Self-sealing mattress structure
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorJames R. Stolpmann
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Abstract
A mattress for a bed having a frame for supporting the mattress and side rails, includes a non-puncture resistant cover with an interior surface, and a core disposed adjacent the interior surface. The core includes a body defining a plurality of mounting locations, and further includes a plurality of self sealing gas containers that are respectively disposed within the plurality of mounting locations. Accordingly, the overall height of the mattress may be used by the gas containers since a puncture resistant foam layer is not necessary.
Claims27
A mattress for a bed having a frame for supporting the mattress and siderails, including:
- a non-puncture resistant cover having an interior surface;
- and
- a core disposed adjacent the interior surface including a body defining a plurality of mounting locations, the core further including a plurality of self-sealing gas containers respectively disposed within the plurality of mounting locations.
A mattress for a bed having a frame for supporting the mattress and siderails, including:
- a non-puncture resistant cover defining having an interior surface;
- and
- a core disposed adjacent the interior surface including a plurality of enclosures, each enclosure including a self-sealing lining.
A mattress, including:
- means for defining a core including a plurality of sealed enclosures containing a gas;
- and
- means for automatically re-sealing a puncture in any of the plurality of enclosures to prevent the gas from being released.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.