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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 1991
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter O Frickland, Redmond, WA (US);
James M Lea, Seattle, WA (US);
Peter D Haggerty, Seattle, WA (US);
Eric L Rayl, Seattle, WA (US);
John D Burroughs, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5420 ; 5481 ;
Abstract
A flexible pad is disclosed for supporting a load above an underlying surface. The pad is thermoformed from closed cell material comprising a plurality of closed cells. A substantial portion of the cells are elongated in a direction generally parallel to ribs and velleys formed in the upper and lower surface and lower surfaces of the pad.