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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Fxi, Inc., Media, PA (US);
Inventors:
Marc J. Albero, Glen Mills, PA (US);
Christopher S. Weyl, Landenberg, PA (US);
Assignee:
FXI, Inc., Media, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 27/08 (2006.01); A61G 7/057 (2006.01); A47C 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 27/082 (2013.01); A47C 21/044 (2013.01); A61G 7/057 (2013.01); A61G 7/05707 (2013.01); A61G 7/05769 (2013.01);
Abstract
A compressible or retractable support is installed inside an air blower cavity of a body support system, such as a medical mattress with forced air flow. The support is compressed or retracted within the cavity when the air blower is inserted in the dynamic configuration of the body support system. The support rebounds to an uncompressed state to fill a greater portion of the air blower cavity when the air blower is removed to convert the body support system to a static configuration.