701 results about "Foot cushion" patented technology

A foam core cushion mattress assembly provides semi-independent foam pillars on the upper surface of the mattress. The mattress may be unitary, or comprise multiple cushioning components, possibly base, body support and foot cushions. The body support cushion is constructed from a flat, rectangular solid, foam element whose upper surface is cut into an array of rectangular solid pillars, preferably by a hot wire cutting method. The array of rectangular solid pillars is grouped into a central array comprising pillars with generally square top surfaces and edge rows of rectangular solid pillars having rectangular top surfaces. The depth of the hot wire cuts into the surface of the body support cushion is preferably approximately one-half the overall thickness of the body support cushion or approximately three fourths of the length of the shortest face of the pillar. A zippered fabric cover removeably envelops the assembled cushioning components. The resultant structure defines a plurality of semi-independently compressible pillars that support a reclining, or supine patient. The pillars may also be cut into the top and bottom surfaces of the cushion for enhanced pressure relieving effects. Methods of manufacture, and treatment and alleviation of decubitus ulcer formation are also presented.

An embodiment of the system of this invention comprises a U shaped base member having a pair of front wheel receptacles each in turn comprising a pair of uprights. Two such U shaped members may be interconnected in opposite orientation to form a rectangle such that four bikes can be staggered. A foot pad is included for easy ingress and egress. Support brackets are included to increase the strength and the durability of the versatile bicycle stand. Holes are provided in the base member to snugly receive uprights.

A footwear sole includes a footwear sole base with a forefoot region, a mid-foot region, and a heel region. A lower heel cushion is positioned in the heel region. An upper heel cushion is positioned over the lower heel cushion. A shank with reinforcement ribs is positioned in the mid-foot region. A forefoot stabilizer is positioned in the forefoot region. The forefoot stabilizer includes an axial spine and lateral ribs to facilitate forward movement and lateral support. The footwear sole may be used in combination with a foot bed with a flexible base and a rigid orthotic structure. The foot bed may include elastomer cushioning domes at heel and metatarsal impact points. The foot bed may include a liner with moisture wicking and anti-microbe properties.

The present invention provides an unique improvement in foot cushioning constructs and shock absorbing systems for a constructed article of footwear to be worn by a person. The invention employs a deformable and re-formable elastic stretchsole joined as a planar sheet to the perimeter edge of the shoe upper and forms an elastic end closure for the shoe upper; and includes not less than one pre-positioned median cavity able to receive at least a part of the deformed elastic stretchsole layer and cushion the compression forces generated thereon by a person's foot. The foot cushioning construct and system provides a trampoline effect that will lessen the impact on the foot and create greater comfort for the wearer of the shoe.

A system and method for maintaining an air inflation mattress configuration sufficient for patient support and comfort. Infrared illumination levels are measured within individual or groups of inflated mattress chambers. A staggered approach to illumination monitoring of chambers or sections to eliminate crosstalk between the infrared sensors is carried out. Distributed microprocessor controllers established in a network configuration utilizing controller network protocols reduces the wiring and connections necessary for the assembled system. Various mattress cushion construction techniques, such as sewing and or RF welding methods, are used for the creation of individual chambers utilizing specific types of IR translucent, transparent or reflective materials. The construction of the cushions and bladders in the system includes the use of various types of fabrics with low to high air loss qualities as required. The overall mattress assembly, including the control systems and the methodologies associated with such control systems, provide a unique approach to the maintenance of a consistently comfortable patient support surface. The use of a handheld unit for both programming the system and downloading information about the operation of the system is also anticipated. The specific cushion construction designs associated with the head, body, and foot cushion components of the mattress are tailored to operate specifically with the control capabilities (sensors and air flow regulators) of the invention.

