Patent ID: 8641692

Claim:
A manually-actuated, reduced-pressure system, the system comprising: a manifold member operable to distribute a reduced pressure; a sealing member operable to provide a fluid seal over the manifold member; a reduced-pressure delivery member operable to receive and transmit reduced pressure, the reduced-pressure delivery member having a first end and a second end; a reduced-pressure interface fluidly coupled to the second end of the reduced-pressure delivery member and operable to receive reduced pressure from the reduced-pressure delivery member and transmit the reduced pressure to the manifold member; and reduced-pressure source wherein the reduced-pressure source comprises: a carrier member having a first socket member formed with a first socket opening, a second socket member formed with a second socket opening, and a carrier lateral member coupled to the first socket member and second socket member; a slider member having a first arm sized and configured to mate with the first socket opening of the first socket member, a second arm sized and configured to mate with a the second socket opening of the second socket member, and a lateral slider member coupled to the first arm and second arm; wherein the carrier member and slider member are operable to slidably engage one another and are operable to move between a compressed position and an extended position; a first constant-force spring coupled to the first socket member proximate the first socket opening, the first constant-force spring operable urge the carrier member and the slider member from the compressed position to the extended position; a second constant-force spring coupled to the second socket member proximate the second socket opening, the second constant force spring operable to urge the carrier member and the slider member from the compressed position to the extended position; and a collapsible member having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the carrier member and the second end coupled to the slider member and operable to move between the compressed position and the extended position.