Stackable cushions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023347203-A1
Application number	US-202217730939-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 27, 2022
Priority date	Apr 27, 2022
Publication date	Nov 2, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

Examples of stackable exercise cushions are disclosed. The cushions include a body and are defined by shaped top and bottom surfaces. The shaped top surface has a side-view profile with at least one concave portion and at least one raised portion adjacent to the at least one concave portion such that, from a top view of the body, the at least one raised portion is at a perimeter of the at least one concave portion. The shaped bottom surface has a side-view profile with at least one concave portion underneath the at least one raised portion of the shaped top surface, at least one convex portion underneath the at least one concave portion of the shaped top surface, and at least one flat portion such that, from a bottom view of the body, the at least one flat portion is at a perimeter of the shaped bottom surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A cushion comprising:
a body having a height and a width, and defined by a shaped top surface and a shaped bottom surface, the shaped top surface having a side-view profile along a cross-section of the body comprising at least one concave portion and at least one raised portion adjacent to the at least one concave portion, wherein, from a top view of the body, the at least one raised portion is at a perimeter of the at least one concave portion, and the shaped bottom surface having a side-view profile along the cross-section of the body comprising at least one concave portion underneath the at least one raised portion of the shaped top surface, at least one convex portion underneath the at least one concave portion of the shaped top surface, and at least one substantially flat portion, wherein, from a bottom view of the body, the at least one substantially flat portion is at a perimeter of the shaped bottom surface, wherein the side-view profile of the shaped bottom surface has a nesting fit with the side-view profile of the shaped top surface.

2 . The cushion of claim 1 , wherein, from the bottom view of the body, the shaped bottom surface is circular and the at least one substantially flat portion is around a circumference of the shaped bottom surface.

3 . The cushion of claim 1 , wherein the side-view profile of the shaped top surface further comprises a sloping edge toward the at least one substantially flat portion of the shaped bottom surface.

4 . The cushion of claim 1 , wherein the side-view profile of the shaped top portion comprises two raised portions, and two concave portions connected through a central raised portion, and the side-view profile of the shaped bottom portion comprises two concave portions, and two convex portions connected through a central depressed portion.

5 . The cushion of claim 4 , wherein a height of the central raised portion is lower than a height of the two raised portions of the shaped top surface.

6 . The cushion of claim 4 , wherein a depth of the two concave portions of the shaped bottom surface is more than a depth of the central depression portion.

7 . The cushion of claim 1 , wherein the at least one convex portion of the shaped bottom surface and the at least one substantially flat surface are configured to engage with a surface.

8 . The cushion of claim 1 , wherein, from the top view of the body, the shaped top surface is oblong and from the bottom view of the body, the shaped bottom surface is oblong.

9 . The cushion of claim 1 , wherein, from the top view of the body, the shaped top surface is rectangular and from the bottom view of the body, the shaped bottom surface is rectangular.

10 . The cushion of claim 9 , wherein the shaped top surface comprises two top surface circular or oblong profiles, each of the two top surface profiles having the side-view profile comprising the at least one concave portion and the least one raised portion adjacent to the at least one concave portion, wherein, from the top view of the body, the at least one raised portion is at the perimeter of the at least one concave portion of the top surface circular or oblong profile, and
wherein the shaped bottom surface comprises two bottom surface circular or oblong profiles, each of the two bottom surface profiles having the side-view profile comprising the at least one concave portion underneath the at least one raised portion of the top surface profile, the at least one convex portion underneath the at least one concave portion of the top surface profile, and the at least one substantially flat portion for engaging with the surface, wherein, from the bottom view of the body, the at least one substantially flat portion is at the perimeter of the bottom surface circular or oblong profile.

11 . The cushion of claim 1 , wherein the cushion is made of an elastomeric polymer, a rubber, a foam or any combination thereof.

12 . The cushion of claim 11 , wherein the cushion is made of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA).

13 . The cushion of claim 1 , wherein the cushion comprises one or more first zones and one or more second zones, wherein the one or more first zones are made of a material that is softer than a material of the one or more second zones.

14 . The cushion of claim 13 , wherein the one or more first zones are positioned at the at least one concave portion of the shaped top surface and the one or more second zones are positioned at the at least one raised portion of the shaped top surface.

15 . The cushion of claim 1 , wherein the body comprises two or more different materials, wherein each of the two or more different materials have different densities.

16 . The cushion of claim 15 , wherein at least one of the two or more different materials is engineered as a layer within the body.

17 . The cushion of claim 1 , wherein the body comprises one or more hollows.

18 . The cushion of claim 1 , wherein the cushion is an exercise support.

19 . The cushion of claim 1 , wherein the cushion is a meditation pillow.

20 . The cushion of claim 1 , wherein the cushion is a yoga block.

Assignees

• Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc

Inventors

• Morris Stephen Thomas Caulton
• Yu Colton Kai

Classifications

• A63B21/4037 Primary

  Exercise mats for personal use, with or without hand-grips or foot-grips, e.g. for Yoga or supine floor exercises (mats for absorbing shocks A63B6/00) · CPC title

• A47G9/10 Primary

  Pillows (pillow holders A47C21/00, {A47C21/026}; specially adapted for preventing snoring A61F5/56) · CPC title

• A63B23/1236

  Push-ups in horizontal position, i.e. eccentric movement · CPC title

• A63B2208/0214

  Kneeling · CPC title

• A63B21/4035

  for operation by hand · CPC title