IP Library Granted Patent US 7,578,837
Granted Patent B2
US 7,578,837 · App. 11/818,721 · Granted Aug 25, 2009

Warming apparatus with an inflatable cover and an inlet port plug

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Patent No.
US 7,578,837
App. No.
11/818,721
Granted
Aug 25, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus for warming a person includes an inflatable cover having two inlet ports and a plug removably received in one of the ports. With the plug received in the one port, the cover can be inflated by way of the port without the plug.

Claims (18)

1. An apparatus for warming a person, comprising:

an inflatable cover for disposition on a portion of a person's body;

two inlet ports in the inflatable cover; and,

a plug removably received in at least one inlet port of the two inlet ports;

the plug including:

a planar central body; and,

a plurality of non-curved extensions coplanar with the central body and which extend from the central body, at least two of which are receivable in the one inlet port.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least one of the extensions is triangular.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least one of the extensions is rectangular.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least one of the extensions has a distal end which is notched.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the plurality of extensions includes three pairs of opposing extensions.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the first inlet port includes a first sheet of flexible material attached to the inflatable cover and a hole adapted to receive the nozzle of an air hose; and

the second inlet port includes a second sheet of flexible material attached to the inflatable cover and a hole adapted to receive the nozzle of an air hose.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein at least one of the extensions is triangular.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein at least one of the extensions is rectangular.

9. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein at least one of the extensions has a distal end which is notched.

10. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the plurality of extensions includes three pairs of opposing extensions.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2014
From: ARIZANT HEALTHCARE INC.
To: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
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