Fluid mattress assembly with check valves
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1. A mattress assembly comprising:
- an inflatable central support portion having a head end, a foot end, a first side and a second side;
a side bolster coupled to the first side of the central support portion;
a manifold extending substantially parallel to the side bolster, the manifold being configured to be coupled to a fluid supply to supply fluid to the central support portion and the side bolster; and
a check valve being configured to provide fluid flow from the central support portion to the side bolster and to prevent fluid flow from at least a portion of the side bolster to the central support portion.
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Abstract
A mattress assembly including an inflatable central support portion and a side bolster. A check valve is configured to prevent fluid flow from at least a portion of the side bolster to the central support portion.
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27 Claims
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1. A mattress assembly comprising:
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an inflatable central support portion having a head end, a foot end, a first side and a second side;
a side bolster coupled to the first side of the central support portion;
a manifold extending substantially parallel to the side bolster, the manifold being configured to be coupled to a fluid supply to supply fluid to the central support portion and the side bolster; and
a check valve being configured to provide fluid flow from the central support portion to the side bolster and to prevent fluid flow from at least a portion of the side bolster to the central support portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mattress assembly comprising:
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an inflatable central support portion including a first side and a second side;
a first side bolster extending longitudinally and coupled to the first side of the central support portion;
a second side bolster extending longitudinally and coupled to the second side of the central support portion; and
a plurality of check valves coupled to the first and second side bolsters, the plurality of check valves being configured to provide fluid flow from the central support portion to the first and second side bolsters, and to prevent fluid flow from at least a portion of the first and second side bolsters to the central support portion. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A mattress assembly comprising:
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a middle portion configured to receive air from an air supply and to be inflated thereby, the middle portion having two lateral sides;
a pair of side tubes each attached to a respective side of the middle portion; and
the middle portion supporting air flow structures configured to transmit air from the middle portion to the side tubes, the air flow structures being configured to block air flow therethrough from at least a portion of the side tubes to the middle portion so that, when the middle portion loses air pressure and deflates, the side tubes remain at least partially inflated. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A mattress assembly comprising:
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an inflatable central support portion including first and second sides;
a side bolster coupled to at least one of the first and second sides; and
a check valve configured to permit fluid flow into and to prevent fluid flow out of at least a portion of the side bolster, the check valve including a top sheet, a bottom sheet disposed substantially parallel to the top sheet, an outlet defined between the top sheet and the bottom sheet, and at least one seal configured to secure the top sheet and the bottom sheet relative to the side bolster and to position the outlet in the side bolster. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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