Adjustable Relaxation Device

Abstract

An adjustable relaxation device has a substantially flat, cushioned body support having a rigid base frame and a cushioning pad and which can be inclined and tilted at various angles. Several movable supports are connected to the body support which are load-bearing and operable to contact and support a user in a comfortable position including left and right lateral recumbent lying positions, when the body support is in an inclined position. The cushioning pad may be composed of heat dissipating material and can include sculpted depressions and undulations designed to match to a users body when resting on the relaxation device. The supports can also include depressions and undulations designed to match to a user's body when sitting on the adjustable angled seat and resting against the back support and adjustable knee / lower-leg support.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The invention relates to supportive furniture for use by individuals with specific positioning needs. More specifically, the invention relates to an adjustable relaxation device particularly suitable for pregnant and postnatal women.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Millions of children are born in the U.S. every year. About 1 in every 3 babies is born via a cesarean-section procedure. In the final months of pregnancy and the several weeks after giving birth, naturally or via cesarean section especially, many women have trouble lying or sitting comfortably.[0003]Pregnant women are often advised to sleep on their side halfway through their pregnancy. Existing options have the person lie on their side, parallel to the floor. Therefore, all force is on the person's side. Other options place the person in a traditional sitting position, e.g., sitting in a maternity chair, kitchen chair, or desk chair, wherein the person would experience most of the weight on t...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The relaxation device described in this patent is designed to help people lie still and comfortably while in a bed. It provides adjustable support for the bed's users, allowing them to re-distribute their weight to different locations on the device. This reduces pressure on specific areas of the body, like the hips or spine. The device can also be tilted to make it easier to get out of bed and to accommodate pregnant women's swollen stomachs. The supports are removable, meaning they can be placed in different directions for added comfort. Overall, the relaxation device offers users with limited mobility greater access to the bed and increased comfort.

Problems solved by technology

In the final months of pregnancy and the several weeks after giving birth, naturally or via cesarean section especially, many women have trouble lying or sitting comfortably.

In addition, following a cesarean, women cannot sit up from a supine position (e.g., lying on their back, face up) because their stomach (and stomach muscles) are in the process of healing.

Traditional beds and couches have no rails which make it very difficult and sometimes painful for those women with cesareans to try to get up.

However, these products lack a complete, all-in-one solution for providing pregnant women and mothers who have recently delivered with the comfort they need and deserve.

Such products fail to provide a comfortable position to lie or sit in, such as placing users on their side, arranging a comfortable position for their legs and head, and providing additional support in needed locations on their body.

Further, such products fail to facilitate comfortable use of their advantages, for example entering and exiting the sitting or lying position, which many women find especially difficult in the final weeks of pregnancy and after delivery given certain core muscle groups may have been compromised as part of the berthing or cesarean procedure, and positioning the user's body in the desired, comfortable position.

Also, certain body parts often get sore from particular lying patterns often prescribed by doctors.

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