Cover assembly
AssigneeStryker Corporation
InventorsJames K. Galer, Patrick Lafleche, Justin Jon Raymond, Spencer Baird
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Abstract
A cover assembly for a patient support including a top portion with the top portion defining a patient support surface and a sealing surface opposite the patient support surface. The cover assembly further includes a bottom portion defining a plurality of open face chambers with each open face chamber including a floor and a plurality of walls extending from the floor towards the top portion. Each open face chamber is connected to, and integral with, at least one additional open face chamber by a hinge. The sealing surface of the top portion covers the open face chambers and is coupled to the bottom portion at each hinge.
Claims11
A thermoformed cover assembly for a patient support comprising:
- a first portion defining a patient support surface, with a plurality of walls extending away from the patient support surface to a first sealing region;
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- a second portion defining at least one open face chamber with the open face chamber including a floor and a plurality of walls extending from the floor towards the first portion to a second sealing region;
- wherein the first sealing region of the first portion is coupled to the second sealing region of the second portion to enclose the thermoformed cover assembly;
- wherein the floor in the at least one open face chamber defines a length between an adjacent pair of the plurality of walls with the length extending parallel and spaced from the first portion;
- wherein the first portion and second portions of the thermoformed cover assembly are free of seams;
- wherein the second portion defines a hinge and each open face chamber is integral with at least one additional open face chamber by the hinge;
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- wherein at least one hinge extends to an apex and a foam is disposed in a gap defined between the apex of the hinge and the first portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.