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Pneumatic Shoe Lacing Apparatus

This invention provides a pneumatic shoe lacing apparatus for the pneumatic lacing of shoe.

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Class 5/707 - Fixed amount of gas (i.e., permanently sealed container)


Subclass of Class 5 - Beds
Definition: Mattress having confined gas in which a fixed amount of
No. of patents: 25
Last issue date: 12/26/2006


NumberTitleIssue Date
7152264Air mattress with pillow top
An air mattress includes a first inflatable compartment having a length and width, when inflated, sufficient to support a human body. The first compartment is composed of at least two layers of vinyl, one layer of vinyl forming the top of the compartment and the sec...
12/26/2006
6918465Outdoor seat cushion for use with an elevated wild game observation stand, and observation stand including same
A seat cushion, for use with an elevated outdoor hunting or observation stand, is constructed with a plurality of layers therein. The seat cushion is constructed in two or more layers in which one layer includes an envelope with a gas sealed therein. The envelope ma...
07/19/2005
6754920Infection control mat
An infection resistant mat having individual segments containing foam padding and a contiguous cover of impervious material. The cover is constructed by radio frequency (RF) sealing of the seams which eliminates portals of entry of infectious organisms, vermin or fl...
06/29/2004
6618884Inflatable mattress with integrated upper and lower inflatable bodies
An inflatable mattress includes an upper mattress body defining several upper chambers that are in fluid communication with one another, and has a bottom wall formed with a first hole which is fluid communication with an adjacent one of the upper chambers...
09/16/2003
6568005Infection control mat
An infection resistant mat having individual segments containing foam padding and a contiguous cover of impervious material. The cover is constructed by radio frequency (RF) sealing of the seams which eliminates portals of entry of infectious organisms, v...
05/27/2003
6321401Infection control mat
An infection resistant mat having individual segments containing foam padding and a contiguous cover of impervious material. The cover is constructed by radio frequency (RF) sealing of the seams which eliminates portals of entry of infectious organisms, v...
11/27/2001
6266898Air-circulating, shock-absorbing shoe structures
A structure for ventilating a toe region of a shoe includes a body including in its heel zone two major walls and a resilient element having a multitude of voids arranged in a pumping chamber to urge the two walls apart against the action of external forc...
07/31/2001
5784807Fluid filled support system for footwear
A fluid filled support system for footwear having a closed system of interconnected pods filled with fluid for providing enhanced cushioning, support, and fit. The fluid filled support system includes a support member which completely surrounds a wearer's...
07/28/1998
5755001Complex-contoured tensile bladder and method of making same
A complex-contoured tensile bladder and method of making same in which a bladder comprises an envelope formed from two outer barrier layers surrounding a tensile element formed of two inner sheets. The inner sheets are attached to one another along select...
05/26/1998
5509153Anatomical air mattress
An anatomically shaped mattress is disclosed which includes a top surface, a substantially planar bottom surface, a face end, a foot end, and two opposing lateral sides connecting the face end to the foot end. A substantially planar central section which ...
04/23/1996
5377373Bottom structure of a bed
The present invention provides a bottom structure for a bed having a bottom lifting mechanism, comprising bendable and extensible flexible hollow bottom members, provided in the bottom structure allowing the bottom to be bent....
01/03/1995
5369826Bottom structure of a bed
A bottom structure of a bed having a bottom formed so as to be bendable by a series of parallel strips mutually sequentially connected such that the strips are shorter in width on the side away from the sequentially connected side. In this way the bottom ...
12/06/1994
5304271Method of making a fluid cushion
A fluid cushion is comprised of a top material layer having a first preformed cell pattern formed therein, and first seal lines pattern between cells, respectively, and a bottom material layer having a second preformed cell pattern formed therein. The sec...
04/19/1994
5291625Body support pads and mattresses
A mattress-like pad for human body support, comfort and recreational use in outdoor camping, in recreational vehicles, and in water craft. The pad, of rugged construction, includes a light-weight inner pad structure fabricated of a stacked arrangement of ...
03/08/1994
5265293Inflatable body support
In combination with an inflatable body support formed from a pair of plastic sheets joined together forming an air pressurizable chamber therebetween, the sheets having a plurality of aligned holes extending therethrough with the sheets being joined toget...
11/30/1993
5162007Air-bubble cushion, mattress and water float items
Cushions, mattresses and water float articles for body comfort, water safety and recreational use. The articles of the present invention include a light weight core structure fabricated of at least two stacked layers of two-ply laminated sheet plastic mat...
11/10/1992
5152023Cellular cushion having sealed cells
A cellular cushion has a flexible base and flexible cells projecting outwardly from the base. The cells, which are formed from an elastomeric material and contain a gas such as air, are organized into longitudinal and transverse rows, and webs within the ...
10/06/1992
5023128Impact-absorbing pad
Am impact-absorbing pad includes a plurality of parallel, elongated, individually sealed hollow pneumatic tubes with coextensive webbing. Each tube includes opposing lengthwise interior ridges. Upon compression of a tube, the trapped air is compressed and...
06/11/1991
4969684Structure for an easy chair, sofa and the like
A structure for an easy chair, sofa, or the like, which affords improved comfort and a simple construction, comprises a plurality of deformable sealed blisters containing a fluid having a set boiling temperature, such as a Freon, and electric resistance h...
11/13/1990
4888836Lighter-than-air-furniture
Furniture which resides in one of a levitated position and a sunk position is disclosed. The furniture includes a bladder which is shaped to remain stable when placed on a floor and which is shaped to support a body. The bladder contains a lighter-than-ai...
12/26/1989
4860397Pneumatic cushion
A pneumatic cushion having preinflated sealed cells with pressure compensators for distributing air between cells in response to loads placed thereon, the pneumatic cushion having a mid sheet with top and bottom surfaces, a top layer of preinflated sealed...
08/29/1989
4824411Segmented formable float apparatus and method
A segmented formable float having a series of parallel separate shaped flotation sections encapsulated and covered by a connecting covering. The connecting covering contains uniform spaces between each flotation section so that the flotation sections, whe...
04/25/1989
4741057Relaxation mattress
The mattress comprises two successive, coupled and superimposed layers (6, 7), each layer being formed from a fluidtight surrounding wall. The first layer (6), adapted to receive the body of the user, contains a plurality of adjacent but separate air bubb...
05/03/1988
4629433Inflatable articles and method of making same
Inflatable article made of air impervious thermoplastic sheet materials including one or more inflatable units having one or more inflatable valves provided thereon respectively for injecting air into those one or more inflatable units, wherein at least t...
12/16/1986
4614000Patient undersheet for preventing bed sores
A patient care undersheet includes a minimum number of support points in order to keep a bedridden patient from developing decubitus ulcers. The undersheet preferably comprises a bottom layer having a number of conically shaped bubble-like supports and a ...
09/30/1986
 
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