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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 1977
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1975
Gerard T Hogan, Southington, CT (US);
Universal Oil Products Company, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Abstract
Laminated cushion formed of a plurality of alternating, relatively rigid and relatively soft layers of resilient foam has a higher compression rate in the direction of an axis parallel to the planes of the layers than in the transverse direction. Thus, when the cushion is positioned with the planes of the layers arranged vertically, the cushion is usable as an armrest. When it is positioned with the planes of the layers arranged horizontally, it is usable as a pillow. In a modification, the cushion can be added to the side of a conventional armrest on an aircraft passenger seat to increase the width thereof while being easily compressed sideways to accommodate larger framed passengers.