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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2000
Ruth Harker, St. Louis, MO (US);
Crown Therapeutics, Inc., Belleville, IL (US);
Abstract
A moisture drying mattress comprises a cover that encloses an air cell mattress and a plurality of air channel mats. The cover has a top portion that is vapor permeable and liquid impermeable. The air cell mattress has a plurality of apertures between the air cells. The plurality of air channel mats have a base and are positioned beneath the air cell mattress and within pockets located in the interior of the cover on a bottom portion of the cover. The air channel mats have a plurality of projections extending upwardly from the base that support the air cell mattress in a spaced relation from the air channel mat base. The air channel mats communicate with an air pump that is selectively controlled by a controller to selectively supply a flow of air to any of the air channel mats. The air flow to the air channel mats flows over the base of the air channel mats between the projections and upwardly through the plurality of apertures in the air cell mattress and through the cover top portion to remove moisture from the mattress and from the interface between a user of the moisture drying mattress and the top cover.