Adjustable armrest cushion

Abstract

A releasably attachable cushion that can be used with chair armrests, seat armrests, and other types of support structures, to provide extra cushion support for the user's arm. The cushion has a cushioning layer that is enclosed in the outer covering. A skirt with a tightening strap is extends below the outer covering. The tightening strap allows a user to adjust and securely apply the cushion to armrests of various shapes and sizes without unduly compressing the cushioning layer.

I, claim:  
     
         1 . A cushion for removable attachment to an arm of a chair, the cushion comprising: 
 an outer covering;    a cushion layer contained in the outer covering;    a skirt attached to the outer covering, the skirt having a tightening mechanism to detachably attach the cushion to the arm of a chair.    
     
     
         2 . The cushion of  claim 1 , wherein the first layer is made of soft material to provide cushion support.  
     
     
         3 . The cushion of  claim 1 , wherein the outer covering completely surrounds the cushion layer and has a top portion, side portions, and a bottom portion.  
     
     
         4 . The cushion of  claim 3 , wherein the bottom portion has a non-slippery surface.  
     
     
         5 . The cushion of  claim 3 , wherein the skirt is affixed in the vicinity an interface between the side portion and the bottom portion.  
     
     
         6 . The cushion of  claim 3 , wherein the skirt extends from a vicinity of an interface between the side portion and the bottom portion, and has a tunnel formed along at least a portion of the lower portion of the skirt, and wherein the tightening mechanism comprises a pull strap located in the tunnel, which pull strap can be cinched to draw in the skirt.  
     
     
         7 . The cushion of  claim 6 , wherein the skirt extends around a perimeter of the interface between the side portion and the bottom portion.  
     
     
         8 . The cushion of  claim 6 , wherein the tightening mechanism further comprising a cinch lock on the pull strap to retain the cinching of the skirt.  
     
     
         9 . The cushion of  claim 1 , wherein the outer cover further comprising an access opening to permit the cushion layer to be removed.  
     
     
         10 . The cushion of  claim 9 , wherein the access opening has a zipper.  
     
     
         11 . A cushion for removable attachment to an arm of a chair, the cushion comprising: 
 a cushion layer;    an outer covering outer covering completely surrounding the cushion layer and having a top portion, side portions, and a bottom portion with an outer, non-slippery surface;    a skirt attached to the outer covering, the skirt having a tightening mechanism to detachably attach the cushion to the arm of a chair.    
     
     
         12 . The cushion of  claim 11 , wherein the skirt is affixed in the vicinity an interface between the side portion and the bottom portion.  
     
     
         13 . The cushion of  claim 11 , wherein the skirt extends from a vicinity of an interface between the side portion and the bottom portion, and has a tunnel formed along a lower portion of the skirt, and wherein the tightening mechanism comprises a pull strap located in the tunnel, which pull strap can be cinched to draw in the skirt.  
     
     
         14 . A cushion for removable attachment to an arm of a chair, the cushion comprising: 
 a cushion layer having a top and a bottom, the bottom having a perimeter edge;    an outer covering that surrounds the cushion layer;    a skirt attached to the outer covering in the vicinity of the perimeter edge, the skirt having a tightening mechanism to detachably attach the cushion to the arm of a chair.    
     
     
         15 . The cushion of  claim 14 , wherein a bottom surface of the outer covering has a non-slippery surface.  
     
     
         16 . The cushion of  claim 14 , wherein the skirt has a tunnel formed along at least a portion of the lower portion of the skirt, and wherein the tightening mechanism comprises a pull strap located in the tunnel, which pull strap can be cinched to draw in the skirt.  
     
     
         17 . The cushion of  claim 16 , wherein the tightening mechanism further comprising a cinch lock on the pull strap to retain the cinching of the skirt.