Patent ID: 6298505
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A cushioned support system for an orthopaedic bedspring (1), said orthopaedic bedspring (1) including two spaced apart longitudinally extending cushioned support systems (3) having a plurality of transversely extending slats (2) extending therebetween, said cushioned support system (3) comprising:a box-shaped body (5) having a substantially U-shaped cross-section open at the top and extending the length of said bedspring (1);a tubular reservoir (6) sealed at its opposite ends and at least partially filled with a fluid of predefined density and at a predefined pressure, said tubular reservoir (6) being disposed inside said box-shaped body (5) and extending substantially along the length thereof;a profiled member (7) made of elastically deformable plastic material and being telescopically movably guided inside said box-shaped body (5) towards and away from a bottom wall (5a) thereof, said profiled member (7) resting on said tubular reservoir (6) substantially along the length thereof and protruding from the open top of said box-shaped body (5) whereby said slats (2) can be supported on said protruding profiled member (7).