Abstract: A customized seat cushion for the human body comprises securable, removable supports which are used in combination with a shaped tray and a pad containing a fluid filling material. In the preferred embodiment, the supports are fastened to selected contours of the shaped tray, and the surface presented by the supports and shaped tray are covered by the pad which is fastened to the exposed surfaces of the tray and pads to form a customized seat cushion.

Abstract: A light-weight, low-profile seat cushion is attached to a body engaging sling. The cushion includes a foam base having a dished out central portion, and an envelope, partially filled with fluid, positioned over the dished out portion of the base. In the preferred embodiment, a self-supporting back support is attached to the rear of the seat cushion.

Abstract: A hemorrhoid supporting pad assembly comprises a pad on a supporting surface which may be a seat cushion assembly. The pad is formed from a flexible envelope partially filled with a fluid. The pad is positioned on the supporting surface beneath a seated person. Lateral portions of the envelope containing the fluid extend beneath the seated person. The weight of the seated person causes the fluid in the lateral portions of the envelope to flow toward the central region of the envelope, where the fluid is forced upwardly, beneath the anus, to support the hemorroid.

Abstract: A flowable, pressure-compensating material, confined in an envelope, comprises a flowable, continuous-phase of oil having dispersed therein discrete hollow microbeads and a colloidal silica. The pressure-compensating material, which is flowable in response to continuously applied pressure, but is essentially non-flowable in the absence of pressure, is relatively insensitive to temperature variations.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a seat cushion for the human body which comprises a pad comprising a flexible envelope containing a fluid filling material, which pad is adapted to be used in combination with a shaped tray. In the preferred embodiment, the envelope of the pad is an extensible elastomeric material or the upper surface of the pad comprises excess material, and the pad is partitioned or segmented to limit the flow of the fluid filling material in selected areas of the pad.

Abstract: A hemorrhoid supporting pad, preferably associated with a seat cushion assembly, is formed from a flexible envelope partially filled with a fluid. The pad is positioned beneath a seated person. Portions of the envelope extend beneath the ischial tuberosities of the seated person, which causes the fluid in the envelope to flow into the central region of the envelope, where the fluid is forced upwardly beneath the anus to support the hemorrhoid.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a seat cushion for the human body which comprises a pad comprising a flexible envelope containing a fluid filling material, which pad is adapted to be used in combination with a shaped tray. In the preferred embodiment, the envelope of the pad is an extensible elastomeric material or the upper surface of the pad comprises excess material, and the pad is partitioned or segmented to limit the flow of the fluid filling material in selected areas of the pad.