US PATENT SUBCLASS 5 / 693
.~ With magnetic means

Current as of: June, 1999
Click HD for Main Headings
Click for All Classes

Internet Version by PATENTEC © 1999      Terms of Use


5 /   HD   BEDS

690  DF  MATTRESS (FOR WHOLE BODY) {23}
693.~ With magnetic means

DEFINITION

Classification: 5/693

With magnetic means:

(under subclass 690) Mattress including a dipolar conductive material such as a permanent magnet or an electromagnet.

(1) Note. The presence of a magnet that is part of a motor associated with the mattress is not sufficient to classify in this subclass.

(2) Note. The magnets passively associated with the mattress in this subclass allegedly provide "health benefits" to a user resting on the mattress, but are not "actively" used in treating a diseased patient.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

906, for devices that include a magnet.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

600, Surgery,

9+, for magnetic devices used for therapy.