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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8006327 | Pivoting leg assembly for folding furniture A pivoting leg assembly for an article of folding furniture having a frame and which can be rotated between a storage position and a use position includes: a leg support bar adapted for slidable movement with respect to the frame, such that the leg support bar can m... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7823231 | Structure for a piece of furniture such as a retractable bed, with retractable legs A structure for a piece of furniture, such as a retractable bed, includes a fixed part and a pivoting part, the latter having an essentially flat frame and being hinged to the fixed part between an essentially vertical raised position and an essentially horizontal l... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7793366 | Combined wall treatment and bed A combined wall treatment and bed, that is, a unit which resembles a decorative wall treatment, such as a painting, when in the upright and stowed position, but which can be lowered to provide a comfortable bed. When the unit is in the upright and stowed position it... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7631374 | Collapsible furniture construction, particularly for a foldaway bed A collapsible furniture construction includes a holder with two substantially rectangular mutually spaced parallel side flanges with two lower corners at the front and back, upper corners at the front and back and a substantially rectangular pivotable frame with a r... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7600277 | Foldout bed headwall structure A headwall for use in a healthcare facility maternity area is provided. The headwall comprises patient care equipment and a post-delivery bed disposed in the headwall to have an upwardly extending storage position and an outwardly extending use position. The headwal... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7398566 | Foldaway bed frames and spring supports A folding bed frame utilizes a spring support bracket that is located intermediate a bed support frame and a mattress support frame. Separate pairs of tensioning springs attach the spring support bracket to the bed support frame and to the mattress support frame. Th... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7367069 | Lifting mechanism for a bed deck A lifting mechanism is disclosed for a bed deck having a top surface where a user may lie thereon and a bottom surface. The bed deck is rotatably mounted to a bed platform having a recessed storage area. The bed deck can be moved from a horizontal to a non-horizonta... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7347484 | Bed lift mechanism A lift mechanism is mounted to a support for raising and lowering a bed. The lift mechanism is attached to a side of the bed and includes at least one chain, at least one bed bracket connected to the chain, and a drive mechanism for controllably moving the chain to ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7231675 | Pull down bed A pull down bed that pivots from a vertical, stow away position to a horizontal position for use when sleeping is provided. Weight bearing leg panels are hingedly attached to the mattress platform and swing downward and away from the platform sides when the bed is l... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7140052 | Furniture combination bed and desk Improvement in Combination bed (4) and desk (3) is disclosed: an articulated parallelogram (6, 8, 10, 11) based system and mechanism that links bed frame (4) and desktop (3) to elements (6, 10) fixed to a wall (or support or... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131155 | Diaper changing bench for public use An apparatus for a diaper changing table 12 that can be selectively deployed by individuals 14 to aid in their toiletry needs. While the device 10 can be installed in any bathroom 16, preferably it is intended to be installed in public ba... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7069605 | Cabinet-crib combination apparatus Disclosed are apparatus for a cabinet-crib combination. In one embodiment, a combination apparatus comprising a housing structure, a crib railing structure, and a mattress tray. The crib railing structure includes a front railing, a left railing, and a right railing... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7051384 | Foldable bed with foldable guardrail A foldable bed comprising a frame for supporting a mattress, foldable between a sleeping position and a storage position, and a guardrail in hinged connection with the frame for pivoting movement of the guardrail relative to the frame between an upright guard positi... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7039968 | Hinge assembly for folding dinette An improved hinge assembly for connecting the inner end of conventional folding dinette furniture in a position against the side wall of a recreational vehicle or other structure by locating the pivot point of the hinge of the hinge assembly at the top of a hinge su... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7017200 | Convertible furniture A convertible furniture assembly having a bed frame pivotally coupled to a frame assembly. The bed frame is pivotally moveable between an upright position and a lowered position. A counterbalance member is coupled to the bed frame and adapted for counterbalancing th... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6978721 | Fold-down table A fold-down work surface includes a planar top frame having first and second opposite ends and mounted thereto at least one parallelogram frame lying in a vertical plane orthogonal to a wall. The top frame is horizontal when deployed and vertical when raised into a ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974404 | Reorienting treadmill The treadmill has a tread base that is rotatably attached to and between a left upright and a right upright. The tread base is rotatable between a first position for performing exercises and an upright or storage position. A latching structure is provided to latch t... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6928713 | Hinge mounting system A hinge that has a first mounting base for attachment to a first hinged object. The hinge also has first and second hinge members pivotally connected together. The first hinge member and the first base are configured and dimensioned for cooperatively positioning and... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6845531 | Combination for chair and bed A chair and bed combination in the cab of a vehicle, which chair comprises a seat part and a backrest which are pivotably connected to each other about a first substantially horizontal axis between the lowered sleeping position and a position in which it is folded u... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6779208 | Folding bed A folding bed includes a support frame with a bed having a frame. A linkage connects the bed frame to the support frame and enables folding of the bed frame between a substantially horizontal position and a substantially vertical position. A selectively foldable sea... