US 12,447,079 B2
Mattress retention assembly and radiofrequency weld in surface covers
Douglas Borgman, Brookville, IN (US); Jnanesha Ramegowda, Batesville, IN (US); David Newkirk, Lawrenceburg, IN (US); Jason Brennan Grace, Cincinnati, OH (US); Brian Guthrie, Greensburg, IN (US); Eric R. Meyer, Batesville, IN (US); Darrell L. Borgman, Batesville, IN (US); Nicole Johannigman, Greensburg, IN (US); Rachel L Williamson, Batesville, IN (US); Michael Churilla, Harrison, OH (US); James Evans, Greensburg, IN (US); Taylor Franklin, Batesville, IN (US); Catherine Marie Wagner, Osgood, IN (US); Keith Moores, Milan, IN (US); and Katherine Lin, Broomfield, CO (US)
Assigned to Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US)
Filed by Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US)
Filed on Jun. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/214,258.
Application 18/214,258 is a division of application No. 16/844,054, filed on Apr. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,684,530.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/833,389, filed on Apr. 12, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0329939 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. A61G 7/00 (2006.01); A61G 7/065 (2006.01); B29C 65/04 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61G 7/065 (2013.01) [B29C 65/04 (2013.01); B29L 2031/751 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mattress assembly, comprising:
a mattress;
an outer mattress shell covering the mattress and having a patient support portion and a sleep deck portion, the outer mattress shell defining an interior surface and an exterior surface;
a bonding strip coupled to the interior surface of the outer mattress shell;
a fastening strip coupled to the exterior surface of the outer mattress shell;
a weld extending through the exterior surface and through the interior surface of the outer mattress shell; and
a clasp locker operably coupled to the fastening strip and detachably coupling the patient support portion to the sleep deck portion of the outer mattress shell.