A cushioned knee separator for use by a person for placing between the person's legs when sleeping on one's side. The separator comprises an air-tight padding member and a securing member. The padding member comprises an envelope forming an air-tight enclosure, wherein the envelope comprises a pair of opposite surfaces; a membrane attached to the contacting faces and limiting relative movement of the contacting faces; filling material filling the enclosure; and a valve mounted to the envelope for controllably disrupting air tightness within the enclosure. The securing member is for securing the separator to one leg of the person. The separator is therefore adapted to maintain a distance between the person's legs thereby avoiding contacts between the knees when someone is sleeping in a side sleeping position.

The present disclosure is related to a bed assembly. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to a bed assembly that is compatible with a traditional consumer bed and can enhance the traditional consumer bed so it provides features of a traditional hospital bed.

A seat cushion is provided. The seat cushion includes a first cushion comprising a top side and a bottom side. The bottom side or the top side includes a contoured area and the contoured area has a convex or a concave shape.

A seat cushion is provided. The seat cushion includes a first cushion comprising a top side and a bottom side. The bottom side or the top side includes a contoured area and the contoured area has a convex or a concave shape.

A patient support system includes a patient support apparatus and a support surface mounted on the patient support apparatus. The patient support apparatus is reconfigurable among a plurality of different configurations for supporting a patient on the support surface in a plurality of positions. The support surface is mounted on the patient support apparatus to move in response to reconfiguration of the patient support apparatus.

Firmness control for a self-adjusting, non-powered smart response technology mattress includes a body support device; one or more layers overlaying the body support device and a side rail assembly circumscribing a perimeter of the body support device; and the firmness control. The body support device includes a plurality of fluid support cells, wherein each fluid support cell includes an envelope and a reforming element disposed within the envelope; and a non-powered manifold system including a manifold conduit fluidly coupled to at least two of the fluid support cells, and intake and exhaust valves fluidly coupled to the manifold conduit configured to dynamically open and close in response to a weight load. The firmness control includes a pressure relief valve fluidly connected to the manifold conduit via a conduit and configured to selectively permit a controlled amount of fluid flow out from the fluid support cells. Also disclosed are processes for adjusting firmness.

A mattress can include one or more layers of foam material, an adjustable air layer including an air bladder, and a valve. The valve can be fluidically connected to the air bladder and configured to regulate pressure of the air bladder in response to actuation. Some embodiments can include a foam material positioned inside the air bladder.

An inflatable air mattress device includes a cover internally defining a first and a second receiving zone for receiving a pump and an air mattress therein, respectively. The air mattress includes a plurality of parallelly arranged air cells, each of which internally includes a first air chamber located below a second air chamber and having an elastic member provided therein. The pump is held in the first receiving zone via a movement-limiting mechanism and is provided with an air input and an air release line for communicably connecting to each of the air cells. Since the air cells, the pump and the air input and release lines all are arranged inside the cover, the inflatable air mattress device has an esthetic appearance and occupies less space. The elastic members in the first air chambers prevent a user from contacting with a hard bed frame when the air cells are deflated.

A self-adjusting, non-powered smart response technology mattress generally includes an accelerated calibration system comprising a valve fluidly connected to a body support device including a plurality of fluid support cells, wherein each fluid support cell includes an envelope and a reforming element disposed within the envelope; and a non-powered manifold system including a manifold conduit interconnecting at least two of the fluid support cells, and intake and exhaust valves fluidly coupled to the manifold conduit configured to dynamically open and close in response to a weight load. The accelerated calibration system is configured to selectively permit fluid flow out of the fluid support cells in the absence of a weight load upon opening of the valve. Also discloses is a process for releasing excess pressure formed as a result of temperature and barometric pressure changes in the self-adjusting, non-powered smart response technology mattress.

Hybrid coil and air chamber assemblies for cushioning supports generally include pressurized air chambers that are positioned intermediate strings of pocketed coils. In this manner, the coils and air chambers can move independently but can be made to cooperate to provide firmness control, contouring and/or support of a user thereof. Air pressure within the air chambers can be independently adjusted to manipulate firmness and/or contour properties in specific zones defined by the presence and location of the air chambers, e.g., pressure of the air chambers corresponding to the lumbar region can be adjusted to eliminate high pressure points. Still further, the pressure within the air chambers can be automatically adjusted to different applied loads as a function of movement. Also disclose are processes for adjusting a mattress including the hybrid coil and air assemblies.