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US4848364A
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Covering sheet which can be made form-retaining
Assignee: PATENTICO Ltd
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Filing: 1987-10-23
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Granted: 1989-07-18
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Expires: 2007-10-23
Abstract
Abstract Covering sheet, which can be made form-retaining, particularly for surgical use, with an airtight cover to be placed under vacuum, flexible opposite outer walls (4, 6, 20, 22) enclosing two layers of flexible fibre material (16, 18, 24, 26) enclosing granular particles (14, 36), fixed in place.
Inventors
- 👤 Cornelis R. Bosman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 20:58
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F5/00; A61F5/01; A61F5/04; A61F5/05; A61F5/058; A61F5/05833; A61B; A61B90/00; A61F2/00; A61F2/0063
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A covering sheet which can be shaped to conform to the shape of an object to be covered, comprising: a flexible casing comprising first and second walls connected at their perimeters and defining a chamber which is sealed except for an opening; exhaust outlet means coupled to said opening and adapted to allow the covering sheet to be placed under a vacuum to retain the shape of the covered object; first and second layers of flexible fiber material attached respectively to the inner sides of said first and second walls and having a space formed therebetween; a plurality of particles filling said space between said first and second layers of flexible fiber material, at least some of said particles being attached to at least one of said layers of flexible fiber material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
A covering sheet which can be shaped to conform to the shape of an object to be covered, comprising: a flexible casing comprising first and second walls connected at their perimeters and defining a chamber which is sealed except for an opening; exhaust outlet means coupled to said opening and adapted to allow the covering sheet to be placed under a vacuum to retain the shape of the covered object; first and second layers of flexible fiber material attached respectively to the inner sides of said first and second walls and having a space formed therebetween; a plurality of particles filling said space between said first and second layers of flexible fiber material, at least some of said particles being attached to at least one of said layers of flexible fiber material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
61 words
The covering sheet according to claim 1, wherein said particles are expanding foam granules, and further comprising a thin layer of adhesive covering said at least one of said layers of flexible fiber material, said at least some of said granules being adhered to said at least one of said layers of flexible fiber material by said thin layer of adhesive.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
The covering sheet according to claim 1, wherein said particles are balls, further comprising means for interconnecting said balls into first and second arrays, said first array overlying said second array, said interconnecting means comprising a plurality of flexible bars, each flexible bar interconnecting two balls and each ball being interconnected to at least two other balls.
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