Beds – Mattress – Having confined gas
Patent
1994-08-05
1996-08-06
Trettel, Michael F.
Beds
Mattress
Having confined gas
5658, 5914, 5713, 5738, A61G 704
Patent
active
055421369
ABSTRACT:
A portable mattress system has a mattress unit, a control unit, and a control panel. The mattress unit has a plurality of sleeves with transverse openings which each receive an elongate bladder, and has in a foot section a recess that can receive the control unit. A coupling arrangement detachably operatively couples the control unit to the mattress unit. The control panel is flat and thin and is coupled to the control unit by a cable. An arrangement is provided to support the mattress unit on the control unit when the mattress unit is in a deflated condition, and the control unit has rotatable wheels and a handle for facilitating easy transport of the entire mattress system to or from a bed.
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Stryker Corporation
Trettel Michael F.
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