The invention is a skating simulator 10 having a frame 20, a longitudinally extending rail 30, a carriage 40, and a foot pedal 50. The rail 30 is attached to the frame 20. The carriage 40 operably engages the rail 30 for reciprocating along a path 60 along the rail 30. The foot pedal 50 is attached to the carriage 40. The foot pedal 50 has an intermediate member 51, a foot pad 52, means for attaching the foot pad 52 to the intermediate member 51 allowing non circular arcuate movement of the foot pad 52 in relation to the intermediate member 51 in the longitudinal direction X and transverse direction Z.

An elevating foot cushion that includes an embodiment with a cushion that is preferably of a unitary foam body defining front and rear faces and left and right lateral faces and an upper leg contact surface. The upper leg contact surface has first and second laterally spaced apart leg reception areas such as recesses that extend in a leg extension direction between the front and rear faces and an intermediate foam body region extending between the spaced apart leg reception recesses. The cushion preferably has an upper leg support surface that has first and second portions which have a first support characteristic designed for supporting an individual leg, and the upper leg support surface also preferably includes a third portion having a different support characteristic than the first and second portions which is more adept at handling a higher load pair of crossed legs. This third portion is preferably an elongated recess with a different configuration than the first and second elongated leg reception recesses.

The invention discloses a leisure chair for offices, relates to the technical field of office furniture, and aims at solving the technical problem that the traditional office chair cannot combine the working and resting functions. The leisure chair comprises a floor frame, an angle-adjusting air spring, a foot cushion frame, a cushion frame, a cushion, a rotating body, a backrest frame and a backrest pad, wherein the cushion frame is arranged at the upper end of the floor frame; the cushion is arranged at the upper end of the cushion frame; the rotating body is arranged at the rear part of the cushion frame and pivots forwards and backward; the backrest frame is fixed on the rotating body; the backrest cushion is arranged on the backrest frame; the rotating body is provided with a left angle-adjusting spiral spring and a right angle-adjusting spiral spring; one end of the angle-adjusting air spring is pivoted with the rotating body, and the other end of the angle-adjusting air spring is pivoted with the cushion frame; the foot cushion frame is arranged on the cushion frame in a sliding manner, and is lower than the cushion, and the sliding axis of the foot cushion frame is horizontal and is vertical to the pivoting axis of the rotating body; the upper end of the foot cushion frame is provided with a foot placing plate; and the front end of the foot placing plate is pivoted with the front end of the foot cushion frame, and the rear end of the foot placing plate is connected with the foot cushion frame by a left foot rest air spring and a right foot rest air spring. The leisure chair provided by the invention has the advantages that the working and resting functions are combined, and the occupied space is small.

A form-fitting foot covering (10, 34, 44) is provided including a sole portion (14, 36, 46) and a corresponding uppers portion (16, 38, 48) which is designed to be worn in a tightly fitting manner over a user's foot to provide protection and comfort. The inner surface (20) of the foot covering (16, 34, 44) may carry a medicament (22). The foot covering (10, 34, 44) may be integrally formed using a thin, resilient, stretchable resin material such as latex, vinyl or nitrile, and they may be equipped with a laminated resilient gel padding layer (30). Alternately, the uppers portion (38) may be formed of a woven cloth material (40) or a perforate synthetic resin material presenting air holes (52). An optional adhesive (60) may be used to hold the foot covering in place and create a watertight seal.

A hosiery product, such as a sock, footie, trouser sock or pantyhose, includes an inner layer of hosiery material, such as nylon or spandex covering the bottom and top surfaces of the wearer's foot, an outer layer of similar hosiery material, and at least one cushion section disposed between the inner and outer layers. The cushion section includes a cushioning material that conforms to the contours of the wearer's foot, such as macro-gel activated support discs or memory foam. The cushion section is permanently attached to the inner layer and/or outer layer and is positioned to cushion a particular area of the bottom surface of the wearer's foot, such as the heel, arch and/or ball of the foot.

An inflatable mattress is provided that includes a top panel having a top surface, and a bottom panel having a plurality of perforations defined therethrough. The bottom panel is sealingly assembled to the top panel. An inflatable foot rest is attached to the top surface of the top panel and is suitable for raising at least one leg of a patient when the patient is lying upon the top panel.

