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Bed having low body pressure and alignment

US7036172B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 20, 2003
Grant dateMay 2, 2006
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47C31/123
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A mattress supporting a reclining body with low body pressure and in alignment. The mattress extends in a lateral direction from side to side and extends in a longitudinal direction from a mattress head to a mattress foot where the mattress includes a head part, a shoulder part, a waist part, a hip part and a leg part. The reclining body has a displacement profile that causes the mattress to undergo differing vertical displacements when supporting the reclining body. The mattress core has displacement parameters varying to match the displacement profile of the reclining body while supporting the reclining body with low body pressure. The core has a plurality of regions where the vertical displacement in one or more of the regions varies to match the displacement profile of the reclining body to maintain the reclining body in alignment.

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