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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2022
Applicant:
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Inventors:
Charles A. Lachenbruch, Batesville, IN (US);
Rachel L. Williamson, Batesville, IN (US);
Timothy J. Receveur, Apex, NC (US);
Christopher R. O'Keefe, Columbus, OH (US);
Assignee:
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 21/04 (2006.01); A47C 27/00 (2006.01); A47C 27/05 (2006.01); A47C 31/02 (2006.01); A61G 7/057 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 21/044 (2013.01); A47C 27/00 (2013.01); A47C 27/05 (2013.01); A47C 31/02 (2013.01); A61G 7/05784 (2016.11); A61G 2210/70 (2013.01);
Abstract
A topper () for a bed extends in longitudinal and lateral directions and includes a fluid flowpath () for channeling fluid through the topper from an inlet () to an outlet (). The flowpath is configured to distribute the fluid to a preferred target region () of the topper. A bed which includes the topper has a blower () connected to the topper inlet for supplying air () to the flowpath.