US2010078977A1PendingUtilityA1

Posture trainer

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Assignee: GLYCK GORDONPriority: Sep 30, 2008Filed: Sep 30, 2009Published: Apr 1, 2010
Est. expirySep 30, 2028(~2.2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Gordon Glyck
A47C 7/425
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Abstract

An article of manufacture, comprising: a thoracic support; and means for maintaining the thoracic support on a chair. The invention of the present application trains the user to properly align the thoracic area of the spine.

Claims

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1 . An article of manufacture, comprising:
 a thoracic support; and   means for maintaining the thoracic support on a chair.   
   
   
       2 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the thoracic support is inflatable. 
   
   
       3 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the means for maintaining the thoracic support is a strap which secures the thoracic support to a chair. 
   
   
       4 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the means for maintaining the thoracic support is a support section having first and second ends, with the thoracic support disposed on the first end and the second end is supported by a chair seat. 
   
   
       5 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the thoracic support has at least a portion that is semi-spherical. 
   
   
       6 . The article of  claim 4 , wherein the thoracic support and the support section are unitary. 
   
   
       7 . The article of  claim 6 , wherein the article is inflatable. 
   
   
       8 . The article of  claim 4 , wherein the thoracic support has a width and the second end has a width and the thoracic support width is about the same as the second end width. 
   
   
       9 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the thoracic support has a thickness of between 1.5 and 6 inches. 
   
   
       10 . The article of  claim 8 , wherein the article has an overall length of between 15 and 21 inches. 
   
   
       11 . An article of manufacture, comprising:
 an inflatable thoracic support; and   means for maintaining the thoracic support on a chair;   wherein the thoracic support is maintained at a height proximate to a thoracic region of a user's spine.   
   
   
       12 . The article of  claim 11 , wherein the means for maintaining the thoracic support is a strap which secures the thoracic support to a chair. 
   
   
       13 . The article of  claim 11 , wherein the means for maintaining the thoracic support is a support section having first and second ends, with the thoracic support disposed on the first end and the second end supported by a chair seat. 
   
   
       14 . The article of  claim 11 , wherein the thoracic support has at least a portion that is semi-spherical. 
   
   
       15 . The article of  claim 13 , wherein the thoracic support and the support section are unitary. 
   
   
       16 . The article of  claim 13 , wherein the thoracic support has a width and the second end has a width and the thoracic support width is about the same as the second end width. 
   
   
       17 . The article of  claim 11 , wherein the thoracic support has a thickness of between 1.5 and 6 inches. 
   
   
       18 . The article of  claim 13 , wherein the article has an overall length of between 15 and 21 inches.

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