EP 3056179 A1 20160817 - MOISTURE MANAGEMENT AND TRANSPORT COVER
Title (en)
MOISTURE MANAGEMENT AND TRANSPORT COVER
Title (de)
FEUCHTIGKEITSVERWALTUNG UND TRANSPORTABDECKUNG
Title (fr)
GESTION D'HUMIDITÉ ET COUVERCLE DE TRANSPORT
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201113241693 A 20110923
- EP 12185177 A 20120920
Abstract (en)
An occupant support (20) includes an intermediate layer (26, 30, 120) and a wicking layer (52) atop the intermediate layer. The wicking layer comprises a first region (62) having a lower moisture wick rate (W1) and a second region (64) having a higher wick rate (W2). A moisture management cover (52) for use with an occupant support article has discrete higher (64) and lower (62) wick rate regions. A related method for transporting moisture away from a target region of an occupant support comprises distributing the moisture over an area beyond area A and exposing the distributed moisture to a fluid stream capable of receiving the moisture.
IPC 8 full level
A61G 7/057 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61G 7/05769 (2013.01 - EP US); A61G 7/05784 (2016.10 - EP US); A61G 7/05792 (2016.10 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 2007261548 A1 20071115 - VRZALIK JOHN H [US], et al
- [A] EP 2246024 A2 20101103 - HILL ROM SERVICES INC [US]
- [A] WO 2010037082 A2 20100401 - SHEEX LLC [US], et al
- [A] US 2011092890 A1 20110421 - STRYKER MARTIN W [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2572693 A2 20130327; EP 2572693 A3 20130911; EP 2572693 B1 20160413; EP 3056179 A1 20160817; EP 3056179 B1 20171227; US 2013074272 A1 20130328
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 12185177 A 20120920; EP 16163596 A 20120920; US 201113241693 A 20110923