U.S. patent number D348,792 [Application Number 07/558,879] was granted by the patent office on 1994-07-19 for segmented inflatable mattress unit for use as a body support.
Invention is credited to Linda J. DeGroot.
United States Patent |
D348,792 |
DeGroot |
July 19, 1994 |
Segmented inflatable mattress unit for use as a body support
Claims
The ornamental design for a segmented inflatable mattress unit for
use as a body support, as shown and described.
Inventors: |
DeGroot; Linda J. (Renton,
WA) |
Appl.
No.: |
07/558,879 |
Filed: |
July 27, 1990 |
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Application
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Patent Number |
Issue Date |
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557097 |
Jul 25, 1990 |
5086529 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
D6/604 |
Field of
Search: |
;D6/604 ;5/465 ;2/69.5
;297/DIG.3 ;D21/236,237 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Other References
"Standard Trade Index of Japan 1988-1989, 32nd Ed.", The Japan
Chamber of commerce and Industry, Tokyo, Japan, page advertising
the BRESCO .COPYRGT. Sanken-Mat .COPYRGT. Air-ventilation type
bedsore remedy and prevention apparatus (Brethren Corporation) and
the Bio-up ultra-long wave magnetic therapeutic apparatus (Kawasaki
Electric Industry Co., Ltd.)..
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Primary Examiner: Burke; Wallace R.
Assistant Examiner: Lichtenstein; Lisa
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Rudy; Christopher John
Description
FIG. 1 is a top and right side perspective view of a segmented
inflatable mattress unit for use as a body support, showing my new
design;
FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof on a reduced scale,
the left side being a mirror image of that shown;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof.
A characteristic feature of the design resides in the three flexion
hinges connecting the four inflatable segments, which are of
substantially same lengths, Also, a first, or head, segment has a
lengthwise extending hole therethrough.
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