Patent · US Expired

OB/GYN mattress

US6226821A · kind A · utility

48Cited by
39References
20Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 5, 1999
Grant dateMay 8, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 5, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S5/905
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A mattress includes a head section, a seat section and first and second outer leg support sections. The seat section and the first and second outer leg support sections are configured to define a central opening therebetween. The mattress further comprises a removable center leg support section configured for movement between a first use position located within the central opening to provide a portion of the mattress and a second storage position detached from the mattress and located below the mattress. A drip flap is coupled to the seat section and first and second outer leg support sections of the mattress. The drip flap is configured to extend downwardly below a bottom surface of the mattress adjacent the central opening of the mattress. The mattress further includes a relatively rigid element secured to the drip flap to prevent the drip flap from folding upwardly when the removable center leg support section is moved from the storage position below the mattress to the use position within the central opening.

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