Beds – Support for users body or part thereof – Removable support specially adapted for seating
Patent
1997-09-06
1998-11-24
Dorner, Kenneth J.
Beds
Support for users body or part thereof
Removable support specially adapted for seating
5653, 56553, 5710, A47C 1022
Patent
active
058391401
ABSTRACT:
In a preferred embodiment, an inflatable wheelchair cushion, the cushion including: a base member having a shape complementary to that of a sling-type wheelchair seat; a plurality of fluid-fillable cells rising from the base member, top surfaces of the cells, when the cells are filled with fluid to one or more desired pressures, defining a generally flat seating surface; and means to introduce pressurized fluid to the cells or zoned groups of the cells.
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Conley Fredrick
Crozier John H.
Dorner Kenneth J.
Geomarine Systems, Inc.
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