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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2012
J. Martin Carlson, Mora, MN (US);
Bryan Flood, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Mark Payette, Hugo, MN (US);
Mark N. Manzella, Maplewood, MN (US);
Wieland Kaphingst, Edina, MN (US);
J. Martin Carlson, Mora, MN (US);
Bryan Flood, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Mark Payette, Hugo, MN (US);
Mark N. Manzella, Maplewood, MN (US);
Wieland Kaphingst, Edina, MN (US);
TAMARACK HABILITATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Blaine, MN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for adjusting an active length of a plurality of interwoven support elements of a weight bearing surface to conform to contours of a user's anatomy. The weight bearing surface overlies a frame to which the plurality of interwoven support elements are connected. The apparatus includes an adjustment mechanism connected to one of the plurality of interwoven support elements, wherein the adjustment mechanism is attached or releasably attached to the frame. The adjustment mechanism allows the active length of the connected interwoven support element to change as a user bears upon the weight bearing surface, thereby conforming the weight bearing surface to the contours of a user's anatomy. In another aspect, a method for adjusting an active length of at least some of a plurality of interwoven support elements of a weight bearing surface to conform to contours of a user's anatomy is disclosed.