Stackable Cushion Furniture with Segmentation for Compact Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional reconfigurable furniture cushions are bulky, leading to storage challenges when not in use.
Innovation Solution
A set of stackable cushions with triangular and rectangular cross-sections, covered by a cube-shaped cover with interactive elements for securing and converting into different support surfaces, including a hard surface overlay for tables, and an adult stimulation device with a resilient cushion and penetratory member.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If cushions are made bulky to provide adequate support surfaces, then comfort and support quality improve, but storage space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The furniture system is divided into multiple individual cushions of uniform size rather than using large bulky cushions. These segmented cushions can be stacked vertically to form compact storage units while maintaining the ability to configure adequate support surfaces when deployed.
Solution Approach 2:
The cushions are designed to stack vertically in the third dimension, transforming horizontal storage space requirements into vertical stacking space. This allows the same cushion volume to provide adequate support surfaces when configured horizontally while occupying minimal floor space when stacked vertically.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple different shaped cushions are used to create various support surfaces, then versatility and reconfigurability improve, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
All cushions in the system are designed with identical dimensions and basic geometry, making each cushion universally interchangeable with any other. The versatility is achieved not through different cushion shapes but through the number of cushions and their arrangement configurations, simplifying the system while maintaining reconfigurability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system achieves reconfigurability through dynamic arrangement of identical cushions rather than through static variation in cushion shapes. The same set of cushions can be dynamically repositioned and reconfigured to create different support surfaces, eliminating the need for multiple specialized cushion types.
3Volume of stationary object
If cushions are made stackable in a cube configuration, then storage efficiency improves, but the ability to provide contoured support surfaces may be limited
Solution Approach 1:
The cube stack is segmented into individual cushions that can be independently removed and reconfigured. This segmentation allows the system to transition from a compact cube storage configuration to various deployed configurations that provide contoured support surfaces, maintaining both storage efficiency and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically transitions between the static cube storage configuration and various dynamic deployed configurations. The identical cushions that form the cube can be redistributed and repositioned to create contoured support surfaces, allowing the same components to serve dual purposes of compact storage and ergonomic support.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient storage by stacking, versatile reconfiguration for various uses, and enhanced functionality with a stable and aesthetically improved support surface, along with a functional adult stimulation device.
Implementation Method 1
a resilient cushion with a passage extending therethrough; a penetrating member sized for insertion into a body cavity and extending from a substantially rigid base broader than said passage; said penetratory member extending form said passage in response to depression of said cushion member about said passage
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AI summary
An adult stimulation device for an article of furniture, including a resilient cushion with a passage extending therethrough, and a penetrating member sized for insertion into a body cavity and extending from a substantially rigid base broader than said passage. The penetratory member extends from said passage in response to depression of said cushion member about said passage. An article of reconfigurable furniture with such device is also provided.