WO2008151740A1

WO2008151740A1 - Sun lounger

Info

Publication number: WO2008151740A1
Application number: PCT/EP2008/004395
Authority: WO
Inventors: Bettina Saborowski
Original assignee: Bettina Saborowski
Priority date: 2007-06-12
Filing date: 2008-05-28
Publication date: 2008-12-18
Also published as: ES2330481T3; DE502007001250D1; EP2002757B1; ATE438318T1; EP2002757A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a sun lounger (10). The invention provides for the sun lounger to comprise a carrier unit (20) with a support surface (70) and an upholstered support (200) that may be placed on and removed from said support surface, wherein the upholstered support has a penetrating recess (250) in the headpiece (210) thereof provided for supporting the head of a person lying on the sun lounger, said recess matching or at least overlapping a corresponding recess (100) in the support surface (70).

Description

description

sunbed

The invention relates to a sun lounger. such

Sunbeds are known for example from German Utility Model 20 2005 002 885 Ul.

With respect to such a sun bed, the invention has for its object to further develop this with respect to a more comfortable lying position.

This object is achieved by a sun lounger with the features of claim 1. Advantageous embodiments of the sun lounger according to the invention are specified in subclaims.

Thereafter, the invention provides that the sun lounger urges a support unit with a support surface and a aufleg- on the support surface and uratable from it, wherein the cushion support is provided in its head portion which is provided for supporting the head of a person lying on the sun lounger, a having continuous recess which mates with a corresponding through recess in the support surface of the carrier unit or at least overlaps therewith.

A significant advantage of the sun lounger according to the invention is the fact that this allows a very comfortable lying on the stomach, namely because the head over the continuous recess or can be inserted into it, so that breathing through the pad and the support unit "through" In contrast to known sun loungers, it is thus possible for the head to assume a position oriented straight down, even if the person lies on his stomach, and it is therefore not necessary for the sun lounger according to the invention to move the head to the right or to swing to the left to create a breathing ability when lying on your stomach.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the sun lounger, it is provided that the opening area of the recess on the person support side intended for supporting a person corresponds in size and contour to approximately the head size and head contour of an average-grown human; With such a choice of size, optimum comfort is achieved.

Preferably, the opening areas of the recess on the two sides of the cushion support are different in size. Such a shape of the recess makes it possible for persons with a relatively large or wide head recording in the upper cushion area and for persons with a smaller head a support between the two pad support sides - that is "down" - created, because smaller heads If, on the other hand, the recess narrows in the direction of the carrier support side of the cushion support, the head is caught in an area between the person supporting side and the carrier support side and in such a way "Middle range" held. In order to achieve that - as described - larger heads above and smaller heads are kept lower down, it is therefore considered advantageous if the opening area of the recess on the person intended to rest a person support page is greater than the opening area on the carrier support side , which is intended to rest on the support surface of the carrier unit.

The described different opening areas can be obtained, for example, that the lateral edges of the recess - seen in cross section - converge. Such a convergence of lateral Flanks of the recess can for example be at least approximately conical.

Particularly preferably, the cushion pad has at least one marking means, which reveals the person support side of the cushion pad and / or the carrier support side of the cushion pad. Such marking means thus make it possible to place the cushion pad on the bearing surface of the carrier unit in the correct direction so that, as explained, the larger opening area of the recess is at the top and the smaller opening area of the recess faces the carrier unit.

Moreover, it is considered advantageous if the marking means of the cushion support are arranged on the carrier support side and also have a fixing function by which the cushion support is held or fastened on the carrier support side. In such an embodiment, the marking means thus have a double function, because they also serve to fix the pad support on the carrier unit and ensure that the recesses in the cushion pad and the carrier unit are always in alignment.

According to a further advantageous embodiment of the sun lounger is provided that it has a pad closure element that is suitable for closing the recess in the cushion pad, wherein the pad closure element is greater on its intended to support a person Personauflage- side than on its insertion side, for insertion the pad closure element is determined in the recess of the cushion pad. The pad closure element thus forms a kind of "cushion plug" with which the pad can be closed, if you do not want to lie with your stomach on the pad, but for example with the

Move. In supine position, the recess in the pad is not helpful, but possibly disturbing, so that closing the recess allows a more comfortable lying.

