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`UNITED STATES HATENT OFFICE.
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`FREDERICK J. HECHT, OF McGILL, NEWADA.
`MIATTRESS.
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`To all whom it may concern:
`Be it known that I, FREDERICK. J. HECHT,
`a citizen of the United States, residing at
`McGill, in the county of White Pine and
`State of Nevada, have invented new and
`useful Improvements in Mattresses, of which
`the following is a specification.
`This invention ,?????{ to inflatable mat
`tresses, the main object of the invention be
`ing to provide a mattress of this character
`which is simple of construction, compara
`tively inexpensive of production and will
`preserve its form.
`A further object of the invention is to
`provide means for inflating one or more
`mattresses with either warm or cool fluids,
`to maintain the same at a comfortable tem
`perature.
`With these and other objects in view, the
`invention consists of the features of con
`struction, combination and arrangement of
`parts hereinafter fully described and
`claimed, reference being had to the accom
`panying drawing, in which :-
`Figure 1 is a top plan view showing a
`pair of my improved mattresses arranged
`upon adjacent bedsteads and the means for
`feeding and exhausting air or other fluid
`thereto and therefrom. Fig. 2 is a hori
`Zontal transverse section through a portion
`of one of the mattresses. Fig. 3 is a vertical
`longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 4
`is a detail sectional view of the coupling
`connection between the feed and discharge
`pipes.
`Referring to the drawing, 1 designates
`the mattress, which may be of ordinary
`form, and consists pf a hollow structure em
`bodying bottom, top, side and end walls,
`each of said walls consisting of a central
`ply 2 of rubber and outer and inner plies
`4 and 5 of fabric or other suitable material.
`These outer and inner plies allow suffi
`cient elasticity of the rubber body 2, while
`protecting the same from disintegration
`under atmospheric influences, and at the
`same time strengthening the rubber to pre
`vent undue stretching thereof under pres
`sure. The end walls and the side walls are
`connected by suitable stays, consisting in
`the present instance of straps 6 extending
`longitudinally and transversely within the
`hollow body of the mattress and connected
`at their ends to fastening devices 7 passin
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`Patented Apr. 5, 1910.
`Specification of Letters Patent.
`Serial No. 530,797.
`Application filed December 1, 1909.
`inner heads being formed with slots to re
`ceive the straps. The top wall of the mat
`tress is preferably provided with a cushion
`ing layer 8 constructed in the same manner
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`and secured thereto at intervals by buttons 9,
`forming throughout a series of tufts or ele
`wated hollow, cells orportions 10, acting in
`the nature of a plurality of cushions, which
`are adapted to be inflated through openings
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`eSS. The mattress may be inflated and deflated
`in any preferred manner, and its mode of
`construction and bracing connections be
`tween its walls adapted to preserve its shape
`under the different pressures and last for a
`practically indefinite period. By inflating
`the mattress with warm or cool air or other
`fluid the temperature of the bed may be
`raised or lowered as circumstances may re
`quire to maintain a comfortable tempera
`ture. If desired, a single mattress or a plurality
`of mattresses may be supplied with the de
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`sired fluids from a storage reservoir or
`Source of 'supply through suitable connec
`tions whereby, if desired, the mattresses of
`a large number of bedsteads arranged in the
`rooms of a hotel or in the dormitories of
`schools and other similar structures may be
`simultaneously supplied. As shown in the
`drawing, conducting pipes 12, 13 and 14
`may be arranged in parallel relation for
`respectively supplying warm air and cool
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`air and discharging ie air from the mat
`tresses. Each mattress is provided with an
`inlet pipe 15 which is connected by a union
`16 with branches 17 and 18 leading to the
`pipes 12 and 13, by which air from either
`pipe may be supplied to the mattress. These
`pipes are provided with controlling valves
`17 and 18, by which the flow from either
`One or both may be cut off and the amount
`of air supplied from either to the mat
`tresses regulated. Upon closing the valve
`18 and opening the valve 17, heated air
`will flow from the pipe 12 to the mattress,
`while upon closing the valve 17 and open
`ing the valve 18' cool air may be supplied
`to the mattress, Hence it will be understood
`that either warm or cool air or a suitable
`admixture of both to regulate the tempera
`ture may be caused to flow into the mattress
`to inflate the same and increase or dimin
`ish the temperature as the occasion may
`require. Arranged in the connection 15 be
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`tween the mattress and the union 16 is a they may be conveniently inflated with air
`at any prescribed temperature.
`coupling 19 to which is connected a branch
`20 leading to the vent pipe 14, in which
`I claim :-
`An inflatable mattress comprising a hol
`pipe is a valve 20. Upon closing the
`low elastic body, fastenings passing through
`valves in the supply branches and opening
`the side and end walls of the body, bracing
`said valve 20' the air contained within the
`straps extending between said fastening de
`mattress may be exhausted through the vent
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`vices on the interior of the body, and an
`pipe, and fresh air then supplied the?????
`elastic cushion upon one of the Wails of the
`through one of the other connections,
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`hollow body formed to provide a plurality
`coupling 20 is provided with a conical noz
`of cells, each communicating with the in
`zle or bafile 21 in line with the passage from
`terior of said body.
`the supply branches so as to guide the fluid
`In testimony whereof I affix my signature
`on its inflow, and prevent the formation of
`in presence of two witnesses.
`currents at the point of intersection of the
`FREDERICK J. HECHT.
`passages liable to retard the flow of air.
`By arranging the pipes around a build
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`ing any number of mattresses may be con
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`nected up in the manner described so that
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