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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2007
Kenith W. Chambers, Batesville, IN (US);
Suzanne Bish, Hebron, KY (US);
Mary Butler, Charleston, SC (US);
Kenith W. Chambers, Batesville, IN (US);
Suzanne Bish, Hebron, KY (US);
Mary Butler, Charleston, SC (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A bed includes a mattress having a core the core being one of at least two types. A control system is capable of automatically identifying the core type. In one variant, one core type is a bladder core type and another core type is a foam core type. The mattress may include a tag indicative of the core type and the control system may include a sensor for identifying the core type from the tag and wherein the sensor sends a signal to a controller to indicate a tag type and therefore a mattress type.