Particularly preferably, the pad closure element has on its person support side on a bead portion which is formed to support the head or neck to allow even more comfortable lying on the back.

The pad closure element preferably has lateral flanks, which - seen in cross-section - converge. Such a configuration of the lateral flanks ensures that the closure element can not slip or fall through the recess in the cushion support, since the lateral flanks cause blocking of the cushion closure element in the recess.

Particularly preferably, the lateral flanks of the pad closure element extend at least approximately conically.

It is considered to be particularly advantageous if the shape of the cushion closure element in the region of the lateral flanks is at least approximately inverse to the outer shape of the flanks of the recess of the cushion pad to achieve a particularly good fit of the cushion closure element in the recess.

As an invention, a cushion support for a sunbed is also considered, as described above. Such a cushion support according to the invention has a continuous recess in its head section.

In addition, a cushion pad with insertable and removable upholstery closure element for a sunbed - as described above - is considered to be an invention. Such a padded support has a continuous recess in its head section, wherein the padded closure element ment has a matching to the inner shape of the recess, in particular inverse outer shape.

In addition, a support unit for a sun lounger is considered as an invention having a support surface for supporting a aufleg- and detachable cushion pad, the support surface in its head portion which is provided for supporting the head of a person lying on the sun lounger, a through recess having.

The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to embodiments; thereby show exemplarily:

Figure 1 shows an embodiment of a sun lounger in cross section;

FIG. 2 shows the sunbed according to FIG. 1 in a folded position which makes it possible to lie on the stomach, whereby FIG. 2 shows the sunbed in a view from above;

Figure 3 shows a second embodiment of a sun bed, in which the cushion pad is made in one piece;

Figure 4 shows another embodiment of a sun lounger, wherein the sun lounger does not have a folding function;

Figure 5 shows another embodiment of a

Upholstered support for the sun loungers according to the figures 1 to 4 in a longitudinal section;

FIG. 6 shows the cushion pad according to FIG. 5 in a cross section; Figure 7 shows an embodiment of a cushion pad with marking and fixing in longitudinal section;

Figure the pad cover according to Figure 7 in cross section;

FIG. 9 shows a further exemplary embodiment of a padded pad with an associated padding closure element;

Figure 10 shows another embodiment of a cushion pad with pad closure element, wherein the pad closure element and the pad cover are in communication and

Figure 11 shows another embodiment of a cushion pad with associated pad closure element.

For the sake of clarity, the same reference numerals are always used in the figures for identical or similar components.

FIG. 1 shows a first exemplary embodiment of a sunbed according to the invention. The sun bed is marked with the reference numeral 10.

FIG. 1 shows that a carrier unit 20 of FIG

Sunbed 10 is divided into three sections; namely in an upper portion 30, a middle portion 40 and a lower portion 50. The three sections 30, 40 and 50 are connected by joints 60, so that it is possible to pivot the three sections and the sun lounger in any position fold. For example, it is possible to fold the sunbed to this to save space, or to unfold - as shown in the figure 1.

In the illustration according to FIG. 1, the sun bed 10 is in a position in which a person located thereon will essentially sit. Due to the articulated connection of the three sections, however, it is possible to pivot the upper section 30 in such a way that the upper section 30 and the two remaining sections 40 and 50 lie in one plane, so that a planar support surface 70 is formed. On such a flat support surface 70, a person located thereon can lie on his back or on his stomach.

In addition, it can be seen in FIG. 1 that the sunbed 10 can be equipped with legs 75 and with an armrest 80 in order to increase the sitting comfort.

In the upper portion 30, a continuous recess 100 is provided in the support surface 70, which allows a person lying on his stomach to breathe through the recess. A cushion pad of the sunbed 10 located on the support surface 70 is not shown in FIG. 1 for the sake of clarity; However, such a cushion pad has a corresponding recess, as will be explained in more detail below.

