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Patent No.:

US 12123764 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024

Filed:

Oct. 04, 2022

System for adjusting the firmness of a substrate

Applicant:

Sleep Number Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Inventors:

Steven Jay Young, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Carl Hewitt, San Jose, CA (US);

Jonathan M. Olson, San Jose, CA (US);

Alan Luckow, Ben Lomond, CA (US);

Robert Dobkin, Monte Sereno, CA (US);

Assignee:

Sleep Number Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Attorney:

Fish & Richardson P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Adam C Ortiz

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 19/22 (2006.01); A47C 19/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/0205 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); G01G 19/44 (2006.01); G01G 19/52 (2006.01); G01G 21/02 (2006.01); G01V 9/00 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G06N 5/04 (2023.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G08B 21/22 (2006.01); A61B 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 19/445 (2013.01); A47C 19/027 (2013.01); A47C 19/22 (2013.01); A61B 5/0205 (2013.01); A61B 5/1102 (2013.01); A61B 5/1115 (2013.01); A61B 5/4818 (2013.01); A61B 5/6891 (2013.01); A61B 5/6892 (2013.01); A61B 5/7203 (2013.01); A61B 5/7246 (2013.01); A61B 5/725 (2013.01); A61B 5/7267 (2013.01); A61B 5/7278 (2013.01); A61B 5/7282 (2013.01); A61B 5/7415 (2013.01); G01G 19/52 (2013.01); G01G 21/02 (2013.01); G01V 9/00 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G06N 5/04 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G08B 21/22 (2013.01); A61B 5/0816 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0223 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for adjusting the firmness of a substrate configured to support a subject includes a first rod configured to be movable by a mechanism, a second rod parallel to and spaced from the first rod a distance that spans a majority of a dimension of the substrate, and flexible straps extending between the first rod and the second rod and attached to the first rod and the second rod at respective ends of each flexible strap. The mechanism is configured to move the first rod in a first direction to increase tension on the flexible straps and move the first rod in a second direction to decrease tension on the flexible straps. The mechanism can be manually operated by the subject or can be a motor that is controlled by a controller.

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