GB969367A - Improvements in inflatable mattresses, pillows and cushions - Google Patents

Improvements in inflatable mattresses, pillows and cushions

Info

Publication number
GB969367A
GB969367A GB8366/62A GB836662A GB969367A GB 969367 A GB969367 A GB 969367A GB 8366/62 A GB8366/62 A GB 8366/62A GB 836662 A GB836662 A GB 836662A GB 969367 A GB969367 A GB 969367A
Authority
GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
pillows
cushions
inflatable mattresses
inflatable
tubes
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
GB8366/62A
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Individual
Original Assignee
Individual
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual
Priority to GB8366/62A priority Critical patent/GB969367A/en
Priority to FR987397A priority patent/FR1406944A/en
Priority to US394866A priority patent/US3303518A/en
Publication of GB969367A publication Critical patent/GB969367A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C27/00—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas
    • A47C27/08—Fluid mattresses or cushions
    • A47C27/10—Fluid mattresses or cushions with two or more independently-fillable chambers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C27/00—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas
    • A47C27/08—Fluid mattresses or cushions
    • A47C27/081—Fluid mattresses or cushions of pneumatic type
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C27/00—Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas
    • A47C27/08—Fluid mattresses or cushions
    • A47C27/081—Fluid mattresses or cushions of pneumatic type
    • A47C27/082—Fluid mattresses or cushions of pneumatic type with non-manual inflation, e.g. with electric pumps
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S5/00—Beds
    • Y10S5/91—Beds with suction means

Landscapes

  • Mattresses And Other Support Structures For Chairs And Beds (AREA)
  • Invalid Beds And Related Equipment (AREA)

Abstract

969,367. Inflatable mattresses. G. INGRAM. Jan. 30, 1963 [March 5, 1962], No. 8366/62. Heading A4M. An inflatable mattress of air-tight plastic has a top 1, a similar bottom sides 2 and ends 3 and is divided interiorly by webs 5 into compartments 4 each provided with air tubes 6, 6a so that each compartment may be separately inflated or deflated by means of a compressor or pump (not shown). The inflation or deflation is controlled by a panel 8 having buttons 7, 7a which operate switches or which may be as in Fig. 5 screws for strangling or opening the tubes 6, 6a in central box 9.
GB8366/62A 1962-03-05 1962-03-05 Improvements in inflatable mattresses, pillows and cushions Expired GB969367A (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB8366/62A GB969367A (en) 1962-03-05 1962-03-05 Improvements in inflatable mattresses, pillows and cushions
FR987397A FR1406944A (en) 1962-03-05 1964-09-08 Inflatable support for human body, such as air mattress
US394866A US3303518A (en) 1962-03-05 1964-09-08 Inflatable mattresses, pillows and cushions

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB8366/62A GB969367A (en) 1962-03-05 1962-03-05 Improvements in inflatable mattresses, pillows and cushions
FR987397A FR1406944A (en) 1962-03-05 1964-09-08 Inflatable support for human body, such as air mattress
US394866A US3303518A (en) 1962-03-05 1964-09-08 Inflatable mattresses, pillows and cushions

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB969367A true GB969367A (en) 1964-09-09

Family

ID=45932746

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB8366/62A Expired GB969367A (en) 1962-03-05 1962-03-05 Improvements in inflatable mattresses, pillows and cushions

Country Status (3)

Country Link
US (1) US3303518A (en)
FR (1) FR1406944A (en)
GB (1) GB969367A (en)

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1554160B1 (en) * 1965-10-18 1972-05-31 Uniroyal Ltd Underlay mattresses, in particular for medical or operative purposes
GB2134382A (en) * 1983-02-10 1984-08-15 Rodney Lyall Body support system
GB2169195A (en) * 1985-01-07 1986-07-09 Whittaker Gen Medical Corp Inflatable bed patient mattress
US5594963A (en) * 1992-08-20 1997-01-21 Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Pressure relief air mattress and related system
US5606754A (en) 1989-03-09 1997-03-04 Ssi Medical Services, Inc. Vibratory patient support system
US5983429A (en) 1994-02-15 1999-11-16 Stacy; Richard B. Method and apparatus for supporting and for supplying therapy to a patient
US8429774B2 (en) 2009-08-31 2013-04-30 Hill-Rom Industries Sa Lateral tilt device
CN108348074A (en) * 2015-11-18 2018-07-31 兰塔尔纺织品有限公司 Pneumatic pad with pump unit

