Title:
METHODS FOR FABRICATING CELLULAR CUSHIONS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005009175
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method facilitates fabricating a cellular cushion (10). The method comprises injecting material into a mold in an injection molding process to form a cushion first layer that includes a plurality of hollow cells (14) that extend outward from the base (12) and are each coupled together in flow communication, coupling a second layer to the first layer, and coupling an injection stem in flow communication to the plurality of hollow cells to enable an operating pressure within the cells to be changed.
Inventors:
FRASER KEVIN GERARD
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/023560
Publication Date:
December 29, 2005
Filing Date:
July 22, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
STAR CUSHION PRODUCTS INC (US)
International Classes:
A47C4/54; A47C27/10; A61G7/057; B29C45/16; A61G5/10; A47C; (IPC1-7): B29C45/16
Foreign References:
| US4005236A | 1977-01-25 | |||
| US5533220A | 1996-07-09 | |||
| US5638565A | 1997-06-17 | |||
| US6217977B1 | 2001-04-17 |
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