SUPPORT HARNESS FOR PROVIDING POSTURAL SUPPORT TO A CHAIR USER

摘要

According to the present invention there is provided a support harness (10) attachable to a chair, said support harness being adapted to provide support for the pelvis, hips and sacrum of a chair user, thus providing postural support to the chair user. The harness can be used in combination with a chair to ensure correct support and posture of children and adults of all sizes. A range of harnesses of different sizes may be provided to enable a wide variety of sizes of person to be correctly supported on a particular chair. In one embodiment said support harness comprises a base portion (12) adapted to rest on a seat portion of a chair and to be sat upon by the chair user, side portions (14, 16) extending from opposite sides of the base portion (12) to extend on either side of the user's hips, and a back portion (18) extending from a rear side of the base portion (12) to overlie at least a sacral region of the chair user.