Method and apparatus for rapidly deflating and substantially totally emptying an inflatable chamber, in particular a chamber of a support device, such as a mattress

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PATENT NO 5947168
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09044635

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A method and apparatus for rapidly deflating a chamber. The apparatus for rapidly inflating an inflatable chamber of determined inflation volume with an inflation fluid comprises an inflation device for inflating said inflatable chamber with an inflation fluid to a predetermined inflation pressure, and further comprises a rapid deflation device for rapidly deflating said chamber by sucking out said inflation fluid at a high flow rate, the rapid deflation device being used on deactivating said chamber, in particular so as to transport it with its volume being reduced to as small as possible.

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HILL-ROM INDUSTRIES S A34195 MONTPELLIER CEDEX 5

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Viard, Jean-Louis Grabels, FR 10 525

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