Families Citing this family (78)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3394415A (en) * 1966-04-06 1968-07-30 Buster A. Parker Pressure pad with independent cells
US3479087A (en) * 1967-08-28 1969-11-18 Wilbur A Burke Pneumatic powered seat erector for an invalid
CA901185A (en) * 1969-01-09 1972-05-23 P. Nail Walter Inflatable load supporting structures
US3667075A (en) * 1970-02-24 1972-06-06 Wesley D Ballard Mattress spring bellows assembly as for hospitals, and the like
GB1341325A (en) * 1971-07-09 1973-12-19 Scales J T Inflatable support appliance
US3802004A (en) * 1971-12-29 1974-04-09 J Whitney Fluid containing mattress
GB1442994A (en) * 1972-07-21 1976-07-21 Watkins Watson Ltd Support appliances such as beds
GB1394389A (en) * 1972-08-11 1975-05-14 Universal Oil Prod Co Back supports
US4258706A (en) * 1978-11-17 1981-03-31 Shank Donald C Muscle-relaxing reclining chair
US4394784A (en) * 1981-07-08 1983-07-26 Dial-A-Firm International, Inc. Air bed with firmness control
US4897890A (en) * 1983-01-05 1990-02-06 Walker Robert A Air control system for air bed
US4829616A (en) * 1985-10-25 1989-05-16 Walker Robert A Air control system for air bed
US5802645A (en) * 1984-12-17 1998-09-08 Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Low air loss bag for patient support
US5152021A (en) * 1984-12-17 1992-10-06 Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Low air loss bag for patient support system
US4788729A (en) * 1985-04-14 1988-12-06 Walker Robert A Air mattress with audible pressure relief valve
US4679264A (en) * 1985-05-06 1987-07-14 Mollura Carlos A Airbed mattress including a regulated, controllable air reservoir therefor
DE3530878A1 (en) * 1985-08-29 1987-03-12 Huelsta Werke Huels Kg CONTROL UNIT FOR THE AIR TUBES OF A BED
US4768249A (en) * 1985-12-30 1988-09-06 Ssi Medical Services, Inc. Patient support structure
US4949413A (en) * 1985-12-30 1990-08-21 Ssi Medical Services, Inc. Low air loss bed
US5051673A (en) * 1985-12-30 1991-09-24 Goodwin Vernon L Patient support structure
US4745647A (en) * 1985-12-30 1988-05-24 Ssi Medical Services, Inc. Patient support structure
CA1277783C (en) * 1986-01-21 1990-12-11 Robert A. Walker Air mattress with filler check valve assembly
CA1309560C (en) * 1986-09-09 1992-11-03 John H. Vrzalik Method and apparatus for alternating pressure of a low air loss patient support system
US4737999A (en) * 1987-02-02 1988-04-19 Jabiru Incorporated Maternity mattress
US4915124A (en) * 1988-03-30 1990-04-10 Jasco Products, Inc. Bladder pressure control system and method
US4953247A (en) * 1988-05-09 1990-09-04 Hasty Charles E Air-operated body support device
CA1328314C (en) * 1988-06-10 1994-04-05 Paul Chamberland Inflatable air mattress
US4995124A (en) * 1988-10-20 1991-02-26 Sustena, Inc. Constant pressure load bearing air chamber
US4895352A (en) * 1989-01-09 1990-01-23 Simmons Company Mattress or cushion spring array
US5168589A (en) * 1989-04-17 1992-12-08 Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Pressure reduction air mattress and overlay
US5105488A (en) * 1990-04-18 1992-04-21 Simmons Company Bedding configuration having variable support characteristics
US5502855A (en) * 1990-11-01 1996-04-02 Graebe; Robert H. Zoned cellular cushion
US5070559A (en) * 1991-01-08 1991-12-10 New Era Marketing, Ltd. Adjustable spinal support
US5072468A (en) * 1991-01-22 1991-12-17 Biologics, Inc. Flotation therapy bed for preventing decubitus ulcers
US5113539A (en) * 1991-07-31 1992-05-19 Strell Brian M Adjustable firmness coil spring mattress with inflatable tubes
US5787531A (en) * 1994-07-08 1998-08-04 Pepe; Michael Francis Inflatable pad or mattress
US5497520A (en) * 1994-07-11 1996-03-12 Kunz; Richard D. Inflatable leg and foot support
US5425147A (en) * 1994-07-29 1995-06-20 Supplee; Ronald L. Adjustable air cushion maternity mattress
US5487197A (en) * 1994-08-05 1996-01-30 Iskra, Jr.; Joseph W. Pneumatic wheelchair cushion
US5581828A (en) * 1994-09-19 1996-12-10 Price Manufacturing, Inc. Air flotation insert for wooden waterbed frame
US5678265A (en) * 1996-01-11 1997-10-21 Meyer; Kenneth G. Inflatable cushion
US5658050A (en) * 1996-01-11 1997-08-19 Milsco Manufacturing Company Vehicle seat with inflatable bladder
