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Inflatable cushion with upstanding pyramidal air cells
Assignee: ROBERT H GRAEBE REVOCABLE TRUST
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Filing: 1993-02-03
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Granted: 1994-12-06
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Expires: 2013-02-03
Abstract
Abstract An integral inflatable cushion comprises a flexible bottom wall and a plurality of upstanding air cells having flexible generally vertical side walls, said air cells being substantially pyramidal in shape and having a substantially rectangular flexible lower section defined by the vertical side walls and sealed to the bottom wall, and a flexible domed tapered top area connected to the vertical side walls, the side walls of adjacent cells being separated and spaced apart to define lateral and longitudinal paths and being independently upstanding when inflated, and tubing connected to the air cells through the bottom wall to adjust and monitor the air pressure in the cells from beneath the cushion.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert H. Graebe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-05 17:31
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C27/00; A47C27/08; A47C27/081; A47C27/10; A47C27/14; A47C27/142; A47C27/146; A47C27/18; A47C4/00; A47C4/54; A47C7/00; A47C7/02; A47C7/029; A61; A61G; A61G5/00; A61G5/10; A61G5/1043; A61G5/1045; A61G5/1091; A61G7/00; A61G7/05; A61G7/057; A61G7/05707; A61G7/05715; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S297/00; Y10S297/03
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
An integral inflatable cushion comprising a flexible bottom wall and a plurality of upstanding air cells having flexible generally vertical side walls sealed to the bottom wall, each of said air cells being substantially pyramidal in shape, and having a substantially rectangular shaped lower section defined by the flexible vertical side walls, and a domed tapered upper section formed from side panels connected to the vertical side walls, the vertical side walls of adjacent cells being separated and spaced apart to define lateral and longitudinal paths and being independently upstanding when inflated.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
92 words
An integral inflatable cushion comprising a flexible bottom wall and a plurality of upstanding air cells having flexible generally vertical side walls sealed to the bottom wall, each of said air cells being substantially pyramidal in shape, and having a substantially rectangular shaped lower section defined by the flexible vertical side walls, and a domed tapered upper section formed from side panels connected to the vertical side walls, the vertical side walls of adjacent cells being separated and spaced apart to define lateral and longitudinal paths and being independently upstanding when inflated.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The cushion of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the cells are interconnected through the bottom wall.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The cushion of claim 1 wherein the cells are individually sealed to the bottom wall and are not interconnected.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The cushion of claim 1 wherein the air cells have substantially square flexible lower sections and the upper sections have substantially trapezoidal panels with substantially flat top areas.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
110 words
A modular cushion construction comprising an inflatable flexible pad formed from a plurality of inflatable flexible air cells which are sealed to and project upwardly from a flexible bottom wall when, inflated, a substantially rigid base having a top surface on which the flexible base of the pad is positioned, passages in the base from the top surface of said base and continuing into and through the base, and tubing positioned in the base passages and connected to the air cells through the bottom wall thereof whereby the air pressure in the cells can be adjusted and monitored from beneath the cushion and at a location remote from the cushion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
110 words
A modular cushion construction comprising an inflatable flexible pad formed from a plurality of inflatable flexible air cells which are sealed to and project upwardly from a flexible bottom wall when, inflated, a substantially rigid base having a top surface on which the flexible base of the pad is positioned, passages in the base from the top surface of said base and continuing into and through the base, and tubing positioned in the base passages and connected to the air cells through the bottom wall thereof whereby the air pressure in the cells can be adjusted and monitored from beneath the cushion and at a location remote from the cushion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
111 words
An integral inflatable cushion comprising a flexible bottom wall and a plurality of upstanding air cells having flexible generally vertical side walls, said air cells being substantially pyramidal in shape and having a substantially rectangular flexible lower section defined by the vertical side walls and sealed to the bottom wall, and a flexible domed tapered top area connected to the vertical side walls, the side walls of adjacent cells being separated and spaced apart to define lateral and longitudinal paths and being independently upstanding when inflated, and tubing connected to the air cells through the bottom wall to adjust and monitor the air pressure in the cells from beneath the cushion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
111 words
An integral inflatable cushion comprising a flexible bottom wall and a plurality of upstanding air cells having flexible generally vertical side walls, said air cells being substantially pyramidal in shape and having a substantially rectangular flexible lower section defined by the vertical side walls and sealed to the bottom wall, and a flexible domed tapered top area connected to the vertical side walls, the side walls of adjacent cells being separated and spaced apart to define lateral and longitudinal paths and being independently upstanding when inflated, and tubing connected to the air cells through the bottom wall to adjust and monitor the air pressure in the cells from beneath the cushion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The cushion of claim 6 wherein the air cells have substantially square flexible lower sections and the upper sections have substantially trapezoidal panels with substantially flat top areas.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
71 words
In an inflatable cushion formed from a plurality of inflatable flexible air cells which project upwardly from a flexible bottom wall when inflated and rest on a relatively rigid base, the improvement comprising tubing connected to the air cells through the flexible bottom wall and through the relatively rigid base to adjust and monitor the air pressure in the cells from beneath the cushion in a remote location through the tubing.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
71 words
In an inflatable cushion formed from a plurality of inflatable flexible air cells which project upwardly from a flexible bottom wall when inflated and rest on a relatively rigid base, the improvement comprising tubing connected to the air cells through the flexible bottom wall and through the relatively rigid base to adjust and monitor the air pressure in the cells from beneath the cushion in a remote location through the tubing.
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