An adjustable exercise device for performing push-ups is provided. The push-up bench is designed to accommodate exercisers of varying heights, sizes and fitness levels. The exercise device comprises a base assembly, an inclined exercise platform assembly flexibly attached to the base along one end by a hinge, and a connecting leg assembly which is connected to both the base and the inclined platform. Adjustment of the leg assembly with respect to the base adjusts the inclined platform from a fully horizontal position to multiple degrees of inclination, providing multiple degrees of exercise difficulty. The inclined platform also includes foot pads and hand grips to properly position the exerciser. The inclined platform is adjustable lengthwise to permit the distance between hand grips and foot pads to be adjusted, to accommodate users of varying heights. The adjustments provided by this invention facilitate the proper performance of push-ups.

A foot cushion mechanism with lifting function is disclosed. The foot cushion mechanism includes a foot cushion member, a holding base and at least one shape memory material member. The foot cushion member is installed on a housing and abuts against a supporting surface. The holding base and the foot cushion member are respectively installed on opposite sides of the housing. The at least one shape memory material member selectively connects the housing and the holding base or connects the holding base and the foot cushion member. The at least one shape memory material member deforms when being heated due to a shape memory effect, and the housing is driven by the shape memory effect to move away from the foot cushion member such that a distance between the housing and the supporting surface is increased.

The invention relates to the technical field of mattresses, in particular to a pressure sore prevention mattress which is used for medical and family daily nursing. The pressure sore prevention mattress comprises a base mattress body, wherein a back air cushion positioning groove and a hip air cushion positioning groove are formed in the base mattress body. A back air cushion is arranged in the back air cushion positioning groove. A hip air cushion is arranged in the hip air cushion positioning groove. The area of the back air cushion positioning groove and the area of the hip air cushion positioning groove are enclosed by the rest of the area of the base mattress body. The rest of the area of the base mattress body serves as the cushion area of the base mattress body and is sequentially divided into a head and neck cushion area, a back cushion area, the hip cushion area and the leg and foot cushion area in the length direction of a bed body from the head portion of a bed to the tail portion of the bed. Both the back air cushion and the hip air cushion are connected with control devices. The pressure sore prevention mattress is firm in structure, durable in use, comfortable and better in pressure sore prevention effect.

There is provided a new thermo-gelling composition made with methylcellulose and citric acid. This composition may also have an effective amount of a treating agent, which may be a medicinal agent, cosmetic agent, moisturizer, adjuvant, nutritional agent, other ingredients and combinations thereof. The composition is useful in delivering moisturizers or pharmaceutically active agents to the user in a controlled release manner through the mucosal tissues in a body cavity, or on body surfaces, or as a subcutaneously injected medicament. The composition may also be used as a replacement for the soft tissues of the body as in, for example, the foot cushion and cartilage repair.

The invention discloses a leisure massage chair. The upper part of a backrest of the leisure massage chair is provided with a shoulder-neck massager for massaging shoulder and neck parts of a human body, the shoulder-neck massager can be turned backwards along the backrest of the leisure massage chair and folded for collection, and the shoulder and neck parts of the shoulder-neck massager are provided with an air bag massager and an electric hammer massager capable of being adjusted along the shoulder breadth direction of the human body; the backrest part, a seat cushion part and a foot part of the leisure massage chair are provided with an air bag massager and an electric hammer massager; when a seat frame of the backrest part of the leisure massage chair is turned backwards, a seat frame of the foot part of the leisure massage chair can be lifted therewith so that the whole massage chair is horizontally spread; a foot cushion block arranged on the seat frame of the foot part can slide along with the lifting of the seat frame of the foot part; and the seat cushion part of the leisure massage chair is provided with lug bosses jointed with two sides of the hip of the human body. Because the leisure massage chair is provided with the turnover folding shoulder-neck massager, the leisure massage chair has complete function and convenient use, can fully and three-dimensionally massage a user and furthest meet the comfortableness requirement of the user, and has high grade.

