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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Suppawat Kosumsuppamala, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Timothy G. Clark, Charleston, SC (US);
Ronald B. Jalbert, North Charleston, SC (US);
Assignee:
Hill-Rom, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 2/100 ; A47C 2/108 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 2/100 ; A47C 2/108 ;
Abstract
A side bolster system is provided for use with a mattress having a first side and a second side. The side bolster system of the present invention includes a first side bolster configured to be positioned along the first side of the mattress, a second side bolster configured to be positioned along the second side of the mattress, and a transverse tether having a first end coupled to the first side bolster and a second end coupled to the second side bolster.