Patent · US Expired

Air mattress pumping and venting system

US4993920A · kind A · utility

78Cited by
7References
25Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 7, 1989
Grant dateFeb 19, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 7, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04B49/08
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

In combination with an air mattress, the pressure within which is to be controlled, a first switch for actuation at a first air pressure and a second switch for actuation at a second air pressure higher than the first. The difference between the first and second air pressures defines a zone within which the air pressure in the mattress is not controlled. The first and second switches have air inlets. A source of compressed air has an outlet. An electrically actuated air valve has an air inlet and an air outlet. The first and second switches are coupled across a source of electrical power for controlling the supply of compressed air from the compressed air source to the mattress and exhausting compressed air from the mattress, respectively.

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