Composite Seat Cushion

Abstract

A composite seat cushion includes a high-resiliency inner foam core, at least one gel-infused memory foam layer extending over at least a portion of a top surface of the inner foam core, and a first down proof tick layer positioned on top of the gel-infused memory foam layer.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A composite seat cushion for use with an article of furniture, the seat cushion comprising:
 a high-resiliency inner foam core having a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least one side surface;   at least one gel-infused memory foam layer extending over at least a portion of the top surface; and   a first down proof tick layer positioned on top of the at least one gel-infused memory foam layer.   
     
     
         2 . The composite seat cushion of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one gel-infused memory foam layer has a thickness of about  1  inch. 
     
     
         3 . The composite seat cushion of  claim 1 , wherein the first down proof tick layer includes a fill material comprising a blend of fiber material with at least one of duck feather or down. 
     
     
         4 . The composite seat cushion of  claim 3 , wherein the first down proof tick layer comprises a plurality of channels for maintaining even distribution of the fill material. 
     
     
         5 . The composite seat cushion of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the gel-infused memory foam layer is adhered to the inner foam core, or the first down proof tick layer is adhered to the gel-infused memory foam layer. 
     
     
         6 . The composite seat cushion of  claim 5 , wherein the at least one gel-infused memory foam layer is adhered to the top surface of the inner foam core by glue. 
     
     
         7 . The composite seat cushion of  claim 5 , wherein the first down proof tick layer is adhered to the top of the at least one gel-infused memory foam layer by glue. 
     
     
         8 . The composite seat cushion of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one gel-infused memory foam layer further extends over at least a portion of the bottom surface. 
     
     
         9 . The composite seat cushion of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one gel-infused memory foam layer comprises a first gel-infused memory foam layer extending over at least a portion of the top surface and a second gel-infused memory foam layer extending over at least a portion of the bottom surface, and further comprising a second down proof tick layer positioned on the bottom of the second gel-infused memory foam layer. 
     
     
         10 . The composite seat cushion of  claim 1 , further comprising a cushion casing for encasing the seat cushion, wherein the cushion casing includes a side panel having a width dimension and a length dimension. 
     
     
         11 . The composite seat cushion of  claim 10 , wherein the thickness of the inner foam core is substantially equal to the width dimension of the side panel of the cushion casing. 
     
     
         12 . A method of constructing a composite seat cushion, comprising:
 providing a high-resiliency inner foam core having a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least one side surface;   positioning at least one gel-infused memory foam layer over at least a portion of the top surface; and   positioning a first down proof tick layer on top of the at least one gel-infused memory foam layer.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising adhering at least one of the gel-infused memory foam layer to the inner foam core or the first down proof tick layer to the gel-infused memory foam layer. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising positioning the at least one gel-infused memory foam layer over at least a portion of the bottom surface. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the step of positioning at least one gel-infused memory foam layer includes positioning a first gel-infused memory foam layer over at least a portion of the top surface and positioning a second gel-infused memory layer over at least a portion of the bottom surface, and further comprising positioning a second down proof tick layer on the bottom of the second gel-infused memory foam layer. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising encasing the seat cushion within a cushion casing having a side panel defined by a width dimension that is substantially equal to a thickness of the inner foam core.