Mattress retention assembly and radiofrequency weld in surface covers

• Main Authors: Newkirk, David, Grace, Jason Brennan, Evans, James, Williamson, Rachel L, Meyer, Eric R, Franklin, Taylor, Guthrie, Brian, Lin, Katherine, Borgman, Douglas, Johannigman, Nicole, Moores, Keith, Churilla, Michael, Wagner, Catherine Marie, Ramegowda, Jnanesha, Borgman, Darrell L
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 27.06.2023
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULARARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

A hospital bed includes a sleep deck having an upper portion, a middle portion, and a lower portion each defining a support surface and an underbody that defines a notch. An opening is defined by and extends through the upper portion. A space is defined between the upper portion and the middle portion. A mattress is disposed on the sleep deck. An outer mattress shell encases the mattress and includes a fold defined by a weld. A mattress retention assembly is coupled to the outer mattress shell. The mattress retention assembly includes at least one of a first magnet and a second magnet selectively coupling the mattress to the sleep deck, a portion of the mattress retention assembly extends between the outer mattress shell and the sleep deck, an affixing member disposed on the outer mattress shell, and a retention ridge extending through the sleep deck.