Systems and method for eliminating airborne contaminants

An apparatus for removing airborne contaminants from a defined space above a bed comprising:

• a headboard for a bed comprising an air flow outlet adjacent to the defined space;
• an air flow inlet incorporated into the bed or the headboard outside of the defined space;
• a conduit for transporting air from the air flow inlet to the air flow outlet;
• an air treatment module within or adjacent the conduit for extracting airborne contaminants from air transported from the air flow inlet to the air flow outlet;
• an air flow generator within or adjacent the conduit for generating air flow between the air flow inlet and the air flow outlet,
• wherein the air flow outlet comprises a plenum within the headboard, and wherein the plenum deposits air into the defined space through an outlet area having a porous surface, the outlet area being otherwise unobstructed,
• wherein the plenum comprises a support structure and wherein the porous surface is fixed to the support structure, wherein the support structure comprises support elements that are sufficiently narrow or flow aligned so as to not obstruct air flow, and
• wherein the porous surface is a padded fabric surface, and wherein the fabric surface is fixed to the support structure at visible seams.