GB1285456A - Air cushions or like apparatus for supporting an item, such as the human body - Google Patents

Air cushions or like apparatus for supporting an item, such as the human body

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GB1285456A
GB1285456A GB58285/69A GB5828569A GB1285456A GB 1285456 A GB1285456 A GB 1285456A GB 58285/69 A GB58285/69 A GB 58285/69A GB 5828569 A GB5828569 A GB 5828569A GB 1285456 A GB1285456 A GB 1285456A
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air
article
walls
human body
supporting
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GB58285/69A
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Colin William Dee
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Priority to GB58285/69A priority Critical patent/GB1285456A/en
Priority to US00093185A priority patent/US3740777A/en
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Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/05—Parts, details or accessories of beds
    • A61G7/057—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor
    • A61G7/05769—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor with inflatable chambers

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Nursing (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Invalid Beds And Related Equipment (AREA)

Abstract

1285456 Air cushions &c C W DEE 25 Nov 1970 [28 Nov 1969] 58285/69 Heading A4M [Also in Division B8] Apparatus for supporting a part of the human body or other article, e. g. a glass article or a delicate instrument, comprises chambers inflated with air and having upper walls of thin, flexible sheet material such that the walls define a trough to receive the article, and includes a blower unit which supplies air to the chambers, the air escaping through porous discs 10 in the upper walls 1-4 within the confines of the trough to provide a steady flow of air between these walls and the article sufficient to support the article in a raised position out of contact with the upper walls. The upper layers 1-4 are secured, e.g. by heat sealing, to a lower layer 5 along contour lines 9. Peripheral flanges 6 include eyelets 7 to receive an anchoring cord 8. The air supply may include units for filtering, sterilizing and heating the air.
GB58285/69A 1969-11-28 1969-11-28 Air cushions or like apparatus for supporting an item, such as the human body Expired GB1285456A (en)

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GB58285/69A GB1285456A (en) 1969-11-28 1969-11-28 Air cushions or like apparatus for supporting an item, such as the human body
US00093185A US3740777A (en) 1969-11-28 1970-11-27 Bed support

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GB58285/69A GB1285456A (en) 1969-11-28 1969-11-28 Air cushions or like apparatus for supporting an item, such as the human body

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GB1285456A true GB1285456A (en) 1972-08-16

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FR2616321A2 (en) * 1987-02-23 1988-12-16 Bailly Jean System for supporting bed-ridden persons on an air cushion
GB2265826B (en) * 1992-04-02 1996-10-16 John Tracey Scales Low air loss beds

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2616321A2 (en) * 1987-02-23 1988-12-16 Bailly Jean System for supporting bed-ridden persons on an air cushion
GB2265826B (en) * 1992-04-02 1996-10-16 John Tracey Scales Low air loss beds

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PLNP Patent lapsed through nonpayment of renewal fees