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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1994
James G Tappel, Hickory Corners, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A portable mattress system has a mattress unit, a control unit, and a control panel. The mattress unit has a plurality of sleeves with transverse openings which each receive an elongate bladder, and has in a foot section a recess that can receive the control unit. A coupling arrangement detachably operatively couples the control unit to the mattress unit. The control panel is flat and thin and is coupled to the control unit by a cable. An arrangement is provided to support the mattress unit on the control unit when the mattress unit is in a deflated condition, and the control unit has rotatable wheels and a handle for facilitating easy transport of the entire mattress system to or from a bed.