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Patent No.:

US 11129482 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 28, 2019

Person support apparatus with ingress/egress assist

Applicant:

Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);

Inventors:

Darrell Borgman, Batesville, IN (US);

Frank E. Sauser, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Joshua A. Williams, West Harrison, IN (US);

Assignee:

Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);

Attorney:

Dinsmore & Shohl

Primary Examiner:

Nicholas F Polito

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 27/08 (2006.01); A47C 27/18 (2006.01); A47C 27/10 (2006.01); A61G 7/057 (2006.01); A61G 7/012 (2006.01); A61G 7/05 (2006.01); A61G 7/053 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 27/083 (2013.01); A47C 27/10 (2013.01); A47C 27/18 (2013.01); A61G 7/012 (2013.01); A61G 7/053 (2013.01); A61G 7/0525 (2013.01); A61G 7/05746 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments include a person support apparatus including a plurality of air fluidizable material, a tub, a foam bolster disposed along at least one wall of the tub and extending over the at least one wall, and an inflatable air bladder disposed above the foam bolster along the at least one wall of the tub. A method of assisting a person with ingress or egress of a person support apparatus by deflating the inflatable air bladder and adjusting a level of fluidization of the air fluidizable material such that the surface supporting the portion of the person is substantially level with a top of the foam bolster is also described.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Borgman, Darrell. (2021). Person support apparatus with ingress/egress assist (U.S. Patent No. 11129482). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11129482

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