Beds – Support means for discrete portion of user – useable with bed... – Simultaneous support for multiple body portions
Patent
1996-11-08
1997-12-16
Trettel, Michael F.
Beds
Support means for discrete portion of user, useable with bed...
Simultaneous support for multiple body portions
56555, 5657, 5490, A47C 2000
Patent
active
056971125
ABSTRACT:
A therapy pillow comprising a wedge-shaped resilient foam element having a planar recess in the medial portion of the top surface thereof. A flexible plastic container adapted to be sealingly filled with a fluid snugly fits into the planar recess of the foam element so as to be substantially coplanar with the top surface thereof when filled with a suitable fluid such as water.
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Colavito Barbara J.
Muntendam Pieter
Dadswell Charles E.
Glaxo Wellcome Inc.
Trettel Michael F.
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