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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:
Jul. 15, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 20, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Reza Hakamiun, Charleston, SC (US);
Craig D Ellis, Charleston, SC (US);
Benjamin Salvatini, Summerville, SC (US);
John A Brenner, Ladson, SC (US);
David N Ashcraft, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Kenith W Chambers, Charleston, SC (US);
Stephen E Glover, Charleston, SC (US);
Assignee:
Hill-Rom, Inc., , IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5713 ; 5714 ; 5914 ; 5723 ; 2851243 ;
Abstract
A patient air mattress replacement system having a pair of air support layers with a hose assembly containing a plurality of supply tubes for providing air to the air support layers. The mattress includes an interface connection which connects the support layers to the hose assembly and valve fittings which prevent escape of air from at least one support layer when the hose assembly is disconnected from the interface connection.