Controllable beds
AssigneePatienTech LLC
InventorAndrew J. Frank
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Abstract
A support structure for supporting a human body. The support structure includes a plurality of zones, including a hip zone, a lumbar zone, and a shoulder zone. The support structure includes at least one air bladder cell being disposed in each of the plurality of zones, each of the at least one air bladder cell being a hermetically sealed body. An air pressure controller includes a plurality of air pumps being connected to a pliable manifold, the pliable manifold being connected to one or more of a plurality of solenoid valves. A plurality of inlet tubes can each be connected at a first end to one of the plurality of solenoid valves and at a second end to the inlet port of one of the at least one air bladder cell. The number of air bladder cells can be greater than the number of zones.
Claims27
A support structure for supporting a human body, the support structure comprising:
- a plurality of zones, each of the plurality of zones being adjacent another in a configuration to support at least a portion of the human body;
- at least one air bladder cell being disposed in each of the plurality of zones, each of the at least one air bladder cell being a hermetically sealed body having a hollow interior space and an inlet port;
- an air pressure controller, the air pressure controller comprising a plurality of air pumps, each of the plurality of air pumps being fluidly connected to a singular pliable manifold having a primary tube portion and a secondary tube portion, the singular pliable manifold being fluidly connected to one or more of a plurality of solenoid valves, the air pressure controller also comprising a plurality of inlet tubes, each of the plurality of inlet tubes being fluidly connected at a first end to one of the plurality of solenoid valves and at a second end to the inlet port of one of the at least one air bladder cell;
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- a power supply connected to the air pressure controller.
A support structure for supporting a human body, the support structure comprising:
- a plurality of zones, each of the plurality of zones being adjacent another in one of a plurality of side-by-side columns, each of the plurality of side-by-side columns configured to support at least a portion of a human body;
- at least one air bladder cell being disposed in each of the plurality of zones, each of the at least one air bladder cell being a hermetically sealed body having a hollow interior space and an inlet port;
- an air pressure controller, the air pressure controller comprising a plurality of air pumps, each of the plurality of air pumps being fluidly connected to a singular pliable manifold having a first tube portion and a second tube portion, the singular pliable manifold being fluidly connected to one or more of a plurality of solenoid valves, the air pressure controller further comprising a plurality of inlet tubes, each of the plurality of inlet tubes being fluidly connected at a first end to one of the plurality of solenoid valves and at a second end to the inlet port of one of the at least one air bladder cell;
- an electronic control board for selective control of each air pump of the plurality of air pumps and each solenoid valve of the plurality of solenoid valves;
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- a power supply connected to the air pressure controller.
A support structure for supporting a human body, the support structure comprising:
- a plurality of zones, each of the plurality of zones being adjacent another in a configuration to support at least a portion of the human body, and each of the plurality of zones being one of a hip zone, a lumbar zone, and a shoulder zone;
- at least one air bladder cell being disposed in each of the plurality of zones, of the at least one air bladder cell being a hermetically sealed body having a hollow interior space and an inlet port;
- a head zone disposed at a proximal end of the support structure and a foot zone disposed at a distal end of the support structure, each of the head zone and the foot zone comprising a non-inflatable cushion;
- an air pressure controller, the air pressure controller comprising a plurality of air pumps, each of the plurality of air pumps fluidly connected to one singular pliable manifold, the one singular pliable manifold being L-shaped and fluidly connected to one or more of a plurality of solenoid valves, the air pressure controller further comprising a plurality of inlet tubes, each of the plurality of inlet tubes being fluidly connected at a first end to one of the plurality of solenoid valves and at a second end to the inlet port of one of the at least one air bladder cell;
- an electronic control board for selective control of each air pump of the plurality of air pumps and each solenoid valve of the plurality of solenoid valves;
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- a power supply connected to the air pressure controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.