US6021533A (en) 1997-08-25 2000-02-08 Hill-Rom, Inc. Mattress apparatus having a siderail down sensor
WO1999042070A1 (en) 1998-02-20 1999-08-26 Sand Therapeutic, Inc. Therapeutic support for the reduction of decubitus ulcers
US6519797B1 (en) * 1999-08-10 2003-02-18 Dynamic Contours Llc Self adjusting, contouring cushioning system
US6941602B2 (en) 1999-08-10 2005-09-13 Dynamic Contours, Llc Self adjusting, contouring cushioning system
US6487739B1 (en) 2000-06-01 2002-12-03 Crown Therapeutics, Inc. Moisture drying mattress with separate zone controls
US6537003B1 (en) 2000-08-21 2003-03-25 Michael David Rostoker Load restraint system and method
US6687936B2 (en) 2001-01-18 2004-02-10 Roho, Inc. Valve for zoned cellular cushion
WO2002065004A1 (en) 2001-01-18 2002-08-22 Roho, Inc. Valve for zoned cellular cushion
US6990700B2 (en) * 2001-06-22 2006-01-31 Team Worldwide Corporation Inflatable product provided with electric air pump
DE10151984C5 (en) * 2001-10-22 2008-07-17 Map Medizin-Technologie Gmbh Application device for a breathing mask arrangement
EP1545345A1 (en) * 2002-08-08 2005-06-29 Hill-Rom Services, Inc. Mattress
US10512575B2 (en) * 2007-02-06 2019-12-24 Deka Products Limited Partnership Dynamic support apparatus
US7469436B2 (en) * 2004-04-30 2008-12-30 Hill-Rom Services, Inc. Pressure relief surface
US7557718B2 (en) * 2004-04-30 2009-07-07 Hill-Rom Services, Inc. Lack of patient movement monitor and method
JP2008505663A (en) * 2004-04-30 2008-02-28 タクテクス・コントロールズ・インコーポレイテッド Body support device having automatic pressure controller and body support method
US7464425B2 (en) 2004-08-04 2008-12-16 Hill-Rom Services, Inc. Hospital bed
US7260860B2 (en) * 2004-08-04 2007-08-28 Hill-Rom Services, Inc. Mattress system for a hospital bed
US20060252360A1 (en) * 2005-04-14 2006-11-09 Mitchneck James A Aircraft cabin pressurization control apparatus
US8117701B2 (en) 2005-07-08 2012-02-21 Hill-Rom Services, Inc. Control unit for patient support
US9707141B2 (en) 2005-07-08 2017-07-18 Hill-Rom Services, Inc. Patient support
EP1906793B1 (en) 2005-07-08 2016-10-26 Hill-Rom Services, Inc. Pressure control for a hospital bed
EP2937070B1 (en) 2005-07-26 2017-02-22 Hill-Rom Services, Inc. System and method of controlling an air mattress
US8104122B2 (en) * 2005-12-19 2012-01-31 Hill-Rom Services, Inc. Patient support having an extendable foot section
US8033600B2 (en) * 2007-05-29 2011-10-11 Ergoair, Inc. Seat system with shock- and vibration-reducing bladders
US20090144903A1 (en) * 2007-12-06 2009-06-11 Delvaux Andrew B Cpr facilitating mattress
EP2575723B1 (en) 2010-06-02 2014-12-31 TouchSensor Technologies, LLC Therapeutic support device allowing capillary blood flow
WO2012048042A2 (en) 2010-10-05 2012-04-12 Touchsensor Technologies, Llc Support apparatus, system and method
US8671487B2 (en) * 2011-09-12 2014-03-18 Douglas Allen Dewell Air mattress having only two inflate/deflate ports for inflating four or six separate bladders
US8973186B2 (en) 2011-12-08 2015-03-10 Hill-Rom Services, Inc. Optimization of the operation of a patient-support apparatus based on patient response
US20140202557A1 (en) * 2013-01-22 2014-07-24 Marian Paulette Bullin Alternating air pressure relief cushion for a sitting apparatus
US9801767B2 (en) * 2013-03-14 2017-10-31 Kap Medical, Inc. Patient support apparatus and method
US20140345058A1 (en) * 2013-05-21 2014-11-27 SEC Medical Development, Inc. Pressure Monitoring and Management Cushion System And Method Of Use
DE102014217429B4 (en) * 2014-09-01 2017-05-18 Conti Temic Microelectronic Gmbh Pressure medium distributor, pneumatic adjustment arrangement for a vehicle seat, vehicle seat and method for producing a pressure medium distributor for a pneumatic adjustment arrangement
US10555848B2 (en) * 2017-04-29 2020-02-11 Harikrishan S. Sachdev Portable cushion and method of use
US11273093B1 (en) 2019-08-06 2022-03-15 Ensure-A-Seal, Inc. Deflating rectangular bag with release valve, and method for use to lower a casket into a front- or side-facing subterranean crypt
DE102020104615A1 (en) 2020-02-21 2021-08-26 Faurecia Autositze Gmbh Valve device and valve system equipped therewith, as well as control device contained therein for fluid flow control

