SUPPORT PRODUCT |
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申请号 | EP13734472.7 | 申请日 | 2013-06-18 | 公开(公告)号 | EP2849612B1 | 公开(公告)日 | 2016-09-28 |
申请人 | Specialised Orthotic Services Limited; | 发明人 | MCQUILTON, Gordon; | ||||
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说明书全文 | This invention concerns a support product for a person, and particularly but not exclusively a support product for use in stabilising children, and particularly disabled children. A wide range of support products have been proposed for stabilising in particular disabled children, for instance the one shown in Generally such products have only been usable in one or two applications or positions, and hence it may be necessary to stock a range of supports for use in different positional therapy or other situations. According to the present invention there is provided a ground engageable support product for a person, the product comprising a profiled resilient member which is generally U shaped in plan view, the member having a generally flat ground engageable surface, with a profiled upper surface including a plurality of peaks and troughs along the length of the profiled member, wherein the overall height of the profiled member increases from the free end of each side limb. The product may be formed such that the relative inclination of one or both of the side limbs of the U relative to the base of the U, may be varied. At least two peaks with a trough in between may be provided on each side limb of the U. A trough may be provided at the free end of the side limbs. A trough may be provided at the base of the U. The overall height of the profiled member may increase from the free end of each side limb. The profiled member may include a flexible plastics material profiled core, which may be made of a foamed material and may be polyurethane. A removable washable cover may be provided around the profiled core. The cover may have an external texture which is engageable with floor coverings to retain the product in a required shape. The cover may be made of stretch velour. A protective membrane may be provided around the profiled core, which membrane may be permeable to air but not water. An embodiment of the present invention will now be described by way of example only and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:-
The drawings show a support product 10 usable for instance in supporting children and particularly disabled children, in for instance positional therapy. The product 10 comprises a profiled body 12, as best illustrated in In plan view the product 10 has a generally U shape. The overall height of the body 12 increases from the free ends of the side limbs 20 of the U. The side limbs 20 initially increase in height from their free ends to define a first peak 22 which leads to a first trough 24. There is then provided a second peak 26 generally midway along the side limbs 20. This extends into a second trough 28 leading to a third higher peak 30 towards the ends of the side limbs 20. The third peaks 30 on each side drop to a third trough 32 extending therebetween across the base 34 of the U. The product 10 can then be used in a number of different applications, some of which are illustrated in There is thus described a support product which can support a person in many different ways, and in many different positions. This means that a single product can be used in many different types of positional therapy, and is readily suited for home use, thereby only requiring the storage of one product. Various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the claims. For instance different materials may be used on the product. A different number of troughs and peaks may be provided on the support product. |