Seating Support

Abstract

A fluid filled seat support comprising a bladder, a seat and a rigid or semi-rigid partition therebetween. The seat support allows free proprioceptive motion of user's body on the bladder but prevents the bladder from conforming to user's body, which, in many cases, will significantly improve user's comfort.

1 . A seat assembly comprising:
 a bladder for being filled with a fluid, and   a rigid or semi-rigid partitioning means associated with the bladder, the partitioning means disposed to separate the bladder from a user's body when the user sits on the seat assembly.   
     
     
         2 . The seat assembly according to  claim 1  further comprising a seating element that is associated with the partitioning means on the opposite side thereof relative to the bladder. 
     
     
         3 . The seat assembly according to  claim 1  wherein the bladder and the partitioning means are connected separably to each other. 
     
     
         4 . The seat assembly according to  claim 1  wherein the bladder and the partitioning means are fixedly secured to each other. 
     
     
         5 . The seat assembly according to  claim 2  wherein the seating element is integrated with the partitioning element. 
     
     
         6 . The seat assembly according to  claim 2  wherein the seating element, the partitioning element and the bladder are separably connected to each other. 
     
     
         7 . The seat assembly according to  claim 2  wherein the seating element, the partitioning element and the bladder are integrated or fixedly secured together. 
     
     
         8 . The seat assembly according to  claim 1  with at least one corded or cordless motion sensor associated with the bladder and/or the partitioning element. 
     
     
         9 . The seat assembly according to  claim 2  with at least one corded or cordless motion sensor associated with the bladder and/or the partitioning element and/or the seating element. 
     
     
         10 . The seat assembly according to  claim 3  wherein the bladder and the partitioning means are connected separably to each other, with one or a plurality of corded or cordless motion sensors associated with the bladder and/or the partitioning element. 
     
     
         11 . The seat assembly according to  claim 4  wherein the bladder and the partitioning means are fixedly secured to each other, with one or a plurality of corded or cordless motion sensors associated with the bladder and/or the partitioning element. 
     
     
         12 . The seat assembly according to  claim 5  wherein the seating element is integrated with the partitioning element, with one or a plurality of corded or cordless motion sensors associated with the bladder and/or the partitioning element and/or the seating element. 
     
     
         13 . The seat assembly according to  claim 6  wherein the seating element, the partitioning element and the bladder are separably connected to each other, with one or a plurality of corded or cordless motion sensors associated with the bladder and/or the partitioning element and/or the seating element. 
     
     
         14 . The seat assembly according to  claim 7  wherein the seating element, the partitioning element and the bladder are integrated or fixedly secured together, with one or a plurality of corded or cordless motion sensors associated with the bladder and/or the partitioning element and/or the seating element.