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6691342 | Convertible furniture Convertible furniture unit has a base and a bed platform connected to the base for displacement about a first axis from a stowed position to a use position. The platform is adapted to support a mattress. A table panel is pivotally mounted to the platform ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6405392 | Portable bed A bed apparatus is pivotal from a horizontal position to a generally upright position and has a base frame with a mattress supporting platform hinged thereto for pivoting between a generally horizontal position and a generally upright position. A counterw... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6401276 | Transfigurable furniture unit A convertible furniture unit has a base and a bed platform pivotally connected to the base for angular displacement about a first axis from an upright stowed position with respect to the base, to a substantially horizontal use position. The platform has a... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6263527 | Sleeper bed for trucks An improved sleeper bed for over-the-road trucks comprises a first upper frame and a second lower frame with an air spring mounted between the first and second frames for dampening the movement of the frames toward one another. A pair of scissors-like str... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6212710 | Folding vehicle bed assembly The folding vehicle bed assembly includes a housing member that can be connected to a vertical support wall and a bed frame that can be stored within the housing member or extended for use. A movable support lever provides a first pivotal connection to th... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6185764 | Motorized folding bed In a first embodiment, a positioning shaft is fixedly connected to a frame of a folding bed. A switch is operable to cause a motor to rotate the positioning shaft in a manner that alternatively causes the frame to rotate to either a raised storage positio... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6175975 | Fitting arrangement for a folding bed A fitting arrangement for a folding bed, preferably a wall folding bed, includes a first fitting part on the corpus or body of the bed; a second fitting part on the folding bed, supported pivotally on the first fitting part; and a first holder on the corp... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6151737 | Baby changing station A baby changing station includes a platform coupled by a hinge to a wall structure. The platform is movable between a closed position and an open position. The interlocking configuration of the hinge and the combination of the geometries of the platform, ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6105185 | Adjustable counterbalance assembly for panel bed A spring counterbalanced folding wall bed having a vertically disposed shell including side walls spaced from each other and a bed frame pivotally mounted to the shell for movement between an open position and a closed position. In the open position the b... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6055688 | Baby diaper changing station with hidden hinge structure A wall-mounted station for changing the diapers of a baby comprises a base configured for being vertically mounted to a wall and defining a base plane and a baby platform hingedly mounted to the base and defining a platform plane. The baby platform is ope... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6049928 | Baby diaper changing station A baby diaper changing station comprises a base and a support platform hingedly mounted at one side to the base and a rail structure on at least one side of the platform to increase the effective depth of the platform. A utility channel surrounds the plat... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6032310 | Baby diaper changing station with integral flange structure A wall-mounted station for changing the diapers of a baby comprises a base configured for being vertically mounted to a wall and defining a base plane and a baby platform hingedly mounted to the base and defining a platform plane. The baby platform is ope... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5978988 | Frame for pivoting folding furniture having varying counterbalancing torque values A folding furniture apparatus for selectively and alternatively moving a pivotally connected furniture component between a substantially horizontal usable position and a substantially vertical storage position includes a counterbalancing piston assembly a... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5906015 | Wall-mounted infant changing station A wall-mounted infant changing apparatus configured to provide a relatively uniform surface in an open position for cleaning of the apparatus. The infant changing apparatus includes a support frame, a bed, a hinge means and a drive cylinder. The bed is pi... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5875502 | Space saving institutional bed A space saving institutional bed that is pivoted from a horizontal use position to a vertical non-use position, such that the bed lies flat against the wall upon which it is mounted. The bed includes a body supporting member, two wall mounted brackets, an... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5754999 | Baby diaper changing station A baby diaper changing station comprises a base and a support platform hingedly mounted at one side to the base and a rail structure on at least one side of the platform to increase the effective depth of the platform. A utility channel surrounds the plat... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5652978 | Counterbalanced moving pivot folding bed A folding bed apparatus having a novel moving pivot that enables the bed to be moved effortlessly from a generally horizontal operational position to a generally vertical stowed position within an attractive enclosure and also to be pulled away from the e... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5638560 | Sleeper bed for over-the-road tractors This invention provides a vibration-free sleeper bed for over-the-road tractors. More particularly, this invention concerns a sleeper compartment device which provides a system whereby an off-duty driver may sleep in a vibration-free bed which remains at ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5621930 | Self standing convertible furniture frame assembly A convertible furniture frame assembly (8) having a stationary base assembly (12) that supports at least one retractable supporting means (14, 16). This supporting means (14, 16) is used to support retractable furniture components (10a, 10b) as they are r... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5537698 | Fitting for collapsible pieces of furniture A fitting for connecting a collapsible piece of furniture, particularly a folding bed, to a wall or the like. The fitting includes bearings for the piece of furniture, for at least one swivel leg linkage of the piece of furniture and/or for devices for da... | 07/23/1996 |
