Global Patent Index - EP 0231144 B1

EP 0231144 B1 19910424 - FLEXIBLE UNDER-LAYER

Title (en)

FLEXIBLE UNDER-LAYER

Publication

EP 0231144 B1 19910424 (DE)

Application

EP 87730003 A 19870115

Priority

DE 3602173 A 19860123

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4750224A] A flexible support acting as a cushion for the human body to sit or lie on and comprising: a plurality of hollow bodies which are disposed substantially in one plane and can be individually pressurized from inside by a flowable medium; and a solid base being for receiving the hollow bodies. When filled with the medium, the hollow bodies have substantially identical dimensions in two directions substantially perpendicular to one another and extending parallel with the aforementioned plane and are disposed in rows one beside the other in such directions. The surface of the base adjacent the hollow bodies is so shaped to adapt to the lower portion of the filled hollow bodies and engage them supportingly. The hollow bodies are preferably spherical when in the filled condition, and the surface of the support adjacent each hollow body is part-spherical in construction.

IPC 1-7

A47C 27/10; A61G 7/057

IPC 8 full level

A47C 27/10 (2006.01); A61G 7/057 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A47C 27/081 (2013.01 - EP US); A47C 27/10 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0231144 A2 19870805; EP 0231144 A3 19880420; EP 0231144 B1 19910424; AT E62812 T1 19910515; DE 3602173 A1 19870730; DE 3602173 C2 19871029; DE 3769483 D1 19910529; ES 2021748 B3 19911116; GR 3001998 T3 19921123; JP H0732734 B2 19950412; JP S62217905 A 19870925; US 4750224 A 19880614

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 87730003 A 19870115; AT 87730003 T 19870115; DE 3602173 A 19860123; DE 3769483 T 19870115; ES 87730003 T 19870115; GR 910400548 T 19910524; JP 1505187 A 19870123; US 645687 A 19870123