Global Patent Index - EP 1009706 A1

EP 1009706 A1 20000621 - A LIFTING CUSHION

Title (en)

A LIFTING CUSHION

Title (de)

HEBEKISSEN

Title (fr)

COUSSIN DE LEVAGE

Publication

EP 1009706 A1 20000621 (EN)

Application

EP 98940407 A 19980827

Priority

  • GB 9802581 W 19980827
  • GB 9718502 A 19970901

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9911555A1] A lifting cushion includes an inflatable envelope (64), a first layer (4) and a second layer (6). The envelope (64) includes two rectangular sheets (66 and 68) which are connected by a plurality of cell structures (72), the sheets (66 and 68) and the cell structures (72) being made of polyaramid cord. Each cell structure (72) consists of two opposed generally U-shaped half-cell members (74 and 76). The two half-cell members (74 and 76) of each cell structure (72) are threaded through adjacent slits (78) in the sheets (66 and 68) so that the end arms (80 and 82) of the two half-cell members extend towards one another to leave a small gap (84) therebetween. The first layer (4) is wrapped around the envelope (64), and the second layer (6) is wrapped around the first layer (4) at 90 DEG to the direction of the first layer (4). The envelope (64) and the first and second layers (4 and 6) are heated, compressed and hot vulcanized to secure these components to one another during manufacture of the lifting cushion.

IPC 1-7

B66F 3/35; B29D 22/00

IPC 8 full level

B29D 22/00 (2006.01); B29D 22/02 (2006.01); B66F 3/35 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B29D 22/02 (2013.01); B66F 3/35 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9911555A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB IE IT LI NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9911555 A1 19990311; AU 8873998 A 19990322; CA 2300883 A1 19990311; CN 1278233 A 20001227; EP 1009706 A1 20000621; GB 9718502 D0 19971105; IL 134785 A0 20010430; JP 2001514146 A 20010911; NZ 502989 A 20010831; TR 200000557 T2 20000821

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9802581 W 19980827; AU 8873998 A 19980827; CA 2300883 A 19980827; CN 98810828 A 19980827; EP 98940407 A 19980827; GB 9718502 A 19970901; IL 13478598 A 19980827; JP 2000508608 A 19980827; NZ 50298998 A 19980827; TR 200000557 T 19980827