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Blower unit retention apparatus

US6290194A · kind A · utility

23Cited by
13References
54Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 19, 1999
Grant dateSep 18, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 19, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61G7/05769
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A retention apparatus is provided for mounting a blower unit for an air mattress to a bed frame member. The blower unit retention apparatus includes a pair of retention brackets, each including a U-shaped member having a base portion and a pair of outwardly projecting arms defining a slot for receiving the bed frame member. A locator pin is configured for insertion through oppositely disposed openings formed in the projecting arms of each of the retention brackets for securing the bed frame member between the locator pins and the respective base portions. An upstanding post is mounted to each of the two retention brackets for reception in a corresponding opening in the blower unit housing to secure the blower unit housing to the bed frame member.

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