EquaGel – General

THE GENERAL EquaGel™

The General is 5.08cm (2 inches) of patented EquaGel™ with a 1.90cm (0.75'') trochanter that's bucket-sculpted in for stability and comfort.

Key Features

• 100% EquaGel™
• 5.08cm (2”) tall EquaGel™ in two stages.
• The top layer is a thin wall gel and a tight grid for a comfort layer.
• The bottom layer is a thicker wall gel and a wide grid for deep posture support.
• The pelvic area of the cushion is contoured to more evenly distribute a user’s weight than other cushions while retaining 3.17cm (1.25”) of buckling gel under the pressure points.
• Fluid resistant, Vapour permeable, flame resistant cover.

About EquaGel

EquaGel™ is a dry-polymer gel, almost rubbery to the touch. It has unbelievable tensile and compression strength and incredible durability, but these are not what make EquaGel™ special.

• Its most amazing feature is the column buckling. Simply put, column buckling refers to the way EquaGel™ behaves under weight. Each wall of gel is capable of supporting only a light load. When that threshold is exceeded, the wall of gel buckles into the hollow area between walls and passes the weight to the surrounding walls for support.
• This “buckling and weight-passing” happens instantly and repeatedly until the maximum surface area of pressing weight is evenly supported by largely equalised pressure (hence our name, EquaPressure).
• The peak pressure points of the ischial tuberosities and the coccyx/sacrum buckle into the EquaGel™ feeling almost as if they are free floating within the cushion while the thighs and buttock of the user are supported.
• Each cushion also utilises a two-stage buckling approach. The top of the cushion has a small grid of gel that is extra sensitive to pressure needs. This is the comfort layer. This top layer buckles easily and allows the parts of a user that need support to sink into the lower layer (the support layer) while holding the rest of the user up in good posture.
• Some of our cushions also feature a pelvic contour. This gentle contouring mimics the natural sitting shape and further distributes pressure away from sensitive areas.