Vertebrae Support Rail Structure for Spinal Alignment and Acupressure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vertebrae support devices do not effectively promote better posture, relaxation, and improved bodily functions by providing adequate support for the musculoskeletal system and applying acupressure therapy.
Innovation Solution
A vertebrae support device with a base and parallel rails that allows the vertebrae column to extend into a trough, providing support for muscles and applying acupressure along medial planes, promoting scapular retraction and alignment of the spine.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the vertebrae column is fully supported by a conventional device, then structural support is provided, but the muscles cannot relax and acupressure therapy is not applied
Solution Approach 1:
The support device segments the body into two zones: the vertebrae column extends into the unsupported trough space while the muscles rest on the supported rails. This segmentation allows simultaneous muscle relaxation and vertebrae support without full-body contact.
Solution Approach 2:
The rails act as intermediaries that selectively support the muscles while leaving the vertebrae column unsupported in the trough. This intermediary structure enables differentiated support zones to achieve both relaxation and structural maintenance.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the shoulders are extended toward the back, then space for organ operation is enlarged, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of actively pushing the shoulders back with mechanical force, the device inverts the approach by creating an unsupported trough that allows the vertebrae and shoulders to naturally fall back along the lateral sides of the base, using gravity and body mechanics to achieve the desired posture.
Solution Approach 2:
The device enables self-service posture correction where the user's own body weight and gravitational force naturally extend the shoulders backward into the correct position without requiring additional active mechanical components.
3Ease of operation
If acupressure therapy is applied through full body contact, then relaxation is promoted, but the vertebrae lack proper alignment support
Solution Approach 1:
The device applies local quality differentiation by providing support contact at specific locations (the rails for muscle contact) while creating an unsupported zone (the trough for vertebrae alignment), allowing acupressure therapy to occur at muscle points without compromising spinal shape.
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AI summary
A vertebrae support device. The vertebrae support device includes a base made of a yielding material and having resting surface, a rail side, a first lateral side a second lateral side, a head end, and a foot end. A first rail extends from the rail side of the base from the resting surface of the base and adjacent the first lateral side and having a rounded surface opposite the base. A second rail extends from the rail side of the base from the resting surface of the base and adjacent the second lateral side and having a rounded surface opposite the base, a trough depending between the first and second rails and toward the base at least one inch. A headrest is formed on the head end of the base.