An apparatus for holding a stackable bucket in place when mixing materials therein which comprises the stackable bucket having a bottom wall joined to a continuous tapered side wall extending upwardly therefrom to form a rim larger than the bottom wall. The stackable bucket can be placed into another stackable bucket for storage when not in use. A pair of rectangular shaped footpads are provided. A mechanism is for pivotally securing each rectangular shaped footpad into the bottom wall of the stackable bucket at an opposite side of the stackable bucket. When the rectangular shaped footpads are pivoted outwardly away from opposite sides of the side wall of the stackable bucket and the bottom wall of the stackable bucket is placed upon a floor, a person will stand upon the pair of rectangular shaped footpads to prevent rotation of the stackable bucket when mixing the materials within the stackable bucket.

An inflatable foot cushion to reduce the force amplifications upon the heel of a foot received therein when the body is in a supine position.

The invention discloses an attached device of a deep-space weak-gravitation celestial body and a method for constructing the attached device. The attached device comprises an upper frame, a lower frame, truss girders and a plurality of leg structures; the upper frame is connected with the lower frame by the truss girders, each leg structure comprises a main leg and auxiliary legs, a first end of each main leg is connected onto the upper frame, a first end of each auxiliary leg is connected onto the lower frame, and a second end of each main leg and second ends of the corresponding auxiliary legs are connected with a foot cushion by connecting hinges; and aluminum honeycomb pressure-fed buffer material structures are arranged inside the main legs and the auxiliary legs. The attached device and the method have the technical advantages of simple structure, good stability, low pressure-fed threshold, difficulty in rebounding, high bearing capacity in weak-gravitation environments, and the like.

A cushioning device is capable of conforming to a variety of areas on the human foot. The device includes a thin, transparent, circular body of compliant material and a notch with angled sides and an extended base. The shape and placement of the notch allows the body to fit complex contours.

The invention relates to a sole which is a sole structure of sports shoes. The sole structure comprises a bottom layer, a toe cushion layer, a supporting layer and a surface layer which are glued in sequence. The toe cushion layer comprises an anterior sole cushion positioned at an anterior sole section and a heel cushion positioned at a heel section. The material of the heal cushion is vulcanized polyurethane rubber or vulcanized EVA and the material of the anterior sole cushion is high-elasticity polyurethane rubber or high-elasticity EVA. With the reference of a cat foot structure, the toe cushion layer is arranged in the sole structure, wherein the heal cushion imitates a cat foot cushion to realize good buffer and shock absorption functions. The anterior sole cushion and a plurality of herringbone bulges on the anterior sole section at the bottom layer are designed by imitating the design of skidproof of cat foot, thereby providing forward power for sporters and offering the buffer and shock absorption functions for the anterior soles so as to protect both feet of the sporters. Therefore, the sole structure has good shock absorption function and stronger stability.

The invention discloses a forklift supporting device. The forklift supporting device comprises a bottom plate connected with a main forklift body; rollers are arranged on two sides of the bottom plate; a first sliding rail and a hydraulic cylinder are further arranged on the bottom plate; a piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder is connected with a first sliding block; and the first sliding block is matched with the first sliding rail and is hinged to a connecting rod. The forklift supporting device further comprises a first foot stool connecting pipe hinged to one side of the bottom plate; a sliding groove and a second sliding block matched with the sliding groove are arranged on the first foot stool connecting pipe; the second sliding block is connected with a foot stool extending connecting rod; the other end of the foot stool extending connecting rod is connected with a foot stool hinge through a first hinge shaft; and the other end of the foot stool hinge is connected with a foot pad. The forklift supporting device further comprises a second foot stool connecting pipe; one end of the second foot stool connecting pipe is hinged to the bottom plate; the other end of the second foot stool connecting pipe is hinged to the second sliding block; and the connecting rod is hinged to the second foot stool connecting pipe. Through application of the forklift supporting device, the weight of a forklift body is substantially reduced, the energy consumption of a forklift is reduced, and the duration of the forklift is prolonged.