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2814053A (en) * 1954-09-02 1957-11-26 Burton Dixie Corp Inflatable mattress
US2998817A (en) * 1959-08-07 1961-09-05 Gary Armstrong Stebbins Inflatable massaging and cooling mattress
US3209719A (en) * 1963-03-01 1965-10-05 Eugene J Christopher Surface propelling system

Cited By (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1554160B1 (en) * 1965-10-18 1972-05-31 Uniroyal Ltd Underlay mattresses, in particular for medical or operative purposes
GB2134382A (en) * 1983-02-10 1984-08-15 Rodney Lyall Body support system
GB2169195A (en) * 1985-01-07 1986-07-09 Whittaker Gen Medical Corp Inflatable bed patient mattress
US5606754A (en) 1989-03-09 1997-03-04 Ssi Medical Services, Inc. Vibratory patient support system
US6098222A (en) 1989-03-09 2000-08-08 Hill-Rom Company, Inc. Vibratory patient support system
US6820640B2 (en) 1989-03-09 2004-11-23 Hill-Rom Services, Inc. Vibratory patient support system
US5594963A (en) * 1992-08-20 1997-01-21 Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Pressure relief air mattress and related system
US5983429A (en) 1994-02-15 1999-11-16 Stacy; Richard B. Method and apparatus for supporting and for supplying therapy to a patient
US8429774B2 (en) 2009-08-31 2013-04-30 Hill-Rom Industries Sa Lateral tilt device
US8601622B1 (en) 2009-08-31 2013-12-10 Hill-Rom Industries S.A. Patient support apparatus including a lateral tilt device
CN108348074A (en) * 2015-11-18 2018-07-31 兰塔尔纺织品有限公司 Pneumatic pad with pump unit

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
US3303518A (en) 1967-02-14
FR1406944A (en) 1965-07-23

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
GB969367A (en) Improvements in inflatable mattresses, pillows and cushions
GB1126364A (en) An inflatable cushion, seat, mattress or other like article
US3298044A (en) Inflatable pillow
US2068134A (en) Inflatable bed or mattress and the like
AU458068B2 (en) Inflatable mattresses and cushions
GB1294071A (en) Inflatable mattress or like load supporting structure
ES2029982T1 (en) BED CONFIGURATION THAT HAS VARIABLE SUPPORT CHARACTERISTICS.
GB1151067A (en) Surface Effect Machines.
GB1033492A (en) Improvements in or relating to leg supports
NO803549L (en) Insulating carpet or curtains.
GB933138A (en) Mattresses
GB1261475A (en) Mattress
GB1398544A (en) Pneumatic mattress for bedridden patients
GB1440193A (en) Support for a mattress
GB868320A (en) Improvements in or relating to mattress covers for beds
GB930163A (en) Improvements in or relating to vehicles with pneumatic tipping arrangements
GB984604A (en) Cushions, pillows, mattresses and the like
GB1399388A (en) Air cushion vehicle
GB1024312A (en) Improvements in or relating to mattresses
GB594839A (en) Improvements in or relating to inflatable load-supporting articles such as furniture,mattresses and upholstery
AU454897B2 (en) Self inflatable air mattress and sleeping bag
CN2127199Y (en) Gas-filled clothes model
AU4330072A (en) Self inflatable air mattress and sleeping bag
FR2344784A1 (en) Mattress or dinghy inflation system - uses double wall with separate inflation valve to draw in air upon deflection of support frame
GB1508830A (en) Flotation cushions