Patents Assigned to Ooltewah Manufacturing Company
  • Patent number: 6012188
    Abstract: A seat cushion with a carrying handle has a multi-cellular foam interior structure for holding and releasing air encased within an air impermiable covering and at least one valve member secured to the covering and having a conduit extending through the covering into the foam. The handle may span a front indented portion in which the valve is located so as to span the valve. The cushion may have a second valve permitting air to enter into but not exit from the foam so as to re-inflate the cushion gradually. The first valve permits air to exit the foam when it is open while a compressible force is applied to the foam. Thus, when a person sits on the cushion and opens the valve, air within the cellular structure of the foam is expelled in accordance with the force applied and the foam is shaped to that of the user's compression applying members. The second valve permits re-inflation of the cushion gradually if the user fails to open or actuate the first valve when removed from the cushion for an extended time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Ooltewah Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Jerry Daniels, Michael E Simonson, Keith E. Grove