(19)
(11) EP 2 572 693 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
11.09.2013 Bulletin 2013/37

(43) Date of publication A2:
27.03.2013 Bulletin 2013/13

(21) Application number: 12185177.8

(22) Date of filing: 20.09.2012
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61G 7/057(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 23.09.2011 US 201113241693

(71) Applicant: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
Batesville, IN 47006-9167 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Lachenbrug, Charles A.
    Lakeway, TX Texas 78734 (US)
  • O'Keefe, Christopher R.
    Batesville, IN Indiana 47006 (US)
  • Receveur, Timothy J.
    Guilford, IN Indiana 47002 (US)
  • Williamson, Rachel
    Batesville, IN Indiana 47006 (US)

(74) Representative: Findlay, Alice Rosemary 
Reddie & Grose LLP 16 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8PL
London WC1X 8PL (GB)

   


(54) Moisture management and transport cover


(57) 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.







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