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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2002
Filed:
May. 03, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen John Cook, Reading, GB;
Christopher John Daughtery, Hertfordshire, GB;
Assignee:
Huntleigh Technology, PLC, Bedfordshire, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 2/708 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 2/708 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an alternating pressure pad comprising at least two sets of inflatable cells, each set being alternately inflated and deflated, wherein at least one cell in each cell set has further means, such as, for example, circumferential internal membranes or external straps, to accelerate the deflation of the at least one cell.