FIG. 2 shows the carrier unit 20 of the sun bed 10 according to FIG. 1 in a view from above. One recognizes the continuous recess 100, which is approximately the size and the

Shape or contour of an average head of an average grown man has. In addition, one sees the armrests 80, which are located laterally on the support unit 20 of the sun lounger 10.

To the right of the sun bed 10, an embodiment of a cushion pad 200 of the sun lounger 10 is shown, which can be placed on the support surface 70 of the carrier unit 20. It can be seen that the cushion pad 200 has a head portion 210, a middle portion 220 and a lower portion 230, which are separated by seams 240.

In addition, it can be seen that the cushion pad 200 has a continuous recess 250, which corresponds in terms of its size and its position within the cushion pad 200 of the continuous recess 100 in the carrier unit 20. Thus, if the cushion pad 200 placed on the support surface 70 of the support unit 20, the through recess 250 of the cushion support 200 is at least approximately aligned with the through recess 100 of the support unit 20 so that a person lying on his stomach through the two recesses 250 and 100th can breathe through.

FIG. 3 shows a second exemplary embodiment of a sunbed. In contrast to the first exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 1 and 2, in this exemplary embodiment the cushion support 200 is made in one piece; this means that seams for dividing the cushion pad 200 into different sections are missing. Incidentally, the second embodiment corresponds to the first embodiment according to FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 4 shows a third exemplary embodiment of a sunbed. In this embodiment, the support unit 20 structurally one-piece and not designed collapsible. Similarly, the cushion pad 200 has no segmentation or subdivision.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show the cushion support according to FIG. 4 in longitudinal section (FIG. 5) and in cross-section (FIG. 6). It can be seen, inter alia, the continuous recess 250 which extends through the cushion pad 200 therethrough. An opening area 300 on the persons bearing side 310 of the foam pad 200 is greater than the opposite Publ ^¬ opening area 320 on the support bearing side 330 of the cushion support 200. The respective difference in size between the upper opening face 300 and the lower opening face 320 due to the shaping of the lateral flanks 340 the opening surface 300 and the opening surface 320 connect with each other. It can be seen that the lateral flanks 340 converge or taper, for example conically.

The tapered side flanks allow the cushion pad to be suitable for both persons with a large head circumference and persons with a small head circumference. Namely, a large head will be held up in the recess 250, ie, relatively close to the person support side 310, whereas a smaller head will slip into the recess 250, so that a smaller head will be held by the side flanks 340.

In the figures 7 and 8, a further embodiment of a cushion pad 200 is shown. It can be seen that the padding support has additional marking means 400, which uniquely identify the wearer support side 330 and the personalization side 310 of the cushion support 200. This makes it possible to place the cushion pad 200 in the correct direction on the support unit 20 of the sun bed 10, namely such that the smaller opening surface 320 rests on the support surface 70 of the support unit 20 and the larger opening surface 300 faces upwards or outwards, and so that it faces a person lying on it.

Preferably, the marking means 400 additionally serve as a fixing means in order to achieve a fixing of the cushion pad 200 on the support surface 70. By means of such fixing, it is possible to avoid, at least reduce, slippage of the cushion support on the support surface 70, as a result of which is made sure that the recess 250 of the cushion support and the recess 100 of the support unit 20 are always aligned.

The fixing function of the marking means 400 can be achieved, for example, by designing them as hook-and-loop fastener elements which fit to corresponding counter-Velcro fastening elements on the support surface 70 of the support unit 20.

FIG. 8 once again shows the cushion pad 200 according to FIG. 7 in a cross section.

FIG. 9 shows an exemplary embodiment of an upholstery closure element 500 that can be inserted into the recess 250 of the upholstery support 200 in order to completely close this recess 250. The function of the pad closure element 500 is u. a. in it, also to allow a comfortable lying on the back.

As can be seen in FIG. 9, the upholstery closure element 500 is provided with lateral flanks 510 which converge towards one another and produce a total of at least approximately conical shape of the upholstery closure element 500. Accordingly, the closure surface 520 on the person support side 530 of the pad closure element 500 is larger than the insertion surface 540 on the insertion side 550 of the pad closure element.

