccygeal region of the user's spine, and to provide lateral support portions adapted to extend at least partially around the user's hips to assist with positioning the user in the support device and in preventing side-to-side movement of the user's hips; a top section with a front side and a back side, the top section adapted to extend at least from the occipital region of the user's skull; and an intermediate section with a front side and a back side, the intermediate section extending between the lower section and the top section, the intermediate section having a first concavity on a front surface of the intermediate section, the first concavity adapted to receive and support the user's thoracic spine, the intermediate section also having a first convexity on the front surface of the intermediate section, the first convexity adapted to receive and support the user's lumbar, sacral and coccygeal spines, the first convexity merging with the concavity; wherein the support device has a top end, a bottom end, a front surface, and a back surface, and wherein the front surface of the support device is formed from and extends along the front sides of the lower section, the intermediate section, and the top section, the front surface of the support device formed to generally contour with the user's neck and back and formed from a material that is adapted to generally maintain its shape to provide support to the user when positioned between the user and a back of a chair, and wherein the support device is adapted to extend from the top end at the top section from at least the occipital region of the user's skull to the bottom end at the lower section to at least the coccygeal region of the user's spine.