ES421237A1 - Apparatus and process for forming contoured impressions of the human body - Google Patents

Apparatus and process for forming contoured impressions of the human body

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Publication number
ES421237A1
ES421237A1 ES421237A ES421237A ES421237A1 ES 421237 A1 ES421237 A1 ES 421237A1 ES 421237 A ES421237 A ES 421237A ES 421237 A ES421237 A ES 421237A ES 421237 A1 ES421237 A1 ES 421237A1
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conduit means
impressions
human body
container
footprint
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Expired
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ES421237A
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Contourpedic Corp
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Contourpedic Corp
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
    • A47C7/36—Supports for the head or the back
    • A47C7/40—Supports for the head or the back for the back
    • A47C7/46—Supports for the head or the back for the back with special, e.g. adjustable, lumbar region support profile; "Ackerblom" profile chairs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C31/00—Details or accessories for chairs, beds, or the like, not provided for in other groups of this subclass, e.g. upholstery fasteners, mattress protectors, stretching devices for mattress nets
    • A47C31/12—Means, e.g. measuring means, for adapting chairs, beds or mattresses to the shape or weight of persons
    • A47C31/126—Means, e.g. measuring means, for adapting chairs, beds or mattresses to the shape or weight of persons for chairs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/103—Measuring devices for testing the shape, pattern, colour, size or movement of the body or parts thereof, for diagnostic purposes
    • A61B5/107—Measuring physical dimensions, e.g. size of the entire body or parts thereof
    • A61B5/1077—Measuring of profiles
    • A61B5/1078—Measuring of profiles by moulding
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/05—Parts, details or accessories of beds
    • A61G7/057—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor
    • A61G7/05738—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor with fluid-like particles, e.g. sand, mud, seeds, gel, beads
    • A61G7/05753—Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor with fluid-like particles, e.g. sand, mud, seeds, gel, beads air-evacuated, e.g. in order to adapt to the form of the patient
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C44/00—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles
    • B29C44/02—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles for articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
    • B29C44/12—Incorporating or moulding on preformed parts, e.g. inserts or reinforcements
    • B29C44/1204—Incorporating or moulding on preformed parts, e.g. inserts or reinforcements and giving the material during expanding the shape of a particular article to be supported, e.g. a human body-part
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S264/00—Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes
    • Y10S264/30—Use of anatomy in making a mold or using said mold

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
  • Dentistry (AREA)
  • Nursing (AREA)
  • Mattresses And Other Support Structures For Chairs And Beds (AREA)
  • Orthopedics, Nursing, And Contraception (AREA)
  • Nozzles (AREA)

Abstract

Refinements introduced into an apparatus to form a contoured footprint of a person's body, the apparatus comprising: a shell having a horizontal segment and an erect wall segment; a first flexible footprint-forming container including particulate material therein and provided with conduit means, said first container being located in said horizontal section of said shell; and a second flexible footprint-forming container provided with first and second conduit means, said second container having a part arranged on one side of said wall segment, erect, one of said conduit means being in fluid communication with a reservoir that contains particulate material. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
ES421237A 1972-06-08 1973-12-06 Apparatus and process for forming contoured impressions of the human body Expired ES421237A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US00261049A US3830896A (en) 1972-06-08 1972-06-08 Apparatus and process for forming contoured impressions of the human body
BE138502A BE808205A (en) 1972-06-08 1973-12-04 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MOLDING IMPRESSIONS OF PARTICULAR SHAPES
CH1714373A CH580951A5 (en) 1972-06-08 1973-12-06
NL7316803A NL7316803A (en) 1972-06-08 1973-12-07 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE CUSTOMIZED MANUFACTURE OF A SEATING ELEMENT.

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ES421237A1 true ES421237A1 (en) 1976-06-16

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ES421237A Expired ES421237A1 (en) 1972-06-08 1973-12-06 Apparatus and process for forming contoured impressions of the human body

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US (1) US3830896A (en)
AT (2) AT327679B (en)
BE (1) BE808205A (en)
CA (1) CA1003167A (en)
CH (1) CH580951A5 (en)
DE (1) DE2329116A1 (en)
DK (1) DK658573A (en)
ES (1) ES421237A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2187269B1 (en)
GB (1) GB1387365A (en)
IT (1) IT1001406B (en)
NL (1) NL7316803A (en)
NO (1) NO464673L (en)

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Publication number Publication date
DE2329116A1 (en) 1973-12-20
ATA1012473A (en) 1975-04-15
FR2187269A1 (en) 1974-01-18
BE808205A (en) 1974-03-29
US3830896A (en) 1974-08-20
IT1001406B (en) 1976-04-20
CA1003167A (en) 1977-01-11
NL7316803A (en) 1975-06-10
ATA53775A (en) 1975-12-15
NO464673L (en) 1975-06-23
DK658573A (en) 1975-08-11
GB1387365A (en) 1975-03-19
AT327679B (en) 1976-02-10
AT332216B (en) 1976-09-10
FR2187269B1 (en) 1977-07-29
CH580951A5 (en) 1976-10-29

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