The upholstery closure element 500 is preferably designed such that it can be completely inserted into the recess 250 of the cushion support in order to completely close it.

As can be seen in FIG. 9, due to the conical configuration of the upholstery closure element 500 as well as due to the inverse conical configuration of the recess 250, the upholstery closure element 500 is achieved can not slip through the recess 250; rather, it will be blocked in the recess when inserted along the direction of arrow P, so that a secure and firm position of the pad closure element is achieved.

The pad closure member 500 also preferably includes a bead portion 560 that is shaped to hold the head or neck in a comfortable position when lying on the back.

FIG. 10 shows a further exemplary embodiment of a pad closure element 500. In contrast to the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 9, an additional connecting means 600 is present that connects the pad closure element 500 to the pad pad 200 so that the pad closure element 500 can not be lost. The connecting means 600 may be formed, for example, by a connecting band.

FIG. 11 shows a further exemplary embodiment of a pad closure element 500. This is equipped with other connection means 600, namely with hook-and-loop fastener elements 610, which interact with corresponding Velcro fastener elements 620 on the padding support 200 and allow attachment of the padding closure element to the padding support 200, if the latter is not intended to close the recess 250, for example because a person with the stomach would like to lie on the cushion support 200.

The counter Velcro fasteners 620 may be disposed, for example, on the side portion of the cushion pad 200, as shown for example in FIG. 11; instead or additionally, the counter Velcro fastener elements can also be arranged at other locations of the padding support 200, namely, for example, on the person support side 310. LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10 sunbeds

20 carrier unit 30 upper section

40 middle section

50 lower section

60 joints

70 bearing surface 75 legs

80 armrests

100 recess

200 cushion cover

210 head section 220 middle section

230 lower section

240 seams

250 recess

300 upper opening area 310 person support side

320 lower opening area

330 Carrier side

340 flanks

400 marking means 500 upholstery closure element

510 flanks

520 upper closure surface

530 person pad page

540 lower insertion surface 550 lower insertion side

600 connecting means

610 Velcro elements

620 antilock fastener elements

P arrow direction

Claims

claims

1. sun lounger (10), characterized in that the sun lounger comprises a support unit (20) with a support surface (70) and a aufleg- on the support surface and removable pad cover (200), wherein the cushion support in her for supporting the head of a head portion (210) provided on the sun lounger has a continuous recess (250) which mates with a corresponding through recess (100) in the support surface (70) or at least overlaps therewith.

2. Sunbed according to claim 1, characterized in that the opening area (300) of the recess on the person for supporting a person support page (310) corresponds approximately to the head size of an average grown human.

3. Sunlounger according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the opening surfaces (310, 320) of the recess on the two sides (310, 330) of the cushion support are different in size.

4. Sun lounger according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the opening area (300) of the recess on the person for supporting a person-specific page (310) is greater than the opening area (320) on the support support side (330), the support the bearing surface of the carrier unit is determined.

5. Sun bed according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cushion pad has a marking means (400) which allows the person supporting side and / or the carrier supporting side of the cushion pad to be recognized.

6. Sun lounger according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sun lounger has a pad closure element (500) which is suitable for closing the recess in the padding support, wherein the closure element on its person for supporting a person particular person pad side (530) larger is as on its insertion side (550), which is intended for insertion into the recess of the cushion pad.

7. Sun lounger according to claim 6, characterized in that on the passenger support side of the pad closure element a raised area (560), in particular a bead-shaped area, for supporting the head or the neck is present.

8. cushion pad (200) for a sun lounger according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the cushion pad has a continuous recess in its head portion.

9. cushion pad (200) with insertable and removable closure element (500) for a sun lounger according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the cushion pad has a continuous recess in its head portion and wherein the closure element to the inner shape of the recess sende, in particular inverse, outer shape having.

10. carrier unit (20) for a sun bed (10) according to any one of the preceding claims with a support surface for supporting a aufleg- and detachable cushion pad, wherein the support surface provided in her for supporting the head of a person lying on the sun deck head section having continuous recess.